According to the National Development Plan (NDP) for 2030, it is projected that small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) will contribute 60-80% of South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) and […]
Hiring the right talent is key to SME growth
Finding remote working solutions for SMEs
How SMEs can improve and adapt their remote working: Lessons from a software company, by Synthesis Executive Assistant, Sharon Andrews While there are many ways SMEs could improve and adapt their […]
Is ERP out of reach for the SME?
If you think ERP software is too expensive for an SME, think again. Heinrich de Leeuw, Managing Director, Seidor South Africa points out that ERP technology enables SME owners and directors […]
How a Financial Specialist Co is saving thousands of SMEs from closing
LONDON, JUNE 2022: The burgeoning financial crisis plaguing consumers and small businesses, is causing a severe cash-flow problem. It’s an extremely worrying picture and, unfortunately, things do not look like […]
Minimise risk and eliminate uncertainty through Business Process Outsourcing
By Tennille Bell, National General Manager: Sales at Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO) Companies can face risk from every angle – be it supply and demand, health and safety, labour relations, […]
Understanding our humanity in a world of artificial intelligence
By Jake Shepherd, Synthesis Founder & Director There are few books that alter the way you see the world after you’ve read them. Homo Deus is one of these books […]
It’s about: “What impact can I have?”
I was just blown away by the incredible business ethos that underpins Mama Money, a “social business” whose enormous success has come from a passion for “what impact can I […]
SAPPMA signs Operation Clean Sweep OCS pledge
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has become the latest plastics industry association in South Africa to sign the Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) pledge – an international stewardship […]
Digitisation bringing huge shifts in energy sector
This year’s Africa Energy Indaba is set to introduce attendees to some of the most influential figures the energy sector has seen. Such acclaimed energy experts will assemble at this prestigious sectoral […]
St Benedicts retains 100% Pass rate in IEB exams for 46th consecutive year
Despite the loss of many weeks of in-classroom teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic in an unprecedented academic year, the St Benedict’s Class of 2020 has once again produced an impressive […]
Work from home: Drinking on the job
Drunk at 12pm? Thinking of a quick glass at 1? Be warned: it can be a fireable offence… Working from home has become a normal part of business life, a […]
Reaching sanitation and wastewater management goals through the ‘Atlas’
A recent move by the Africa Development Bank, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the GRID-Arendal in releasing the inaugural Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas of Africa could not have come at […]
ECD shares gift of love through creativity
In celebration of the month of love, youngsters at the Mustadafin Preschool in Sherwood Park, Manenberg showcased their creativity by designing and crafting fun hats! It’s all about learning through […]
A baker on a mission
Freddie Bieldt is the founder, owner and baker of Cape Town-based Freddie’s Bread. He is also a nuclear engineer, a nuclear waste coordinator, a devoted husband and father… and a […]