With the arrival of 2012 Lohesi has undergone major changes.  It is with a heavy heart that we bid farewel to both Hendrik and Lourens.  The membership in the Close Corporation reduces to 2 remaining founding members Henk Heath and Sias Heyns. 

If you have a small or medium business, and you operate in the Tshwane metro area, you may be eligible for funding assistance for a number of business services.  If you would like to know more, please contact Tarin. 

Cash flow is the lifeblood of any small business and how it's managed can mean the difference between your company's success or failure. Having sufficient cash on hand will ensure that your suppliers, employees and other service providers can be paid on time. It also allows companies to invest cash back into the business in order to generate additional revenue and profit and, most importantly, improve their bottom line.

Let's take a closer look at how cash flow management can affect small businesses and review how your business can take control of and better manage its cash flow immediately.

As with all other aspects, the drive to Entrepreneurial ship is truly unique in South Africa. There are vast number of reasons for a person to become an entrepreneur rather than seeking or remaining in formal employment. Of these drives, only 5 will be highlighted in this study opinion, they are;

1. The social trend driving the Crafts and Tourism industry in South Africa,
2. the availability of information and training for prospective entrepreneurs and ready established entrepreneurs,
3. the technological advances that open up countless opportunities in the Tele-communications and Information Technology sectors,
4. early retirement of employees are the order of the day in the new South Africa, and lastly
5. the almost forgotten starting block for all entrepreneurs, Outcomes Based Education, as introduced in South Africa as the governments Curriculum 2005 education plan.

From these five discussion points it will be evident that South Africa is truly in the forefront of an explosion in the marketplace, if Government heeds warning signs and published reports, to fully capitalise on the potential for entrepreneurship.