Should work be fun? What drives people in an emotional, experience economy?
The psychological contract between employers and employees is changing. There is no long-term job security anymore but, in any case, people no longer want to do boring work day-in and day-out simply in order to earn a big enough pension to retire. Work has to have meaning, be an extension of one’s personality and dreams. Read more
Helping SMME’s with Goverment Tenders
Changing the face of financial services in South Africa, Tebfin has over the last three years built its reputation on funding over 500 hundred small and medium sized businesses specialising in government tenders. Read more
Get the balance right – Digital marketing and advertising set for enormous growth… but expers sounds a note of caution
South African organisations are embracing the advertising and marketing opportunities the Internet provides – especially since the introduction of new international undersea data cables– but, warns a digital media expert, the fundamentals of effective campaigns have not changed. Read more
Monetising the mobile internet
We’ve all heard the big numbers: there are more than 4.6 billion mobile phones in the world, many countries have more cellphones than people and there will be more smartphones than PCs in most countries by 2013. Read more
Skills Development Levies – To Claim or not to Claim
All companies who are paying out more than R38 500-00 per month (Assuming a thirteenth cheque is being paid) in salaries and wages contribute 1% of their payroll in Skills Development Levies. Read more
Weddings Provide Opportunities
While many small and medium enterprises derive a significant portion of their annual turnover from the wedding and honeymoon industry, its greater business potential remains largely unrecognised and untapped. This has come to light with the release of the first-ever wedding industry survey, conducted earlier this year by the South African Bridal Industry Academy (SABIA). Read more
