Once upon a time, in the not-too-distant future, clean energy was the norm. Fossil fuels were a thing of the past, and the world was powered by renewable energy sources. One of the most popular forms of renewable energy was solar power. People had installed solar...

Case study: What can be described as a once proud, friendly hands-on family-owned hardware store which grew in turnover and size, due to its never say never service culture, came a cropper!  Healthy growth in sales and an increase in committed sales and service...

Research shows some 70% of deceased estates may be forced to sell assets, or need contributions by beneficiaries, to discharge the attendant costs involved in winding up the estate. One shouldn’t make leaving an illiquid estate somebody else’s problem. This...

We’re living and working in a borderless world where, courtesy of technology, change is the new norm ... New standards, guidelines, codes and laws are constantly implemented to update and improve the international regulatory system in which businesses operate.  ...

We’re a ‘petrol head’ nation. The volumes of carbon dioxide being emitted in any given work week, in to and from work drives alone, is incalculable. Two-car-families are the norm and then some. We South Africans love our cars! What will drivers of an electric vehicle...

“The hardest thing to understand in the world is income tax” Albert Einstein If Einstein found it difficult, imagine how the average South African taxpayer must feel when dealing with its tax matters? Truth be known, it’s not as difficult as Mr. Einstein made out. All...

One of auditors’ biggest concerns during the pandemic was the true and timeous reflection of revenue ... Revenue recognition, in practice, determines when, in time, revenue can be reflected in your company’s financial statements. It involves confirmation and...

Unlike John Lennon and Paul McCarthy who in 1965 worked Eight Days a Week. The Four-Day Work Week proposes employees work four days a week instead of five, but the same number of hours per day. The model aims to increase work-life balance, reduce burnout and increase...

LinkedIn - 26 January 2023 by David SableStart-up Catalyst, Global Influencer, Author, Big Ideas, People First AlwaysWhere Do Ideas Come From? And Will Artificial Intelligence Make Them Better? Last week I wrote about Artificial Intelligence. I wondered if and/or when...

Business owners, both in their personal and professional capacities wake up on the 1st of January full of the joys of spring with a string of New Year’s Resolutions. With a  healthy and pro-active endeavour to review the company’s financial health and for better...