4 ways to survive as a small business

24 July 2016 - 02:00

By Margaret Harris

Small businesses have the ability to make a real dent in South Africa's unemployment rate, but to do so they need to be up to speed with their finances so they make smart choices when it comes to expanding.

Colin Timmis, the head of accounting in South Africa for Xero, a company that produces cloud-based accounting software, says financial information has traditionally been in the hands of accountants or bookkeepers, rather than with the owners of small businesses.

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