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Chartered accountant Louw Barnardt shares an approach to managing cash flow resources in a way that can help businesses turn more profit into cash. Louw Barnardt is co-founder of Outsourced CFO and a SAICA Top-35-Under-35 chartered accountant.
Knowing your customer is essential to any successful marketing strategy. According to Richard Walton—founder of Outsell Sales, professional speaker, and all-round sales and marketing expert—having a tight Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) is key to customer profiling for business success.
58% of medium-sized business owners have seen knowledge/skills gaps in leadership and management. Experienced people professional and leader Thelma Janse van Rensburg has worked with scale-ups in South Africa who have also experienced these challenges first-hand. She advises how to close the leadership gap.
When we asked 400+ medium-sized business owners why they’d applied for business financing, cash flow came out tops. Chartered accountant, business director and social entrepreneur Ayanda Vabaza-Mvandaba shares her insights into how businesses can overcome the cash flow challenge.
58% of medium-sized business owners have seen knowledge/skills gaps in leadership and management. Experienced people professional and leader Thelma Janse van Rensburg has worked with scale-ups in South Africa who have also experienced these challenges first-hand. She advises how to close the leadership gap.
Find out how GENFIN business loans can drive your e-commerce business growth.
The key priorities every SME should focus on at the start of a new year & beyond to drive success, including innovation, customer engagement, and financial management.
With a young population, rising middle class, and enduring entrepreneurial spirit, South Africa is well placed to untap its significant potential despite obvious challenges. From prioritising innovation to leaning into the nation’s thriving township economy, here are the areas every SME should prioritise to achieve sustainable growth in the year ahead.
Learn how Chantelle Bowyer, CEO of Metis, transformed her business with proven strategies for growth, impactful meetings, and industry insights. Discover tips for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and digital marketers.
If you prioritise your compliance, your business will grow. Here are six helpful tips on SARS and tax for SMEs, provided by accountant Cheron Roggen, owner of Canvas Compliance.
Successfully steering the ship through the festive season requires good planning and a bit of goodwill from your clients or customers. Get started by creating a cash flow forecast based on historical income and expenses.
Digital marketing specialist Dylan Geustyn, MD of Ad Ignite, shares his advice on scaling and partnership for other founders of small businesses.
Yolisa Tshabalala employs over 500 people in her young business. She shares her advice for other founders on culture, partnership and strategy.
An agile supply chain means your products can keep moving despite disruptions. It’s an important investment, and there’s a healthy appetite for the tech required, but South Africa’s SMEs lack funding. Genfin’s unsecured lending solutions provide up to R5 million in business funding based on your company’s performance
Marié Whittington, cofounder and Creative Director at Pepperplane, a software design agency dedicated to helping businesses craft remarkable apps and interfaces, shares strategies for attracting and retaining top talent in a competitive creative market.
Xavier Olivier, Co-Chief Executive Officer at DarkMatter has managed to grow his company methodically without sacrificing its integrity. Here’s how.
The internet and all its associated digital tools empower us to work faster, communicate better, and transact more efficiently. Unfortunately, it also gives those with malicious intent more opportunities to take advantage of unsuspecting victims.
On his journey from the corporate world into retail and then logistics, Mark Makhubalo is an entrepreneur who gives it his all. After buying one truck in 2016, he is now the CEO of MLM Logistics, owning over 100 vehicles that transport mining commodities and FMCG.
Communication specialist Christine Breet gives advice for business owners on how to communicate effectively and build positive relationships to improve their bottom line.
Business funding can drive growth from a small business into a medium-sized company. Here’s how to use business funding to upscale.
A business loan can help with your digital transformation for increased revenue, efficiencies that save money, and an even better relationship with your customers.
A business loan can help with your digital transformation for increased revenue, efficiencies that save money, and an even better relationship with your customers.
Setting your business up for sustainable growth requires careful investment. How can business funding be applied to achieve the best possible result? New investment is most effectively applied when a company is ready. Scaling a framework that is already working maximises your business loan’s potential to earn.
Digital transformation is a gradual process that starts with getting all your company’s information online and ends with a fully optimised business. Every stage is vital – it’s the building blocks for the future of your company.
While pressure mounts to end the year strong, the lead-up from September is an exceptional opportunity to bulk up and bolster sales in exchange for great year-end numbers.
A new year is a fantastic opportunity to kickstart good habits that keep your business finances running smoothly. This is especially beneficial in the lead-up to tax season. In addition to keeping good records, tracking your spending, and regularly checking stock, it’s vital to keep track of deadlines, especially due dates for SARS payments
South Africa’s SMEs are indispensable in driving economic growth and development across our nation. Given their smaller size, employees in SMEs typically work in hands-on, hybrid roles – collaborating closely with colleagues across various departments.
Growth is vital to create sustainable success and ensure the future health of your business. If a business is not growing, it’s stalling. But the process can be fraught with uncertainties. The key is to create tangible growth strategies that lock down your future goals by creating a roadmap for your business.
Affordable financing empowers South African business owners to invest, innovate, and grow. Whether you’re strengthening your sales team, expanding your premises, or adding tech to help your business run smoothly, business investment is essential to ensure the long-term success of your company.
What does it take to be a successful business in South Africa? A Genfin client shares his journey since getting business funding.
You’ve dedicated your blood, sweat and tears to building your business – but can it survive the unexpected? As an experienced leader, you know how important it is to think ahead. Creating a solid business continuity plan, or BCP, can give you peace of mind that even if you’re not around, things will be well taken care of.
After almost two decades of power cuts, South Africa’s fleet of ailing coal-fired power stations is broken beyond repair. The good news is there has never been a better time to invest in alternative energy solutions.
