The How-Tos of Small Business Grants

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If you’re starting a business, one of your biggest concerns is how to secure funding for your new venture. Even if you’re confident that funding sources like small business loans, crowdfunding, or investors may provide the venture capital you need, there’s an extra option. It is worth your time to […]

Need a productivity boost? Try changing your environment

Ardell Cristy

Switch it up The nature of office work changed drastically in 2020 due to necessity. And, for some, that temporary work-from-home situation became a full-time reality. However, with 65% of American workers stating their preference for a flexible working situation, it’s largely been a welcome change to the pre-COVID in-office […]

Load shedding is not ‘normal’

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Economists, investment advisors, the South African Reserve Bank, Statistics SA, market commentators and the general public all bemoan the impact of load shedding on the economy. The difficulties in trying to operate without electricity for hours on end, day after day, can only be appreciated when talking to business owners […]

Putting the ‘Digital Version of You’ to work

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Posted by Adam Franklin Who’s got the better work ethic in your business… ‘You’ (ie. in real life) or the ‘digital version of you’ (ie. online)? I posed this question at the recent AREC conference. If most of your prospecting, marketing and lead generation activity is conducted in “real life” […]