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Daily Insider: Warren Buffett on how any business can widen its moat.
How to invest like Warren Buffett is timeless. Mostly because it draws on shareholder letters and comments at AGMs by the man himself.
The competitive advantage of being stupid and looking at our companies that way
Let us all be stupid again. It starts with the executives and board – to set a new course creates a massive discomfort-zone. Turn the way the company thinks around.
Connected customers expect a hyper-personalised, effortless experience but organisations are slow to respond
Only 9% of organisations say customers rate brand experiences as fully satisfactory, with satisfaction around AI and robotics experiences faring even worse.
Capitec growth steers it closer to 10 million customer mark
Capitec Bank’s most recent annual financial results for the year ending February 2018 shows that the bank’s strategy to grow its active clients base to nearly 10 million.
Ronnie Apteker: Why everyone’s a salesperson
In this world of email and Internet, Ronnie Apteker says the whole sales process has made people lazy and he misses the face-to-face aspect of it.
Shona Owen: How my life changed when I became an Airbnb host
Financial advantage aside, Shona Owen rates Airbnb as a fantastic tool to promote your city, your country, and most importantly —yourself.
Micro business challenges keeping owners awake at night
South African businesses are faced with a plethora of challenges this year, some are unique to 2016, others are a perpetual challenge.
Ronnie Apteker: Tapping into the outside – Finding balance for growth
Ronnie Apteker’s latest contribution explores the three things any entrepreneur should look out for if they want their business to grow.
Choose ‘vine’, ‘veg’ and ‘tree’ customers carefully – Tip 19
Corporate management specialist Mario Pretorius uses a thought-provoking agricultural metaphor to press home the importance of ‘grading’ both your customers and your offering in order to achieve the right mix for success. “Take time to understand your flora and your diet,” he counsels in this tip. GK Plant seeds; trees; and vegetables. In farming terms, … Read more