Business
[LISTEN] Have companies lost human touch in customer experience?
Customer engagement specialist Quinton Pienaar says customers want companies to be supported by technology but always prefer a human touch.
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[WATCH] Economic apartheid still exists, says Jesse Jackson
Civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson says black South Africans should demand a fairer share of the economic activity. He adds political apartheid was defeated but the struggle against economic apartheid continues.
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Tough times ahead for all businesses, retailers warned
Analyst at Barclays Africa Rod Salmon says in previous years, spending has been largely on credit. But he says there has been a slump in consumers signing up for debt.
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Cabinet urges businesses to help intensify growth, improve economy
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba is due to meet with business leaders to formulate strategies to counter the recession.
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[LISTEN] How to successfully pass a business from generation to generation
Pavlo Phitidis says one of the factors causing failure in passing down a business is assuming that because someone is an offspring of the founder, they can run the business successfully.
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From 3 to 200: Advice for growing a business
Real, rapid, and sustainable growth comes from retaining the customers you’ve already won.
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Business leaders: This is our wake-up call
Businesses have elevated the importance of ‘giving back’ on the corporate agenda, but they have not fully embraced it as fundamental to the way they operate.
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[LISTEN] The impact of Uber & Airbnb on corporate travel
Cape Talk takes a look are the pros and cons of using these services for business-related travel.
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Which is the best country to be an entrepreneur?
Americans tend to think of themselves as very entrepreneurial as 66% of millennials want to start businesses.
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Sacci: Various factors contributed to SA’s low business confidence index
Sacci released the index, showing that it has fallen to 79.3 in May from 82.5 the previous month.
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SA’s business confidence stalls, eyes on policy implementation
The index has hovered around the 80-mark in the past four months.
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Cosatu condemns business trying to 'corporatise the state'
Cosatu says there is an emerging tendency by big business to try and influence government policy.
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SA's business confidence recovers from 23-year low in January
The Business Confidence Index (BCI) rose marginally to 80 from 79.6 in December.
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2015's business newsmakers
'Financial Mail' deputy editor Rob Rose looks at the hot topics and deals in the world of business in 2015.
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The best & worst places to do business
The best & worst places to do business
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'More young, black industrialists needed to boost SA economy'
As the ANC's National General Council drew to an end on Sunday, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa took a tour of the business exhibition in Midrand.
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What business lessons can Japan teach SA?
Toyota South Africa’s Senior Vice President, Andrew Kirby, says besides a lesson in rugby, South Africa has a lot to learn from Japan in terms of business.
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Tips on how to start an online business
Are you thinking about taking your established business online? Justin Spratt, CEO of digital agency Quirk, discusses starting an online business & common mistakes to avoid when taking an already established business online.
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Dropbox buys CloudOn
CloudOn will become Dropbox's first Israeli office and will focus on research and development.
