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- 10 Steps to Buying a Business
- Purchasing a business is a massive financial commitment, and the best way to make sure that it goes smoothly is to follow a step-by-step process.
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- Sector Spotlight: Restaurants
- Even though the economy in South Africa has experienced a downturn, the restaurant trade is still seeing growth year on year. Although the criterion for customers is altering in favour of healthy alternatives, takeaways and fast food outlets are also seeing improvements in sales.
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- How to Buy a Nightclub
- With young populations and increases in spending power, many believe this could be a good time to enter South Africa’s nightclub sector.
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- How to Buy a Café
- If you plan to get into the café business (often a popular choice for first-time entrepreneurs), here’s a guide detailing some of the issues and procedures you should consider when preparing to buy your café.
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- How to Run a Laundry and Dry Cleaning Business
- In South Africa, creeping urbanisation is a major driver for growing demand for laundry services, and automation has helped the industry meet that demand cost-effectively.
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- How to Buy a Hair Salon
- How to gauge a fair sale price and conduct due diligence, as well as the importance of retaining star stylists when you buy a hair salon in South Africa.
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- Sector Spotlight: Specialist Food
- Over the last 10 years, the specialist food and drink sector in South Africa has gained momentum. And many stores, restaurants and bars are now sourcing niche products made by local, craft producers.
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- How to Buy a Bed and Breakfast
- Some top tips for buying a B&B or guest house, where occupancy rates are forecast to grow faster than any other accommodation segment in South Africa.
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- Sector Spotlight: Nightclubs
- Nightclubs are almost always local businesses, and South African clubs certainly fit this pattern.
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- How to Buy a Restaurant
- Reputation and location count for a lot in this challenging, yet hugely popular sector – so do your homework before you commit to a purchase.
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- Sector Spotlight: Campsites
- There are over 700 campsites in South Africa – but where should your campsite be, and what type of site should you run?
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- Sector Spotlight: Coffee shops
- Amid South Africa’s belated coffee boom, a new wave of café culture is brewing, making this an ideal time to break into the sector
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- 5 big business lessons for small business owners
- Five strategic lessons to get you thinking BIG!
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- Safari businesses: 5 questions to ask before you invest
- Don't get lost in the wilderness - ask yourself these simple questions before you invest in a safari business
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- Sector Spotlight: South African Bars
- South Africa has the second largest economy on the continent as well as one of youngest populations in the world, which has resulted in a flourishing bar sector.
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- Buying a business in South Africa
- Peter Bruil discusses the buying process in South Africa and explains how to avoid common mistakes buyers make.
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- How to market your website
- A website can act as an unpaid sales person, 24 hours per day – if you let it
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- Marketing your small business on a shoestring
- You can have a big impact with a small budget in the digital age, though traditional, face-to-face networking remains a cost-effective tool too.