Briefings

Notes from our SME advisers

Same-week setup, tax folders, ops rhythms, pop-ups, written by the people who run Sandton reviews.

Mr James Mokoena

Petty cash rules a small team will actually follow

A float, a tin, and a weekly count that keeps small spend honest.

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Mr Thabo Maseko

Same-week company setup without panic

CIPC cues and bank packs that fit a real week.

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Ms Lerato Dube

Tax folders before the first salary

VAT, PAYE, and UIF orientation before payroll day.

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Ms Aisha Patel

Email identity before the logo is final

Mailbox discipline that makes a brand feel real.

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Mr Pieter Nel

Weekly rhythms that survive load-shedding

Ops cards that still work when power dips.

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Mr James Mokoena

Invoice discipline before the board pack

Cash calendars owners can defend in a meeting.

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Ms Nomsa Khumalo

First 90 days without the scramble

Onboarding milestones that stick past week two.

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Mr Pieter Nel

Pop-up checklists that hold on Saturday

Trading lists for mall weekends that do not fray.

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Mr Thabo Maseko

SADC paperwork without the panic

First export orientation without the jargon wall.

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Ms Aisha Patel

Maps and reviews before the ad spend

Local discovery that earns paid traffic later.

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Ms Nomsa Khumalo

One blocker, one hour

How Advisory Hour stays useful, not performative.

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Mr James Mokoena

Board packs owners will open

Lite skeletons without corporate bloat.

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Mr Pieter Nel

Decision trees for bad weeks

Crisis Reset when cash and power collide.

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Mr Thabo Maseko

Name reservation cues that stick

Avoiding the rename loop in week one.

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Ms Lerato Dube

PAYE orientation for first hires

Payroll cues before the first offer letter.

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Ms Aisha Patel

Trademark checklists for SMEs

Mark cues without the law-firm fog.

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Mr Pieter Nel

Owner standups under twenty

Short standups that respect a small team.

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Mr James Mokoena

Collections cues that stay calm

Follow-ups that protect cash and relationships.

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Ms Nomsa Khumalo

Contract orientation on day one

What to cover before the laptop is issued.

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Mr Pieter Nel

Permit cues for mall weekends

Trading legality without last-minute panic.

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Mr Thabo Maseko

HS cues for first cartons

Light export notes for neighbouring markets.

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Ms Aisha Patel

Review-response scripts that land

Local replies that sound like the business.

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Ms Nomsa Khumalo

Prep notes for Advisory Hour

What to send before the booked advisory hour.

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Mr James Mokoena

KPI one-pagers for owners

Numbers directors will actually skim.

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Mr Pieter Nel

Cash triage when the float shrinks

What to cut, what to collect, what to pause.

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