Strategies for Your Business

How Supplier Finance Works

Containing costs and carefully managing cash flow is critical for small business sustainability and success. Supplier Finance is a useful tool to help with cash flow management. Supplier Finance works like this: you buy the stock or raw materials from a supplier on a 30, 45 or 60-day account instead of paying cash. You then...

Using Overdrafts to Help Your Cash Flow

An overdraft is when the bank agrees to make a certain amount of money available to your business which you can access as you need it. Overdrafts are a useful way to access extra cash for working capital, especially when cash is tight, or you are waiting for a payment from a creditor. Interest is...

Finance to Buy a Franchise

There are a number of Government and private lenders that provide finance to buy a franchise. Lenders consider this to be a relatively safe lending opportunity, depending on the franchise. The reputation of the franchisor is vital, so it is important to make sure that you are negotiating with a reputable franchisor that is...

Marketing vs Branding 101

SiMODiSA has partnered with Marketing Professional Eddy Fwamba to bring our entrepreneurs a series on what Marketing and what Branding is. Eddy will guide us in defining and finding ways to implement strategies to effectively market and brand your offerings. These videos and in conjunction with weekly think pieces on Venture Central Bites Learn more   Source: Eddy...

Manage all your social media in one place

Social media marketing refers to the process of gaining traffic or attention through social media sites. Manage all your social media in one place!  Here are examples of social media marketing tools to help you better manage your campaigns;   Hootsuite – Manage your social content with ease by scheduling your social posts    Facebook Ads – find the right people, capture their attention...

Sweating The Fine Print

People often underestimate the need to have a legal professional review and help them understand the full extent of their obligations. In order to make the process more efficient for you, Legal Legends have compiled a few key considerations to think on before you engage with a legal professional. Source: Legal Legends Read More ...

Protecting Your IP

Over and above the product and inventions, the brand, slogans, logos, content and code base contibute significantly to the value of the business. These rights are referred to as the Intellectual Property (IP) of the business. Failure to prepare appropriate agreements concerning IP, can be a costly mistake for the business in the long run....