What is the job of a business owner and how should it change over time?
Time Time, the most precious commodity in the world. Once spent, you can never get it back. Return on time, learning too late that its too late to undo the…
3 Winning Strategies for 2021: an uncertain year ahead
This is part three of Pavlo Phitidis thee-part discussion of how to set your business strategy to cope with whatever it is that 2021 is going to hold for us.…
Why action is critical to overcoming the anxiety caused by uncertainty
Pavlo identified the 5 biggest issues threatening the survival and growth of established business owner, due to Covid and the challenges of lockdown: Cannot get access to funding Struggling to…
The 5 Biggest impacts of the Lockdowns on SMES – and what to do about them
Pavlo spent his holidays thinking about and consolidating the biggest impacts that the lockdown and Covid have had on SMEs with a view to then plotting out the remedy to…
Why are mid-size business owners committed to build, grow and dominate in such a bleak economy?
Pavlo Phitidis drew inspiration from an event he had spoken at earlier in the week, with 119 established private businesses turning over between R15million and R200million annually, probably of an…
Converting new business leads into real sales
MARKETING GENERATES, SALES CONVERTS Sales and marketing are two very different activities and should never be confused or combined. Getting customers to know about you is one of the single toughest…
From good to better – the value of mentorship, coaching, advisory or consulting
When do you need a coach, mentor, advisor or consultant? And how do you know which is going to be the most beneficial to you and your business? Pavlo Phitidis…
EVENT: Navigate your business through stormy economic waters
There is a way to build your business to withstand the wild waters that mark uncertain economies like the one we are in. Join economist Dawie Roodt and business growth…
Ideas are your currency, execution is your wealth
A question from David, a 702 listener “If one has a good idea however is not ready to become an entrepreneur or one’s circumstances prohibit it. How would one go…
WATCH: Pavlo Phitidis and Aurik business owners represent the SME voice on Business Day TV
Pavlo Phitidis was asked to update Michael Avery of Business Day TV on the SME landscape in South Africa. He invited two businesses that Aurik has worked with, to highlight…