Features

Making a fresh start for your small business in 2016

Jan 14, 2016

The start of a New Year is always a great time to re-evaluate your business plans and operations, and ask yourself if there’s anything you could do better.

Crowdfunded technology investment to hit $8bn by 2020

Jan 14, 2016

Juniper’s latest research, “Crowdfunding: Strategies and Impacts for Technology Markets 2016-2020”, estimates that investments made in technology via crowdfunding platforms are set to increase sevenfold from an estimated $1,1-billion in 2015 to...

Smart cities will use 1,6bn connected things in 2016

Dec 9, 2015

The growing maturity of smart home platforms through an ecosystem of home appliances, infotainment and home sensors will mean that smart home investments overtake those of commercial buildings in 2018,

SA’s shoppers will be more cautious this festive season

Dec 9, 2015

Buying from physical stores remains a preferred shopping channel, regardless of the growing popularity of online shopping.

Embrace the connected world with the Internet of Things

Dec 9, 2015

While connecting machines or devices to the Internet might sound arbitrary, the impact this will have on us is akin to the arrival of the Internet.

Africa: a continent of promise

Dec 9, 2015

As an African, Paul Maritz feels a special affinity for the continent and believes that there is lots to be positive about in Africa.

Time pressure starves SA’s innovation economy

Dec 2, 2015

To help address some of the challenges found in the research, Sage is offering free digital advice sessions every day of this week.

SA entrepreneurs contribute R530bn to the after-hours economy

Nov 25, 2015

"Small business owners in South Africa are driven by a love of what they do and the sense of achievement they get from seeing businesses succeed"

Gartner: Business migration to Windows 10 will be ‘fastest yet’

Nov 25, 2015

Good plan: in the consumer market, a free upgrade coupled with broad legacy device support and automatic over-the-air upgrades ensures that there will be tens of millions of users familiar with the operating system (OS) before the end of 2015