by Guy | Sep 15, 2021 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Economy, Growth, Leadership, Pandemic, COVID, Profitability, Strategy, Upturn
No less than 61% of South African SMMEs surveyed by Mastercard* in Q2 this year are actively planning for growth. This despite a massive 84% saying their revenue has been negatively affected by the pandemic, with the survey showing that 79% are looking at earnings...
by Guy | Aug 26, 2021 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Economy, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Pandemic, COVID, Recession, Strategy, Upturn
I’ve been writing recently about the need to strategise and plan for a post-pandemic successful future in your business – something your board should be actively pursuing. Stifel, the US-based investment banking and services company, recently undertook some research...
by Guy | Aug 12, 2021 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Economy, Growth, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Pandemic, COVID, Recession, Strategy, Upturn, Valuation
As we can start to look past COVID-19 and the pandemic, it’s time to get ready for the inevitable business upturn that will follow as businesses reopen, people start going back to work and spending picks up. No, things won’t be the same. There will be changes to the...
by Guy | Aug 5, 2021 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Excellence, Growth, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Profitability, Valuation
Many smaller businesses believe that well-structured company boards are for large organizations only, but in so doing overlook a cost-effective way to add expertise to their business, and so enhance its growth and value – the non-executive director (NED). While the...
by Guy | Jul 19, 2021 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Growth, Strategy
Being able to take advantage of opportunities is about preparation, as the entrepreneur, investor and author, Tim Fargo, says. Or, to put it another way, in the words of Roman philosopher, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, “Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.” Without...
by Guy | Jul 15, 2021 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Customer Service, Disruption, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Lifetime Value, Pandemic, COVID, Strategy
With anarchy gripping parts of South Africa, business owners here – even those not directly in the path of the violence – are facing the real prospect of serious issues with their businesses: staff safety, supply chain, customers, payment systems and general...
