Guidance for Entrepreneurs
Finding Capital
Most new businesses need initial capital to get established. This capital may be quite high [...]
The Financial Cycles Inside Your Business
Your business is a combination of different processes coming together. The better you get these [...]
Cash Flow Projections
Before starting, every new business should prepare a cash flow projection. However superficial this may [...]
Dealing with the Bank
Can’t we just all keep our money under our pillows? Then we do not have [...]
Registering a Business Name
Trading as a sole proprietor If you trade as a sole proprietor your business name [...]
The Different Types of Entities
So, you’re looking to start up something official, but which type of legal entity would [...]
Keeping Records (A.K.A. Bookkeeping)
Here are four good reasons why you should keep records: 1. Preparing tax returns for [...]
Income Tax
Wow, what a serious topic but let’s not get too technical here but rather give [...]
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
How VAT Works VAT is a consumption tax. It is only levied once a product [...]
Customer Service
Mahatma Gandhi who in a speech in South Africa in 1890 said: “A customer is [...]
Collecting Debt
Selling your product or service on credit results in debt that are owed to you. [...]
Boiling to Death?
Urban myth has it that if you put a frog in a pot filled with [...]
The Freedom to Choose
I currently have the pleasure of reading a book written by Viktor Frankl titled Man’s [...]
Me, myself, and I
One of the biggest value destructions is the inability of people to empower others and [...]
Belief is Mind Made
“We see people and things not as they are, but as we are.” Anthony de [...]
Blame Is Lame
INSIDE THE BUSINESS As a leader, nothing is more sobering than bringing to mind a [...]
To Conquer A Mountain
“The man on top of the mountain did not fall there.” Vince Lombardi It was [...]
A Win at the Entrepreneur Mag Awards!
Franco Cronjé and team Fitt.ai managed to secure: Best SME Tech Solution Provider Middle East [...]
Fear
We do not fear the unknown. We fear what we think we know about the [...]
Legal Obligations for Self-Employed Individuals
Except for some fear, which is normal, and subsequent adrenalin there are no legal obligations [...]
Preparing a Business Plan
When and Why a Business Plan is Necessary Yikes, really? A business plan? You must [...]
Earning Income Abroad
The tagline for Dubai seems to be that it is a “Tax Haven” as employees [...]
Am I Suited to Be Self-Employed?
No single factor is a clear indicator of whether you are suitable or not. Being [...]
Leader of the Pack
For the onlooker, the title of leader seems glamorous, almost red carpet-like. But for the [...]
In the Face of Adversity
Nowadays it seems that we are continuously in a state of hardship, difficulty, or misfortune. [...]
Get It Done
Travelling in a pandemic has taught me one thing – stop complaining and get it [...]
Live
Today we received the news of the death of a family friend. Funny how news [...]
Endurance
I read this quote by Christopher McDougall and it absolutely nailed it: “In Africa an [...]
Dreams
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt [...]
Interview Tips when Recruiting
An interview is a very unreliable method used for making big decisions. Usually, for an [...]
The Story of Branding
Our minds are much more inclined to follow a good story, a story with a [...]
The Giraffe Principle
Ever wondered why a giraffe has such a long neck? I suppose that if you [...]
Crypto, less Cryptic.
Digital assets, blockchain, crypto, bitcoin, ethereum, altcoins, exchanges … There is a revolution that is [...]
Team Recruitment
“You don’t hire for skills, you hire for attitude. You can always teach skills.” ~ [...]
Director’s Guide
by Franco Cronjé
Mind Over Matter
As I sit in one of my Nomad offices, I look down at the bottle [...]
Time Management
How often do you hear people say: “I do not have time”? Have you ever [...]
Run it, in the Family.
For far too long business owners of businesses large and small, have neglected succession planning [...]
Inflection
In a sense 2020 was needed. Not because of Covid-19 and the lasting negative impact [...]
Fail
Failure has been branded by the majority as embarrassing and weak, resulting in reputational damage [...]
Comfort Zone
If it is too easy, you are in your comfort zone. A very bad place [...]
On the business, not in.
“Make yourself free to work on the business, not in the business.” Make yourself free [...]
Make the Shift
The world is ever more connected, online and cloud-based. Holding on to analogue processes and [...]