Category Archives: General Interest

Why Being a Business Owner Is Unlike the Board Game Monopoly—and How to Win in Real Life

Being a business owner is far from the simplicity and predictability of a board game [...]

One page plan: here’s why you need one!

One Page Plan is a simplified and concise roadmap that captures the core strategies, and [...]

Breaking Barriers: The Role of Advisory Services in Supporting Female-Led Startups

Women’s Month in South Africa is a time to celebrate the achievements of women and [...]

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Building Sustainable Businesses through Strategic Financial Planning

As we celebrate Women’s Month in South Africa, we honour the strength, resilience, and contributions [...]

Youth and Women Empowerment: Preparing the Next Generation of Female Leaders

As we celebrate Women’s Month in South Africa, it’s essential to focus on empowering the [...]

Financial Literacy for Women: A Key to Economic Empowerment

As we celebrate Women’s Month in South Africa, it’s essential to focus on the economic [...]

Five Things You Need to do After the CIPC Hack

“The Internet is a worldwide platform for sharing information. It is a community of common [...]

New Trustee Duties: More Admin, Impossible Deadlines and Hefty Penalties

“A trustee has a responsibility to guard the assets of others with a higher degree [...]

Start 2023 Strong with the “Fresh Start Effect”

“We change our tools and then our tools change us.” (Jeff Bezos) Every January, individuals [...]

Estate Planning: Act Now to Protect Your Family and Business After You Are Gone

“The golden rule of all estate planning is: don’t wait.” (Missionwealth.com) Just 20% of South [...]

Six Tips for Creating a Distraction-Free Home Office

“Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies [...]

How To Get a R1.8m CGT Exclusion When Selling Your Small Business

“The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk [...]

How to Protect Yourself and Your Company after the Experian Data Leak

“Cyber-Security is much more than a matter of IT.” (Stéphane Nappo, 2018 Global Chief Information [...]

The Feasibility of a Freelancing Business in Uncertain Times

Business start-up planning has been extensively covered over the past twenty years and longer, and [...]

What Happens if your Driver’s Licence Expires During the Pandemic and You Have an Accident?

Driving licence test centres were closed during the lockdown and even prior to that centres [...]

Giving is Good – Just Know Who You are Giving To

There is usually an upsurge in giving when there is a severe crisis. COVID-19 is [...]

Fraudsters are Everywhere: Cybercrime up 667% since Lockdown

There has been a surge in internet scams over the past three months – from [...]

Challenges faced by SMEs

At the start of this year, I wrote an article, Starting an SME isn’t easy [...]

How Different Will Our Landscape Be Post-Coronavirus?

“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future” (Niels Bohr) Pandemics kill more [...]

On a Lighter Note – Some Entertaining Tax Stories

UK Revenue officials recently released some entertaining excuses from taxpayers: One taxpayer claimed their mother-in [...]

Starting an SME is not easy – but keep at it

Starting an SME sounds attractive but is not easy.  The start of a New Year [...]

What Will The Next Decade Bring Us?

“If we can win the Rugby World Cup three times, surely it is not asking [...]

How To Detect and Dodge Financial Scams

“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” (wise old adage) In [...]

Cut Your Electricity Bills!

Electricity has become a bane in our lives – not only does it increase in [...]

A Tip for Anyone with Too Much Debt – Try the ‘Snowball Method’

Note: Even if you yourself are financially secure, please consider passing this article on to [...]

The Big Mac Index Says the Rand is Way Undervalued

“Our results indicate that the Big Mac Index is surprisingly accurate in tracking exchange rates [...]