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A small-business curriculum

Fifty articles across five phases. Read in order, you have the foundation of a business education — written for South African entrepreneurs, in plain English.

  1. Phase 01

    The Foundation

    Choosing a name, registering with CIPC, opening a bank account, writing a simple business plan.

    10 articles

  2. Phase 02

    Money & Accounting

    Profit and loss, cash flow, VAT, paying yourself, keeping records SARS will accept.

    10 articles

  3. Phase 03

    Marketing & Sales

    Reaching customers through Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Google Maps, and good old-fashioned word of mouth.

    10 articles

  4. Phase 04

    Operations & Logistics

    Suppliers, shipping with Courier Guy or Pudo, packaging, managing staff under the BCEA, scaling up.

    10 articles

  5. Phase 05

    Compliance & Legal

    POPIA, the CPA, tax clearance, COID, trademarks, CCMA basics, government tenders.

    10 articles

Articles will publish in order. Each will be downloadable as a PDF for offline reading.