Tag Archives: small business
Is linking Twitter to Facebook a good idea?
I have noticed something very disconcerting in the social media marketing arena. People have taken to duplicating their status updates and blog posts into as many social networks possible. What’s even more disheartening is that most people thinks that this is a great idea.
Duplicating updates to social networks shows that we have technical expertise but [...]
12 Great Web 2.0 Services For Your Business
I can’t even imagine a small business existing without using the web. Even the smallest possible business would at least use email. Well, seeing how the Internet has evolved, we are now lucky enough to include a few more services to our list of Web 2.0 startups that will really change the way you do [...]
Mashable’s 10 Small Business Social Media Marketing Tips
Co-founder of crowdSPRING, Ross Kimbarovsky posted an article on Mashable last week on 10 Small Business Social Media Marketing Tips. I was seriously impressed and thought to share this useful post with you.
Yolandi Janse van Rensburg writes about social media, marketing, life and, of course, cars. We say “of course” because Yolandi is nuts about [...]
Creating the perfect Business Plan
Small business owners, starter-uppers, entrepreneurial venturers and other mad-scientist-types the world over will understand this question: “Is writing a business plan even worth it?”
When starting World Wide Creative, as well as Art Revision, Heavy Chef and BugZapper, I know we didn’t bother. I’m not sure my Ideate colleagues over at Yuppiechef did either. So, did it make a difference? Would we [...]
Is email messing with your productivity?
Since Shane wrote his seminal post ‘How to Zero your Inbox’, I’ve been on a mission to convert my friends, colleagues and family to the ‘light’. The bane of small business productivity is the infernal habit of checking email every 10 mins.
I was directed to this diagram, which, in the immortal words of Homer Simpson, [...]
Your focus on making money is killing your business
I stumbled across this post today, which is quite an insightful read. The question “Do you want Riches that you don’t have time to use, or Wealth that allows your business to make money while you’re on vacation?” is one we’ve all grappled with at some point.
The biggest problem in trying to grow a business [...]
BEE for SME’s
Last week 6 more verification agents were accredited which means that there are now 11 BEE Verification agencies in South Africa. What are BEE verification agencies you ask? Well they’re the companies that ‘audit’ your BEE Scorecards and the information that you have provided in calculating your organisation’s BEE Rating. Now that these verification agencies [...]
