Tag Archives: Business/Finance
Friday Giveaway: Win a short Finance Course at the University of Cape Town!
We have a really big Friday Giveaway this week! Our super Finance coach, Gareth Cotten along with Get Smarter has organised that one of our lucky Ideate winners can attend a course on financial management in a business context for free!
The University of Cape Town Financial Management for Non-Financial People Course is a part-time online [...]
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 [...]
Finance Tip of the Week: Savings/Investments
Always know what costs you’re paying. With pretty much any savings or investment product, there are going to be costs involved. They could be called admin fees, management fees, monthly fees, performance fees, or just about anything.
Gareth Cotten is one of the growing breed of SA entrepreneurs with that ‘world-domination’ look in his eyes. Gareth [...]
Business Tip of the Week: Finances
Budgeting. Along the same lines as last week’s Finance tip, take time at the beginning of the tax year to prepare a budget for the coming 12 months. This budget should include your projected income and expenses, as well as your cash-flow, and is an excellent planning and management tool.
Gareth Cotten is one of [...]
Tip for the Week From The Finance Coach
Finance tip: Estate planning
Draw up, or update, your will. Having recently gone into a new tax year here at home, and with the tax changes in the annual Budget having been announced, it reminded me that it’s a good time to have a look at your will. For too many people, this is something they [...]
Tip for the Week From The Finance Coach
Finance tip: Credit
Get a credit report at least once a year. It’s one of those unavoidable truths in life, but our credit history is destined to follow us around for years, and affects so many different aspects of our lives – applying for a homeloan; getting credit from the bank; trying to open an [...]
Introducing Gareth Cotten!
We’re happy and excited to introduce our latest contributor to Ideate, Gareth Cotten – our own Finance Coach. Gareth will be supplying us with personal finance and business tips which will cover essential money-management techniques, practical ideas of how to save money; as well as business insights, ideas and suggestions.
Yolandi Janse van Rensburg writes about [...]
The Heavy Chef’s Guide to Branding: Point 5
Point 5: Keep your promises!
This is a follow on from Heavy Chef Guide to Branding Point 1 (Understanding branding), Point 2 (Define your message), Point 3 (Brand consistency and pervasiveness), and Point 4 (Execution is everything) in a series on branding that stemmed from the Heavy Chef Digital Marketing Course. The points are not directed at online branding, but [...]
