Tenders are the bane of my life. We have worked on both sides of the process in many tenders over the past five years or more. To be clear, the two sides of the process I refer to are before the transaction and after the transaction. A tender is intended to result in a transaction where a large sum of money changes hands for the implementation of some solution. If you're lucky, the money is paid legitimately upon the solution's realising the intended benefits. But it really takes more than luck… Continue

The No Nonsense SME Templates and Tips Guide is a business toolkit that any small and medium enterprise should have.

Save yourself thousands in professional fees and at the same time ensure that you have a more professional business.

Answer the following questions:

1) Does your business have a disciplinary code?

If you don’t have a disciplinary code you can copy and paste your business name and logo on the template and you have your own disciplinary code. Change the information to suite your… Continue

The Internet Library is a "one-stop" resource centre to enhance your business and leisure time …. a place you can find good information on all sorts of topics?
You will have easy-access to hundreds of Ebooks & reports on topics ranging from lifestyle to business matters! Want to know how to build an Online Business? Want to know about Advertising, Cooking, Hobbies, Health – just to name a few! Great Christian books too.
You can even download to your Kindle or BeBook.

To succeed in life, you… Continue

The Internet Library is a "one-stop" resource centre to enhance your business and leisure time …. a place you can find good information on all sorts of topics?
You will have easy-access to hundreds of Ebooks & reports on topics ranging from lifestyle to business matters! Want to know how to build an Online Business? Want to know about Advertising, Cooking, Hobbies, Health – just to name a few! Great Christian books too.
You can even download to your Kindle or BeBook.

To succeed in life, you… Continue

“The process for seeking capital, or funding, for a business is an ongoing task that entrepreneurs need to understand,” says Patrice Backer. Mr. Backer is Chief Operating Officer for Advanced Finance and Investment Group (AFIG). He joined us for our November 4, 2009 segment, “Preparing Your African Venture for Investors.”

We opened the show with an overview of private equity funding options for businesses based on their lifecycle. There are essentially two phases – start-up and growth/ex… Continue