Gazette: Drakenstein

By David Malherbe   –   Published in Drakenstein Gazette – Friday 11 October 2013

To be an Entrepreneur, the owner of your own business, puts you in a leadership position that you have perhaps never considered yourself to be in.

The basic aspects of being an entrepreneur is to start the business activities and then to keep them going.  You need to give direction to the business and this requires initiative.

You cannot lead an organization and people unless you as the leader did not first determine what you would like ... continue reading

Deur David Malherbe   –   Gepubliseer in Drakenstein Gazette – Vrydag 4 Oktober 2013

Enigiemand wat daaraan dink om ‘n besigheid te begin, se eerste vraag is gewoonlik “Waar gaan ek geld kan leen om die besigheid mee te begin?”  En ongelukkig is dit so dat bitter min besighede van die grond af kan kom sonder dat die eienaar(s) iewers vandaan finansiële hulp kry.

Aan die ander kant is dit ongelukkig ook so dat ‘n mens baie maklik so gewoond raak aan baie skuld, dat ‘n mens later maar net meer ... continue reading

By David Malherbe   –   Published in Drakenstein Gazette – Friday 27 September 2013

Any business needs a market to sell their products or services to.  We often tend to think of a market as consumers who buy from us.  But there is a market that most people, except marketers, usually seldom really get to know.  This market is known as the industrial market.  This simply means that you sell the majority of your products and services to other businesses instead of to the final consumer.

But for businesses that sell ... continue reading

Deur David Malherbe   –   Gepubliseer in Drakenstein Gazette – Vrydag 13 September 2013

Elke besigheid produseer iets – ‘n produk of ‘n diens.  Maar wat van ‘n winkel wat net produkte aankoop om weer te verkoop?  Hulle lewer ‘n diens deur ‘n groot verskeidenheid produkte van verskeie fabrikante onder een dak bymekaar te kry sodat die verbruiker dit alles op een plek kan koop.

Wat ‘n onderneming egter ook al produseer, dit bly belangrik dat die produksieproses so goed en effektief as moontlik bestuur sal word.  Met goeie bestuur word ... continue reading

By David Malherbe   –   Published in Drakenstein Gazette – Friday 6 September 2013

Business owners usually strive to become more efficient in their businesses. That means lowering cost(s) as well as effort to obtain the required result(s). Therefore they often take the route of more technology.

So instead of doing marketing by talking to people and listening to them, they send them e-mails.  They also tend to make use of complex phone answering systems which stop clients from reaching a real person.  “For accounts, press 1; for sales, press 2; ... continue reading