Sage has announced that AI-powered smart companion, rAInbow, has won a UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Netexplo Award. Founding partner Sage Foundation worked with AI for Good and the Soul City Institute for...
2019 is well underway, bringing with it a range of risks and opportunities for startups and growing businesses. Some of the challenges your business will face – a volatile rand, Eskom load shedding, tax and labour laws – are beyond your control....
November 19, 2018 •
Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on AI digital solution aims to support domestic violence victims in South Africa
Sage Foundation has partnered with AI for Good and Soul City Institute for Social Justice to launch rAInbow, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered smart companion to support victims of domestic violence. The smart companion was developed following research...
November 5, 2018 •
Features •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on How emerging technologies are shaping the future of construction
With a boom in hotel construction, major infrastructure projects underway, and good GDP growth in many countries, the construction sector in sub-Saharan Africa offers several bright prospects. A report from GlobalData forecasts that sub-Saharan Africa will...
September 21, 2018 •
Southern Africa •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Securing your supply chain against political uncertainty
Businesses across the world could be forgiven for feeling uncertain about the future of their supply chains. With major economies like the USA and the UK revisiting their longstanding trade agreements, deals that might have seemed watertight a few years ago...
September 19, 2018 •
Finance •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on How AI will bring out the best in accountants
Do you remember a time before online and mobile banking? A time when you’d walk into a bank and the manager would greet you by name, ask about your family and what you needed help with? That relationship and personal experience made us loyal to the bank...
September 4, 2018 •
Startups •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on The big misperception: Funding leads to business success
Supporting your start-up business through the challenging first year is certainly easier if you have access to funding In fact, the ‘The Hidden Factors: SA Women in Business’ research report, carried out by the Sage Foundation and Living Facts, found that...
August 28, 2018 •
Finance •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on How blockchain will change the financial professional’s role in the decade to come
While the world debates whether bitcoin is the future of money or merely a bubble, there is another revolution underway using the technology associated with cryptocurrencies. Called blockchain, this tech promises to bring massive change to industries such as...
Sage, multinational enterprise software company in cloud business management solutions released “Building a Competitive, Ethical AI Economy,” a position paper that uncovers the important and unanswered questions surrounding AI. The paper by Sage, which...
August 19, 2018 •
Finance •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Accounting 3.0: Adapt to grow – the changing role of the accountant
Jennifer Warawa, EVP of Partners, Accountants & Alliances at Sage, discusses the evolution of accountants from number-crunchers and tax-filers to drivers of business success Businesses today want more from their accountants. Business strategy, growth...
August 4, 2018 •
Southern Africa, Startups •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on From startup to growing business – here’s how to shake things up
So, you’ve survived the start-up phase of your business. Now it’s time to grow. Whether you’re looking to expand by diversifying your product or service offering, or by entering new markets, you’ll need a few strategies to help you along the way....
July 2, 2018 •
General •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Five tips for accelerating business growth
Today there is a near continuous need for companies to keep repositioning themselves and re-work their strategies in the pursuit of success. According to PWC’s 2017 CEO Survey, nearly a quarter of CEOs singled out innovation as their top priority for 2018...
June 28, 2018 •
Southern Africa •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on 10 ways to grow your customer base
Your customers are essential to your business’ success. And the more customers you have, the more sales and profit you’ll make. Your focus and time should be split between keeping existing customers happy so that they keep coming back and identifying...
June 21, 2018 •
General •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Does the open plan office work?
Open plan offices are a staple of working life in the modern age. In fact, 80% of US businesses use it as their preferred office arrangement, with others globally following suit, led by a plethora of the world’s leading businesses such as Apple, Google and...
June 2, 2018 •
General •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Making the most of partnerships for long-term growth
Traditionally business success could be achieved solely through entrepreneurship, acquisition, and the harnessing of capital to fuel growth. While these strategies can still help keep a company in the black, my personal experiences have taught me that...
March 26, 2018 •
Finance •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Five accounting habits to break for any small business
When you first started your business, you probably didn’t anticipate how much time it would take to balance your books and manage your cash flow – a major stumbling block for most small businesses. ‘Accountant’ is one of the many hats you wear as a...
