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8 Reasons Why People Start Their Own Businesses
We all know someone who’s gone into business for themselves – a family member, a friend or an ex-colleague. The amazing thing is that every one of them has their own story about why they did it! Some fell into it, some had no choice, others were hit by a bolt of inspiration. While there [...]
Business Tip of the Week: Strategy
Know where you make your money. All too often, business owners simply run their ventures from month to month, without ever doing an analysis of what parts are performing best. As long as they’re covering costs, and making a small profit, they never stop to examine which parts of their business make money, and which [...]
Finance Tip of the week: Gambling
Sports betting. With the Soccer World Cup having recently wrapped up, there’s been a lot of debate about, and coverage of, all the different forms of sports betting around. As with any form of gambling, there are always plenty of people lamenting their losses, so I thought it useful to have a quick look at [...]
Business Tip of the Week: Cost control/Finances
Everything is negotiable. It’s very rare that a business becomes a successful one if it lets its costs spiral out of control, and the leanest ones out there watch their expenses like a hawk.
Gareth Cotten is one of the growing breed of SA entrepreneurs with that ‘world-domination’ look in his eyes. Gareth runs the [...]
Finance tip of the week: Utilities
Keeping warm as energy-efficiently as possible. With it being the coldest part of the year here in the southern hemisphere, one is constantly reminded of the many appliances that people use to warm their homes and offices.
Gareth Cotten is one of the growing breed of SA entrepreneurs with that ‘world-domination’ look in his eyes. [...]
Business Lessons from a Rock Concert
Having gone to the Masters of Rock concert at GrandWest Casino last Tuesday night – featuring Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep, and Deep Purple (all big in the 60’s and 70’s) – I couldn’t help but be reminded of a few pertinent business lessons:
Gareth Cotten is one of the growing breed of SA entrepreneurs with that [...]
Business Tip of the Week: Public relations
When speaking in public, or being interviewed, be wary of “um-ing and aah-ing” when trying to think of your next point or an answer to a question.
Gareth Cotten is one of the growing breed of SA entrepreneurs with that ‘world-domination’ look in his eyes. Gareth runs the coaching and consulting practice ‘Good Advice’. Gareth is [...]
Finance Tip of the Week: Investing Lingo
Short-selling. A term you may hear thrown around a fair amount is ‘short-selling’ or ‘shorting’.
Gareth Cotten is one of the growing breed of SA entrepreneurs with that ‘world-domination’ look in his eyes. Gareth runs the coaching and consulting practice ‘Good Advice’. Gareth is also the ‘course convener’ for the University of Cape Town (Law@Work) [...]
The 10-minute rule
Last week Tuesday, I was having a particularly full business-owner day – dealing with clients, taking a vehicle in for a service, replying to emails stemming from a new ad we’d put up, looking over financials for the previous month, researching a new opportunity, general admin, etc. We’ve all been there. But it was okay [...]
Business Tip of the Week: Mindset
Apply the entrepreneurial mindset in all aspects of your life. The most successful entrepreneurs are the ones who don’t let obstacles get in their way – they’re committed to a goal and are passionate; they are always open to new options or approaches, and think outside of the box whenever they’re faced with challenges.
Gareth [...]
