by Wayne Smith & Associates | May 27, 2026 | Business
“Leaders must either invest a reasonable amount of time attending to fears and feelings, or squander an unreasonable amount of time trying to manage ineffective and unproductive behaviour.” (Brené Brown, Dare to Lead) Running a business is a human...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | May 27, 2026 | Business
“A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.” (Dave Ramsey) The unprecedented volatility of 2026 has brought about geopolitical disruption, volatile markets, rand weakness and rising input costs. This places real pressure...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | May 27, 2026 | Business
“Small business success in this economy isn’t about the ‘next big thing’ in tech; it’s about the ‘next small thing'” (Isabel Guzman) It’s no secret that doing business has undergone significant overhauls over the last few...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | Apr 29, 2026 | Business, Tax
“A small business is an amazing way to serve and leave an impact on the world you live in.” (Nicole Snow) Small business owners looking to sell their business or interest in a business as part of their retirement planning will be glad to know that meaningful tax...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | Apr 29, 2026 | Business
“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” (Idiom) Most founders track revenue growth. Fewer track where that revenue comes from. Client concentration risk arises when a single customer, or a small cluster of customers, accounts for a disproportionate share...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | Apr 29, 2026 | Business
“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” (Peter Drucker, Author of “The Effective Executive”, 1966) “Invisible work” is the non-value-added tasks that act as a hidden tax on your profit and growth. It is the...
