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Tips & Tool for working from home
As leader of a small business, ensure you stay connected with your employees and try and create some remote fun where possible. To be as productive as possible, create a workspace that is conducive and limits interruptions and interference. Maintain regular breaks and...
Tips for optimising your business
Tip 1: Side-step Load shedding If your business is 100% dependent on electricity, consider some options to ensure you can trade when Eskom decide you shouldn’t. Solar panels are the obvious choice but can be expensive. For a smaller business, consider a mobile solar...
Budget 2020: More Tax or Opportunity to grow?
With the Small to Medium Business (SMB) market contributing an estimated 28% towards job creation, it is a critical lever Government can use. Small businesses have the capability to ignite our economy. With only three months into the year and having to deal with the...
In conversation with our President – The Economy is a Woman
On 29 October 2019, Zuva Financial Services partnered with the Businesswomen’s Association to host a dialogue with President Cyril Ramaphosa with the theme “The Economy is a Woman”. This was an in-depth one-on-one engagement with the President to explore his...
5 Key things to consider when starting a business
Starting a new business is a daunting task - definitely not for the faint-hearted! Besides all the introspection and self-doubt, you suddenly have a myriad of tasks and decisions that you’ve never had to deal with before. However, although the learning curve and...
What’s the deal with Trusts?
It is inherent in human nature to copy what others are doing. When it comes to financial matters, however, it’s good to first understand the “whys” and “hows” before taking a leap! Take “trusts” for instance. This is a typical example of a “Joneses” status symbol. The...
Does your business actually need an audit?
Interacting with entrepreneurs is always enlightening because no two business people are ever the same! Their approaches to systems, processes and controls often differ based on personality and background. Some business owners like to set up sturdy business systems...
10 Exciting reasons to sign up for a mentorship programme with Zuva
As a business cultivation engine, Zuva is currently running a 6-month mentorship programme to mature ventures and projects from idea to concept to seed, start-up and growth. A cultivation engine is an organisation whose core mission is to facilitate the birth and...