More management lessons from rugby
Don't let the tears in your eyes from the Springbok loss to Australia blind you to the valuable management lessons to be learnt from that match.
Know your property rights
With the ANC Youth League eyeing your property, knowing what they believe and knowing your rights is crucial if we're to fight this wave of insanity
How not to save on farming costs
Farmers are under continuous pressure to farm more efficiently and to save money. Unfortunately, there are right and wrong ways of going about it
The birth of management
Those who have chosen a career in management, especially in the noble profession of agriculture, are among the exalted few.
Tax and trips
Going abroad to buy a stud bull and treat your family to a holiday? With a bit of planning, you can enjoy tax deductions that weren't available in the past
A broker is your first investment
Investing is an art, with a view to the timing of various flows of taxable income, dividend streams, capital gains and expenditures on finance and maintenance. This means you need to find a broker who really knows what they're doing.
Management lessons from golf
How can you and your co-workers develop as much passion for work as golfers have for golf? What is it that motivates golfers? The fact is, there are many business lessons to be learnt on the golf course.
Be aware of VAT
With the right advice, you can put yourself in a position to claim back most of the VAT your business pays. But if you slip up, it will cost you.
Feeding cows
The stage of lactation, genetic predisposition, and salt all influence the cows' dry matter intake, writes Malcolm Stewart-Burger.
The carrot and the stick
The finance ministry has just announced a new voluntary disclosure programme, which it also claims can track down international tax offenders. But is this really the case? And just how "safe" are those Swiss bank accounts?
Looking good, if not rosy
The world food outlook for the next decade is positive. South African farmers will be able to share in this, provided they're allowed and encouraged to do so.
Get a bigger slice
Primary production is the least profitable sector in a value chain, and the farmer's share of the consumer rand is shrinking. But farmers can share in the profit made upstream through their own farmer-owned businesses.
The joys of building a family business
Where there's common vision and shared labour between members of a family business, there's no greater meeting of minds and no greater family union.
Tax breaks for wildlife farmers
The first step is proving you're a genuine game farmer - and allowing the occasional hunter onto your land doesn't count.
South African farmers just aren’t appreciated
South Africa's 30 000 commercial farmers provide affordable food, earn foreign currency and contribute massively to the national economy. Despite this, they regularly face threats to their survival.
issue date: 19 November 2010
issue date: 19 November 2010
Let the seller beware!
The new Consumer Protection Act has shifted the onus from the buyer to the seller in the world of commerce. Farmers should read the Act to protect themselves, and see how they will be protected by it in turn.
Is your family prepared to run a business together?
Owners want good financial returns and dividends. Managers want good salaries and the freedom to manage and grow the business. Families want peace, harmony and love. It could be a recipe for disaster.
Education makes a winning nation!
Unless the private sector gets involved in education, we'll never make it as a winning nation. But farmers, having special relationships with their employees, have a unique opportunity and role to play here.
Why Botswana is good for business
The Botswana Innovation Hub has numerous advantages for the research and development sectors of the Southern African commercial scene.
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