Tag Archives: finance
GPT Open Day A Huge Success
In an economy such as what the market is currently experiencing, it is encouraging to see that business is still flowing and international companies are still committed to the South African market. During a two-day Showcase, Global Payment Technologies (GPT), a Bidvest company and market leader in cash processing solutions introduced various new payment technologies [...]
Financially Savvy Events Management
So you want to be an events manager? There is no denying that the fast-paced lifestyle and glitzy world of organizing and hosting social or corporate events has its attractions. Unfortunately, not all that glisters is gold. Far too frequently, inadequate planning can derail a promising start-up. Failing to take account of the financial demands [...]
Why We Need To Care About Future Growth
The Net Promoter Score is somewhat like Juan Smith in rugby, Banyana Banyana, or nurses in general… Highly effective, potentially very powerfully, yet highly underrated. It was developed by the renowned measurement guru, Fred Reichheld, in conjunction with Satmetrix, with the initial goal being to identify a loyalty metric with the strongest possible link to [...]
FNB Launches New Airtime Rewards Programme To 4 Million Customers
More than 4 million customers will benefit from a unique new rewards programme launched by FNB today, which aims to reward good customer behaviour. The programme applies to all Smart Account, Personal Cheque and Credit Card customers, but has been specifically designed to benefit customers who earn less than R200 000 per annum. “As part [...]
New Generation Money Management Service 22seven Launches To Both Fanfare And Criticism
Independent online personal financial service, 22seven, launched last week into a world grappling with its fifth consecutive year of economic volatility. For consumers it’s tough and the question we are all asking ourselves, apart from how long is this recession going to last, is “how do we make ends meet?” 22seven was unveiled in Johannesburg [...]
BRICS Africa Export Import Forum: Another ‘First’ For Saitex
The vast, largely untapped potential for BRICS intra Africa trade is to receive a major boost, through the newly-launched BRICS Africa Export Import Forum, which will run alongside the Southern African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX), taking place from 15 to 17July 2012 at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand. The BRICS Africa Export Import Forum is the [...]
Holiday Finance Tip: Protecting Your Valuables
This one’s more of a holiday checklist, but still super-important to ensure you don’t end up wasting your hard-earned money if something goes south this holiday season. First-off, if you’re leaving home on holiday, make sure that you don’t make it an absolute giveaway that you’re not there – holiday time is peak season for [...]
The Ten Commandments For Economic Growth
For fifteen years, Mannie Hirsch, chairman of Gestalt Growth Strategies, based in Johannesburg, has wrestled with the challenges of bringing economic growth to marginalised communities in South Africa and across the continent. These, says Hirsch, are the ten lost commandments that Moses was not able to share with the world: 1. Thou shalt honour thy [...]
Looking For Startup Venture Capital? 10 Things You Need To Know
During Global Entrepreneurship Week, I was fortunate to attend the Tech City UK Entrepreneurship Festival in London along with over 300 other startups and Venture Capitalists (VC’s) from around the globe. Apart from sharing insights about the kind of companies VC’s fund, they also let us in on what they look for. Looking past the [...]
How To Succeed As An Entrepreneur: Get Other People’s Money And Advice
Entrepreneurs can’t do it all alone: research has verified that enlisting equity investors and talented advisors helps entrepreneurs overcome early risks to their business. This has been a topic discussed in detail in amongst delegates attending the Endeavor Summit during Global Entrepreneur Week in South Africa. Jeff Bussgang is a General Partner at Flybridge Capital [...]
