For many South Africans, running a business can be challenging. The first challenge is to get your small business off the ground. Once your business starts doing well, there will be technological advances and refurbishments that you would need to undertake. It is understandable that you would want to keep up with these changes. Technology is growing and changing at an increasingly fast pace and it can be difficult to keep up, especially since these improvements requires money. Here are some tips for refurbishing your business.

The point of departure with this article is that you have already developed an empowering vision and crystal clear mission statement for your business. (If not, read this article). With these strategic elements intact, we will focus on the current reality of the elements which all have a bearing on the realisation of the strategic goals of the business. Read on for more guidance on how to realise the goals you have set for your business.

Before we can meet and exceed the expectations of our clients, we first have to determine and re-examine what their real needs are. Once we have a crystal clear and factually-based perspective on this, we can determine if our products and services are meeting the identified needs and wants of our target market. Here are some tips to help you meet the expectations of your identified target market.

Running a successful business whether it is a small or big business requires you to put a lot of work and time into growing it. More so when your business is still starting out there are times when it will seem as if your business is not moving forward which might leave you feeling discouraged. However, you aren’t alone many small-scale businesses have a few problems which make it seem as if your business is stuck in the same place and not making any progress. Here are some tips on how you can improve your business.

There will inevitably come a time (or many) in your entrepreneurial journey when you begin to consider or actively try to grow your business. This time often occurs at a point where you may not have the financial resources to grow your business according to the plan you identified. However, that should not stop you from doing it anyway. These 8 tips will help you achieve business growth at a fraction of the cost.

In most cases, one service station is almost exactly the same as another. Everyone sells fuel. Everyone sells cold drinks and chips and magazines and juice and chocolates. Everyone sells airtime and has an ATM. Everyone has forecourt attendants and cashiers and food handlers providing relatively good service. So why would a customer deliberately drive to your service station and not go to one of your competitors? What would increase one site's capture rate above another?

Who couldn’t do with a few more hours in the day? Well, you don’t have to halt the sun’s trajectory to do that. Here are a few tips to loosen and free up the time that is tangled up unproductively. From simple tips like planning your day, to harder tasks (for many managers) like delegating, learning to say "no" when necessary, and refraining from micromanaging.

By the midyear mark, businesses have six months of information to dictate where they need to reallocate resources and take corrective measures that will mitigate the impact of inefficiencies or ineffectiveness in the business during the second half of the year. Here are seven steps to an effective midyear review that will help you build on your strengths while eliminating any weaknesses.

Running a small law firm can be difficult work. You have to ensure it is running smoothly at all times and that your clients are happy with your service. This can take a toll if you are also managing your own administrative duties as well as collecting documents. This article outlines the simple steps you can use to grow your small law firm.

Without employees, a business will not succeed. As a business owner, one of the most critical aspects of your role is, therefore, is to ensure your employees not only have what the need to do their jobs well, but are also sufficiently motivated to do and find satisfaction in the work that they do. Employee management is a multi-faceted and on-going task. This article explores one of those facets by looking at how introducing digital technology (and creating a digital workplace) leads to more motivated and satisfied employees.

As an entrepreneur, small business owner, or manager, time is something you rarely have in great supply. Your time is taken up by all sorts of tasks on your to-do list, ranging from admin, to employee management, to business operations, and there are still fires needing to be put out regularly. Days often go by without you getting everything on your list done. Clearly, you need more time, and automating mundane tasks in your business can make this possible while also making your business more efficient.

Many businesses have failed, and then succeeded, but it takes a smart entrepreneur to see the faults first and then implement a new strategy. Any business can be compared to a phoenix; rising from the ashes and coming out strong again. There is absolutely nothing that can keep an entrepreneur from moving forward and weathering the storm. Here are some tips to help you get your business up and running again.

You may have tried new ways of reaching prospective clients like using social media, more traditional ways of getting out there like distributing leaflets, focused on optimising your website, or you may have targeted networking events. There are many options available to reach out to your audience. However, none of your efforts will work if you are not very clear about the key elements of your plan. Here is how to grow your customer base by creating and implementing an effective plan.

Rudi Britz is the owner and founder of Waxing Buddy, a male waxing studio that is dedicated to helping men of all walks of life with their personal grooming and waxing. Rudi says he started out 14 years ago with a few small ventures including a mobile massage service for corporates but he soon realized there was a specific need for male grooming. Addressing this need, Rudi started Waxing Buddy in 2012. He shares the following invaluable tips for other entrepreneurs starting a small business.

As the end of the financial or business year approaches, it is a good idea and the ideal time to reflect on your business' finances and see what worked and what could have been done differently. This reflection will allow you to create resolutions for your business, to get it ready for the new year.

Owning and running a small business is an impressive feat. For some, however, reaching this point can be difficult and confusing. You might not be sure of your business concept or you might still be figuring out how to manage your finances. But, if you follow these simple tricks and tips, you will become the success you have always dreamed of. Here is everything small business owners need to know.

Successful organisations learn from their experiences, be it good or bad. Getting it right the first time is not always the outcome, although it is the ultimate intended outcome. Organisations that approach things with order, common sense, consistency and persistence will ultimately succeed. If you are going to deliver on your promise you have to learn to listen to what and how you may deliver on your promise. This message will come from your clients or customers. Here is why efficiency is everything.

When starting and running a business, planning for the future (and multiple eventualities) is necessary to ensure the initial and continued success of your business. Continuous business planning therefore is advisable and widely-considered to be non-negotiable. This article focuses on navigating resource allocation in particular.

There is something to be said for making the time to investigate, evaluate and think about some critical elements impacting on the success of our businesses. These elements include service experience, business premises, staff, and the business image, which are discussed in this article.

No matter how good you are at running your business, you can do better. As a small business owner, you have to be pretty hands-on when it comes to the day-to-day handling of the company, which means you always need to be at the top of your game. This is the year you’re going to do that. Here are some tips on how to be a better business person.