by Wayne Smith & Associates | Sep 28, 2026 | Business
“Recognise flexibility as a selling point. Generally speaking, top talent wants the option to crunch numbers at a coffee shop or stay in their slippers at home.” (Kevin Kuske) Every small business owner knows the feeling: a promising candidate sails through the...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | Sep 28, 2026 | Business
“I’ve never been a guy who’s just about getting a check, so I thought: is there a way we can keep this going, and bring others along for the ride?” (Dan Kenary, founder Harpoon Brewery, on introducing an employee ownership arrangement) When entrepreneurs...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | Sep 28, 2026 | Tax
“To be deductible the expenditure must be: actually incurred, in the production of income, expended for the purposes of trade, and not of a capital nature.” (SARS) Business entertainment expenses occupy a unique space in South African tax law. While they...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | Sep 1, 2026 | Tax
“Next to being shot at and missed, nothing is quite as satisfying as an income tax refund.” (F.J. Raymond) SARS offers a range of rebates, incentives and deductions that can significantly reduce the tax you need to pay, if you know where to look. The...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | Aug 27, 2026 | Business, Wills and Estate Planning
“True leadership is measured by what happens after you die.” (Myles Munroe) Most business owners believe that their personal will has the business covered too, but that’s usually not the case. First things first, your valid, updated Last Will and Testament (i.e....
