Practical articles for South African business owners on reporting, cash flow and making better decisions with your data.
Cash flowLate payments and thin cash buffers hurt SA small businesses. What the local data shows, plus three numbers every owner should check each month.
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DashboardsMost owners already have the data. What they're missing is one screen that shows it. Here's how to build a simple dashboard you'll actually open, with no big IT budget required.
KPIsMost South African SME owners say revenue is falling short of their own expectations. A short list of the right KPIs, each with a target, shows you why – long before month-end does.
ReportingVAT returns, SARS deadlines, a bank asking for management accounts: reporting often feels like admin done for everyone except you. Here's how to make a monthly report that helps you run the business.
ForecastingLoad-shedding eased, festive trade offered little reprieve and costs keep shifting. A simple rolling forecast won't predict the future, but it will stop the future from ambushing you.
Data strategy“Data strategy” sounds like boardroom jargon. For a small business it simply means deciding what you want to know, where your data lives, who looks after it, and how you keep it safe under POPIA.