Business

The Profit First business model flips a century-old accounting formula on its head. Instead of Sales minus Expenses equals Profit, small business owners take their profit first and let expenses shrink to fit what remains. Created by entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz, the system uses multiple bank accounts and fixed percentages to force discipline. For struggling entrepreneurs drowning in overheads, this counterintuitive approach may be the key to lasting financial control.

Cash was supposed to be on its deathbed. Instead, notes and coins are still changing hands every day, from spaza shops and taxis to supermarkets and small businesses.
Digital payments are growing rapidly, but the latest data shows that cash remains deeply embedded in Mzansi’s economy. So why has the cashless future taken so long to arrive?

Small businesses can’t match the paychecks that big corporations dangle in front of job candidates, but they don’t always have to. There are many different ways to entice the best candidates that money can’t buy and which smaller employers are uniquely positioned to activate. This article gives eight practical, low-cost strategies owners can use to attract and keep great people.

For South African business owners, selling to your employees can offer something a traditional buyer often cannot: a lasting legacy. Through employee share ownership schemes, broad-based trusts and B-BBEE ownership structures, founders can reward loyal staff, preserve their company’s culture and create a structured exit. Success, however, depends on getting the financial, tax and legal foundations right. Here’s how to do it.