not another lanyard! how to make the most of promotional gifts
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Not Another Lanyard! How To Make the Most of Promotional Gifts

Anyone who’s attended a conference or expo has been given a promotional gift. Usually, it’s a water bottle, a pen or, worse still, a branded lanyard. It’s got so bad that very few of us understand why they even exist, including the marketing teams themselves. Done right, however, promotional gifts remain one of the best ways to get your message out there. Here’s how to make promotional gifts work for you.
Ready to submit your interim EMP501 reconciliation by 31 october
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Ready to Submit Your Interim EMP501 Reconciliation By 31 October?

Yes, yet another EMP501 reconciliation is due! That’s because not one, but two recons are due in each tax year. By 31 October, the interim EMP501 reconciliation for the last six months must be submitted, accurately and on time. We can provide expert help to smooth the submission process and help you maintain your compliant tax status. We’re dedicated to helping you avoid financial penalties and interest, while unlocking the benefits of a process which serves to assist employers, according to SARS.
Five signs it’s time for a rebrand
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Five Signs It’s Time for a Rebrand

Marketing is a tricky game with ever-changing rules. When your marketing doesn’t seem to be working and you aren’t getting the results you want, it might be time to go back to the drawing board. If you have great products and services, but no one is buying, it could be because you are desperately in need of a rebrand. Here are our five signs you may need a refresh.
business owners have you tried these money saving hacks
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Business Owners: Have You Tried These Money-Saving Hacks?

Times are tough, so it’s only natural to look for ways to scale back and save money. Retrenchments and cutting down on marketing are both popular solutions. But there are many more effective ways to save money, restructure cash flow and put your business on a healthier footing. Here are five hacks that you could implement right now.
5 things you need to do after the cipc hack
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Five Things You Need to do After the CIPC Hack

On the 1st of March 2024, South Africa’s official regulatory body for registering companies, co-operatives, and intellectual property rights (including trademarks, patents, designs and copyrights), the CIPC, put a notice on its website about a hacking incident on Thursday, the 29th of February 2024. Since then, additional information has come to light, which indicates this may be worse than the agency believes. Here are the five things you need to do after the CIPC hack.
beneficial ownership registers now mandatory with cipc annual returns
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Beneficial Ownership Registers – Now Mandatory with CIPC Annual Returns

It’s been a year since 24 May 2023 when company directors and members of close corporations became obliged to lodge a Beneficial Ownership Register plus supporting documents with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) - which also needs to be maintained, updated timeously and confirmed annually. Since all entities should have lodged this register by 24 May 2024 - a year later - it has now become mandatory to file beneficial ownership information before the annual returns can be submitted. Non-compliance with the beneficial ownership requirements has consequences, as does failing to submit the annual return timeously.
How and when to save a struggling start up
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How and When to Save a Struggling Start-Up

When people speak about start-ups, they often only mention the successful ones. Stats, however, show that five years after founding only half of all businesses are still alive and after ten years only one third remain. The list of reasons for this is endless, ranging from a lack of capital to volatile markets and poor hiring choices. If your business is struggling it’s not unusual and there are definitely things you can do about it, but should you? Here’s our guide for knowing how and when to save your start-up.
Your employer annual declaration is due by 31 may
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Your Employer Annual Declaration is Due by 31 May

Employers have only until 31 May 2024 to submit their Annual Reconciliation Declarations for the period 1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024. This is a focus area for the South African Revenue Service (SARS), not just to ensure employer compliance, but also because it ultimately enables SARS to issue individual taxpayers with income tax auto-assessments. Non-submission or late submission of declarations, and the submission of incorrect or inaccurate data, can attract penalties, interest and even criminal prosecution, making professional assistance important when submitting this year’s EMP501.
freelancer vs employee how to decide

Freelancer vs Employee: How to Decide

With so much of the population now working remotely as contractors or freelancers, the traditional employer/employee model is being scrutinised more closely than ever before. While considered a classic form of doing things, there is little doubt that the full-time employee still has much to offer a company, in the right circumstances. Deciding when to use freelancers or hire full-time is a job that requires an entrepreneur to examine the exact needs of the company, the finances available and the long-term repercussions and training required for a specific position. Here is our quick guide on how to determine how each of the roles in your organisation should be filled.
price your products for profit with these psychological strategies

Price Your Products for Profit with these Psychological Strategies

Nothing is more important when running a successful business than pricing your products accurately. Most business leaders are already examining the maths, costs and business considerations behind pricing, but there is also an entirely separate consideration which needs to be taken into account – human psychology. Human psychology and decision-making play a huge role when it comes to developing pricing strategies and taking these into consideration will always ensure greater sales and ultimately a healthier business.