Chartered accountant Louw Barnardt shares an approach to managing cash flow resources in a way that can help businesses turn more profit into cash. Louw Barnardt is co-founder of Outsourced CFO and a SAICA Top-35-Under-35 chartered accountant.
Knowing your customer is essential to any successful marketing strategy. According to Richard Walton—founder of Outsell Sales, professional speaker, and all-round sales and marketing expert—having a tight Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) is key to customer profiling for business success.
58% of medium-sized business owners have seen knowledge/skills gaps in leadership and management. Experienced people professional and leader Thelma Janse van Rensburg has worked with scale-ups in South Africa who have also experienced these challenges first-hand. She advises how to close the leadership gap.
When we asked 400+ medium-sized business owners why they’d applied for business financing, cash flow came out tops. Chartered accountant, business director and social entrepreneur Ayanda Vabaza-Mvandaba shares her insights into how businesses can overcome the cash flow challenge.
58% of medium-sized business owners have seen knowledge/skills gaps in leadership and management. Experienced people professional and leader Thelma Janse van Rensburg has worked with scale-ups in South Africa who have also experienced these challenges first-hand. She advises how to close the leadership gap.
Find out how GENFIN business loans can drive your e-commerce business growth.
The key priorities every SME should focus on at the start of a new year & beyond to drive success, including innovation, customer engagement, and financial management.
With a young population, rising middle class, and enduring entrepreneurial spirit, South Africa is well placed to untap its significant potential despite obvious challenges. From prioritising innovation to leaning into the nation’s thriving township economy, here are the areas every SME should prioritise to achieve sustainable growth in the year ahead.
Learn how Chantelle Bowyer, CEO of Metis, transformed her business with proven strategies for growth, impactful meetings, and industry insights. Discover tips for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and digital marketers.
If you prioritise your compliance, your business will grow. Here are six helpful tips on SARS and tax for SMEs, provided by accountant Cheron Roggen, owner of Canvas Compliance.
Successfully steering the ship through the festive season requires good planning and a bit of goodwill from your clients or customers. Get started by creating a cash flow forecast based on historical income and expenses.
Digital marketing specialist Dylan Geustyn, MD of Ad Ignite, shares his advice on scaling and partnership for other founders of small businesses.
Yolisa Tshabalala employs over 500 people in her young business. She shares her advice for other founders on culture, partnership and strategy.
An agile supply chain means your products can keep moving despite disruptions. It’s an important investment, and there’s a healthy appetite for the tech required, but South Africa’s SMEs lack funding. Genfin’s unsecured lending solutions provide up to R5 million in business funding based on your company’s performance
Marié Whittington, cofounder and Creative Director at Pepperplane, a software design agency dedicated to helping businesses craft remarkable apps and interfaces, shares strategies for attracting and retaining top talent in a competitive creative market.
Xavier Olivier, Co-Chief Executive Officer at DarkMatter has managed to grow his company methodically without sacrificing its integrity. Here’s how.
The internet and all its associated digital tools empower us to work faster, communicate better, and transact more efficiently. Unfortunately, it also gives those with malicious intent more opportunities to take advantage of unsuspecting victims.
On his journey from the corporate world into retail and then logistics, Mark Makhubalo is an entrepreneur who gives it his all. After buying one truck in 2016, he is now the CEO of MLM Logistics, owning over 100 vehicles that transport mining commodities and FMCG.
Communication specialist Christine Breet gives advice for business owners on how to communicate effectively and build positive relationships to improve their bottom line.
Business funding can drive growth from a small business into a medium-sized company. Here’s how to use business funding to upscale.
A business loan can help with your digital transformation for increased revenue, efficiencies that save money, and an even better relationship with your customers.
A business loan can help with your digital transformation for increased revenue, efficiencies that save money, and an even better relationship with your customers.
Setting your business up for sustainable growth requires careful investment. How can business funding be applied to achieve the best possible result? New investment is most effectively applied when a company is ready. Scaling a framework that is already working maximises your business loan’s potential to earn.
Digital transformation is a gradual process that starts with getting all your company’s information online and ends with a fully optimised business. Every stage is vital – it’s the building blocks for the future of your company.
While pressure mounts to end the year strong, the lead-up from September is an exceptional opportunity to bulk up and bolster sales in exchange for great year-end numbers.
A new year is a fantastic opportunity to kickstart good habits that keep your business finances running smoothly. This is especially beneficial in the lead-up to tax season. In addition to keeping good records, tracking your spending, and regularly checking stock, it’s vital to keep track of deadlines, especially due dates for SARS payments
South Africa’s SMEs are indispensable in driving economic growth and development across our nation. Given their smaller size, employees in SMEs typically work in hands-on, hybrid roles – collaborating closely with colleagues across various departments.
Growth is vital to create sustainable success and ensure the future health of your business. If a business is not growing, it’s stalling. But the process can be fraught with uncertainties. The key is to create tangible growth strategies that lock down your future goals by creating a roadmap for your business.
Affordable financing empowers South African business owners to invest, innovate, and grow. Whether you’re strengthening your sales team, expanding your premises, or adding tech to help your business run smoothly, business investment is essential to ensure the long-term success of your company.
What does it take to be a successful business in South Africa? A Genfin client shares his journey since getting business funding.
You’ve dedicated your blood, sweat and tears to building your business – but can it survive the unexpected? As an experienced leader, you know how important it is to think ahead. Creating a solid business continuity plan, or BCP, can give you peace of mind that even if you’re not around, things will be well taken care of.
After almost two decades of power cuts, South Africa’s fleet of ailing coal-fired power stations is broken beyond repair. The good news is there has never been a better time to invest in alternative energy solutions.
