ESCAPING THE PROJECT REVENUE TRAP
It’s an issue that faces any project or event-based business – they tend to generate bumpy revenues, which affects their ability to build momentum and secure growth funding. Listen to…
Spend more time on your business and less time in it with improved business systems
We have seen a common theme emerging in our recent meetings with various entrepreneurs. As a business owner, you might be wondering how best to position yourself for the future amid South…
POSITION YOUR BUSINESS FOR SUCCESS AND MAXIMUM IMPACT
Wing Chun Kung Fu, a style of martial arts, requires that you have a secure footing on the ground in all its defensive and offensive actions. This footing “anchors” you…
Governance gets things done
Here is the story, titled “Whose Job Is It, Anyway?” This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be…
EVENT: Capitalise on Black Friday, no matter what business you are in
If there was an event that offered a spike in revenue to make up for losses over the last 6 months due to Covid-19, would you participate? Black Friday and…
Build a sales engine not a sales team
Getting sales right is one of the most difficult tasks an entrepreneur faces, it is the ultimate testament of business understanding and sophistication. Great salespeople don’t build a sustainable business – they do deals. Pavlo chatted…
Sailing blind in a storm will crash your business, generate, and use data to give you clarity of thought and action
Crises create chaos in a business. They also threaten a business’s existence. The stress generated from these events is profound and it wears you down to a place and space…
BUSINESS IS A BLOODY SPORT: WHY RISK MANAGEMENT IS IMPORTANT
In 2008, determined entrepreneur, Karabo Songo, established Olive Communications. I first met Karabo during the 2013 Business Accelerators radio segment, and was happy to discover that, by 2014, he’d followed through on…
WATCH: How to use digital marketing to drive sales and profits
In a noisy, crowded e-commerce environment, how do you get your brand to stand out to your potential customers? Which of the platforms work, and how much do you need…
WATCH: Daily Maverick discuss Reset Rebuild Reignite
Ray Mahlaka from Business Maverick read Pavlo Phitidis’ book: Reset Rebuild Reignite with a pad of post-it notes to mark the places he wanted to discuss with Pavlo in this…