growing-the-industry

Growing The Industry

The franchising sector is a missed opportunity for transformation, job creation, economic recovery and skills development, writes Delia du Toit.

Advice Is A No-Brainer

Business consulting has always been a broad term, but the huge changes to strategies, operations and technologies brought about since early 2020, now make it crucial,
writes Rodney Weidemann.

Local Producers Need To Wise Up

Local producers with their eye on exporting goods worldwide require specific skills training to operate their businesses safely and meet the requirements of global markets. By Puseletso Mompei.

Emira Gives Biodiversity Preservation The Green Thumbs Up

Emira Property Fund (JSE: EMI) has made meaningful progress on its biodiversity policy in consultation with the Biodiversity Disclosure Project and the Endangered Wildlife Trust, building on its impacts at the forefront of environmental sustainability in South Africa’s listed property sector. 

Riding The Supply Chain Technology Wave

There’s a burgeoning wealth of technology available to supply chain managers these days, but how do they figure out which to choose and implement? Anthony Sharpe finds out.

Eskom Powers On

Eyes green initiatives. By Nelendhre Moodley.

Premier Verification

SPONSORED: Premier Verification Services answers important questions on BEE verification.

Reaching Today’s Customer

The pandemic catalysed emerging communication trends into broad acceptance, writes James Francis.

What’s Trending?

With the pandemic ebbing and flowing like the tide, and uncertainty still the order of the day, Anthony Sharpe looks at the current key trends in the franchise sector.

Cloud Consideration

Helping mines reduce costs and improve efficiency. By Nelendhre Moodley.

New Perspectives On Gender Diversity

By Alison Boswell and Shanaaz Parker.

Plugging The Leak In Home Service Franchising

Home services like plumbing seem to be the ideal candidates for franchising, so why are there so few plumbing franchises in the country? Rodney Weidemann investigates.

What To Know When Franchising Your Business

Turning a business into a franchise involves a different type of acumen – and plenty of planning, writes Trevor Crighton. 

Zooming In On Strategy

Companies need to rethink how they communicate with their audience to ensure their marketing efforts are targeted and effective, writes Denise Mhlanga.

Sponsored Infographic: Female Entrepreneurs Are Key To South Africa’s Socio-Economic Recovery

Opening Up The Lines Of Communication

Vodacom’s SD-WAN connects. By Nelendhre Moodley.

Prioritise Women Empowerment For An Equal Future

There is no doubt that business is increasingly acknowledging that diverse teams bring value to organisations and that companies with high levels of diversity substantially outperform those without.

Innovations In Fleet Management

Like most business executives, fleet managers are constantly trying to grow their profit by increasing revenue and decreasing costs. Caryn Gootkin looks at innovations that can help.

E2E Retail Supply Chain Must Strengthen To Meet Changing Shopper Needs

SPONSORED: Pandemic accelerated changes to shopping behaviour, retail vertical – and supply chains.

Paragon Group

SPONSORED: Paragon Group is an internationally active, Africa-based group of design businesses with an almost 25-year track record in a variety of property investment and development sectors.