Is your organisation ready to play? Treating customers like fans instead of wallets, listening to their needs, and welcoming their contribution can be very beneficial to an organisation. By Wandi Kruger-van Renen and Riaan Rudman A question that is frequently asked is: ‘How can technology be used to release value from customers?’ One such a…
In an arena where every second counts, professional drag racer Larry Dixon knew what it meant to focus on the job. He won a record of 12 races in 12 finals, including the prestigious Mac Tools US Nationals four times. He notes, ‘Winning teams have the least amount of distractions. They have a tight group…
When it comes to the business of wealth creation, one rarely has to look far to uncover the vices of greed and exploitation – usually under a thin guise of charm and sales ingenuity. It is argued that regulation of advice and financial products only creates cost and red tape. However, looking at some of…
All around you staff, colleagues and business partners are considering a ‘sabbatical’. But what is a sabbatical and when do you need to consider taking yours, if at all? In recent times, ‘sabbatical’ has come to mean an extended absence from your workplace in order to achieve something. Corporates offer paid and unpaid sabbaticals. In…
TIDY UP THE MESS The cloud offers significant benefits when it comes to security and business continuity, writes Steven Cohen Cloud backup provider IronTree estimates that one in five South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) experience some form of data loss once a year, most commonly as a result of accidents and natural disasters,…
Byline: Arnaud Malherbe, Wealth Manager, RMB Private Bank Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene delivered his maiden budget speech on Wednesday, 2 5 February 2015. It was a speech many commentators described as the most important in our two decades of democracy. The reason for this importance was clear: Growth was slowing, government expenditure and corruption…
• 2015 is expected to be a positive year for Equity Capital Markets activity in Africa • US$11bn IPO and FO proceeds raised in 2014 in African equity markets • US$37.4bn proceeds raised from 2010 to 2014 • 24 African IPO companies listed in 2014 JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, February 2, 2015/ — 2014 saw the highest…
New policies must “make it easier” for job creation South Africa’s’s new immigration regulations as well as black empowerment regulations must make it easy for small companies to create jobs and contribute to growing the economy, American Chamber of Commerce board member Tim Schweikert said. His comments support a recent report by the Johannesburg-based business…
During a recent visit to London, Gerinda Jooste found out why people keep saying that they always return to stay at The Chesterfield Mayfair London is always an unforgettable experience, but to make it one of my favourite places to visit has a lot to do with The Chesterfield Mayfair hotel. London is a fascinting…
As a trainee you know all about going the extra mile and doing extraordinary things. How you sometimes feel like giving up and just let it all go … SAICA and Sage Pastel are proud to be associated with South African actor Ivan Zimmermann, who embarked on a continent-long mountain biking journey from Cairo on…