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Leave Pay Provision
Annual leave in South Africa is governed by the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, which states that every employee is entitled to 1 day for every 17 days worked, or 1 hour for every 17 [...]
Retrenchment Provision
Every NPO, at some time, will have to restructure and possibly retrench a staff member. It’s vital that you hold enough funds to meet the legal requirements for retrenchment. Here’s a quick summary of the [...]
Building Relationships with Donors
In the world of fundraising, it’s tempting to think of applications and proposals as purely transactional. But the truth is, relationships matter just as much as numbers. When you’re building partnerships with donors, remember: real, [...]
The Real People Behind Donor Organisations
It’s easy to think of donors as large institutions, with rigid guidelines and layers of bureaucracy. But at the end of the day, donors are real people who care about creating impact. They’re just like [...]
We welcome the new Cape Chamber President
EM Solutions welcomes the incoming Cape Chamber of Commerce President Mr Geoffrey Jacobs who takes over the reins from Janine Myburgh. Geoff holds a Master degree in Business management and currently focuses his business efforts [...]
Innovation Initiative Networking Event
Intellectual Property: What you need to know about the law The Cape Chamber of Commerce' Innovation Initiative invites you to our first networking event for the year. Are you aware that your intellectual capital could be your [...]
Business Sprint 2018 – Year End Planning Master Class
My daughter came home the other day and asked me, “Dad, how do leaves come out of sticks?” The dry and not very attractive stick on a tree seems to magically produce a small green [...]
Business Sprint 2018 – Diversification
How do we get more out of our business with what we have? By creating a simple asset diversification strategy and learning how to ‘sweat’ the equity that you manage. List to this mini master [...]