Small Business Conversations

Transitioning from a full-time job to running a business

Leaving your full-time job in order to pursue your dream of being an entrepreneur is difficult. This week Vusi Thembekwayo explains how, with a little determination, this process can be made smoother.

25 Aug 2020 2AM 16 min

What small businesses need to know to be tax-compliant

In the past few weeks, we've seen many small businesses struggling to obtain funding. One of the reasons may be that they are not tax-compliant. In this week's episode, we talk to Yasmeen Suliman, an executive at Bowmans, on how startups can comply with tax requirements.

17 Aug 2020 8AM 11 min

This is how you build an emergency fund

Finding money for a rainy day in your business might be challenging for many start-ups. Business Partners regional general manager Jeremy Lang gives us pointers on how to start saving that emergency money.

11 Aug 2020 5AM 6 min

The art of content creation

Content marketing is a lot more than blogs, articles, video and social media. Sylvester Chauke, the founder of DNA Brand Architects, explains how it can be used to generate revenue for a business.

3 Aug 2020 10AM 10 min

How can township economies gain new markets?

It is undeniable that the business landscape is evolving, which means the way business is now done needs to change. Black Business Council CEO Kganki Matabane speaks on what it is that township and rural economies need to do differently to attract new business and how the environment needs to…

23 Jul 2020 6PM 11 min

Is your business future-fit?

If you want to have a business that endures, you need to move out of your comfort zone every day. Dr Rethabile Melamu, general manager of the Green Economy at the Innovation Hub, speaks on this week's episode about what it takes to run an effective future-fit business.

30 Jun 2020 1PM 12 min

Matching small business finance seekers with funders

Getting funding is a challenge, even when there isn't a pandemic devastating economies. In episode 4 Darlene Menzies, CEO and founder of Finfind, discusses what funders are looking for and different funds available for small businesses.

23 Jun 2020 6PM 20 min

Allon Raiz: Survival techniques for small businesses amid Covid-19

In this week’s podcast Allon Raiz, CEO of Raizcorp, provides entrepreneurs with a much-needed approach to help small businesses survive the effects of the global pandemic. He discusses leadership, cashflow, and safeguarding current clients, while gaining new markets.

16 Jun 2020 6PM 10 min

Trevor Wittles: A restaurateur adapting to the times

Trevor Wittles, the owner of Shawarma Express, showed determination to save his restaurants and the jobs of his employees by delivering Shawarma ingredients instead of hot Shawarmas. This week he tells us how he saved his business from closing shop during lockdown level 5 and adapted to the changing business…

10 Jun 2020 12AM 8 min

David Tlale: The impact of Covid-19 on the fashion design industry

As the world faces the pandemic in unified isolation, many industries have been forced to relook their models – fashion is no different. This week we speak to acclaimed fashion designer David Tlale to find out how the pandemic is affecting the people who design our clothes and to chief…

3 Jun 2020 4AM 8 min