CloudSmiths creates Salesforce CRM powerhouse

CloudSmiths, a South African SalesForce specialist and part of the DVT Group, is merging with one of South Africa’s leading Gold Salesforce Consulting Partners, Ideas Inc. The deal makes CloudSmiths the largest SalesForce specialist in South Africa. Derek...

Teleforge bucks the trend despite weak rand

Specialised call centre solutions provider Teleforge Communications has grown its revenue 90% during the last three months, due to the weakening of the rand  – which has been flirting with an exchange rate of R18 to the dollar. According to Andrew van Niekerk,...

Kibby is VMware’s regional director of sub-Saharan Africa

VMware has announced the appointment of Matthew Kibby as regional director of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In his new role, Kibby will be directly responsible for driving VMware’s vision and strategy as well as spearheading its continued expansion in the SSA...

Issues faced by SMEs – and how to solve them

Research shows that a very high percentage – 80% or even 90% – of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) fail within the first three years. Faith Ngwenya, acting CEO of the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA), says that three...

Deloitte Digital acquires Jinja Interactive

Deloitte Digital (Africa) has acquired a fintech services business, Jinja Interactive as part of its strategy to build a fully-integrated digital transformation business, providing digital innovation and customer-centric engagement solutions to its rapidly growing...

Making a fresh start for your small business

The start of a New Year is always a great time to re-evaluate your business plans and operations, and ask yourself if there’s anything you could do better, writes Daryl Blundell, MD of Sage SSB (Start-up and Small Business) Accounting south and southern Africa....