Business Success Strategies

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Harry Curtis & Co - Cape Town Accountants

  • HOW TO MAKE YOUR SMALL PRACTICE A BIG SUCCESS – Management Tips

    Today, small- and medium-sized practices (SMPS) are confronted by a range of operational, market, and regulatory challenges. Regulation and the pace of regulatory changes are among the top challenges for both SMPs and their small- and medium-sized entity (SME) clients. Despite the challenges, SMPs can and do prosper. This article suggests some simple tips to…

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  • 9 TIPS FOR A STRONG START

    In 1989 Steven Cohen and his two partners started their business in his garage. Today, that business is SA’s leading developer of accounting and business software, supplying 52 countries, and is part of the London-listed Sage Group. Here he shares some of the key lessons and survival strategies learned along the way, which will no…

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  • GROW YOUR BUSINESS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA

    Today just about every business, whether big or small, has some form of social media presence. Some are good at it, but others think they can get away with simply creating a Facebook page and expecting it to have an impact. This is a mistake; just like everything in business, maintaining a strong social media…

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  • SOCIAL NETWORKING ONLINE

    The pervasive quality and immediacy of online social networking has arrested the attention of corporate South Africa. The concept of utilising digital forums to talk to the market, boost sales, generate leads and advertise services is now a serious element in overall marketing strategy.  The growth in popularity surrounding initiatives like Facebook, which offer any…

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  • EXPANDING YOUR BUSINESS

    It can be tough being a business owner. Inevitably you need to be someone else’s mentor, manager, human resources expert… the list goes on and on. And personal growth can get lost along the way… Finding the time to focus on yourself will probably involve letting go of some of the decision making in your…

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  • 7 WAYS TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS

    Your conversion rate – turning prospects into customers – tells the story of your business, be it success or failure. Read on to find out how to up your game… Regardless of everything happening around you, you need to analyse your success at turning the leads generated by your marketing efforts into actual sales and…

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  • MANAGE YOUR CASH FLOW

    We hear every day that “cash is king.” How can you control your business to have the right amount of cash on hand at any given time? To start with, let’s have a look at what cash flow is – exactly. Quite simply, it is the physical money that you have access to at any…

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  • 12 THINGS SMART LEADERS KNOW

    Want to become a better leader? Keith Coats offers insight into those actions, traits and behaviours business owners need to learn and strengthen to become better leaders. Charlie Parker, a genius on the saxophone, once said: “Jazz comes from who you are, where you’ve been, what you’ve done. If you don’t live it, it won’t…

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