“As a small to medium business I never have the time to really keep watch on my company financial reports. With Finserv that is all taken care of and at the end of the month all the financials are provided to me and explained thoroughly, making that much more time available for me to concentrate on my “knitting”.”
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WHAT DO I HAVE TO MANAGE?
Most small business owners find it difficult to manage every aspect of their businesses, just because of the time it takes.
There’s so much to do, and so little time – usually! However, there are a few basics that simply have to be done – and regularly – if you [...]
Dr Ron Jensen (author of “Make a Life, Not Just a Living) made this statement:
This work ethic, which was deeply rooted in the Protestant reformation, was the very core of what made America great in its early years. But in the mid-nineteenth century this ethic began to erode. As Sherwood Wirt says, “The calling lost [...]
Have you ever noticed those little street vendors that seem to pop up along busy roads?
You see it wherever the taxis gather, and even on the pavements outside shops that attract lots of people. Driving back from the Cape just before New Year, I noticed this just outside a little town called Paul Roux in [...]
If you had R100,000 to invest and I offered you a risk-free, 15% guaranteed per annum return on an investment option, you would be quite happy to hand over your money to me – wouldn’t you?
After all, you won’t have to work for the money and the capital is guaranteed. Most people who have the [...]
REVIEW SO FAR
In the first part of this series on "The Christian in Business", I raised the issue that so many of us are confronted with from time to time – the pressure to conform to the ways of the business world – and often at the expense of personal integrity.
Warren Wiersbe observes: "A person [...]
In the first quarterly magazine from the Institute of Directors of South Africa, there was an article on some of the implications of the new Companies Act, which I felt was very relevant for many of our Company clients.
I’ve taken the liberty of copying some of them for your information, since I believe you should [...]
2010 has only just begun and already I’ve noticed that the number of businesses in trouble seems to be on the increase. Although the world economy is supposedly on the rebound, it’s clear that South Africa is lagging behind. I’m in the process of completing a book on the subject called "Business Blues- Why youve [...]
If you’re a Christian in business, you will have been confronted, at some stage, with a number of ‘commercial’ (and moral) issues which may well have challenged your faith, your integrity, and your relationships – and left you feeling like you let God down!
And these issues will span all commercial transactions – and commercial relationships! [...]
I recently copied this extract from an edition of Business Day:
"November 2009 marked the centenary of Peter Drucker’s birth – he died in 2005 just short of his 96th birthday – and the anniversary was celebrated in a series of events held round the world. He is widely regarded as the father of modern management [...]
It is easy for me to say, "Don’t do debt!" but not always easy to put it into practice!
However, I’m just as aware that if we begin to follow a set of legalistic rules in this regard, we are in danger of living by fear rather than by faith. If you’ll let me, I would [...]
“Forgive everyone everything.”
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