Small businesses could become the lifeblood of e-commerce

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent a staggering 98% of business in South Africa today. The fact that SMES also employ between 50 and 60% of the country’s workforce and are responsible for a quarter of the job growth in the private sector,...

Reasons for quickly implementing a B2B e-commerce solution

The global pandemic forced many businesses to change. Companies and employees who had resisted digital innovation suddenly had no choice. By Andre Adendorff, director of presales at Seidor Africa The demand for online sales began to grow as populations were locked...

Cyberattacks the ‘second pandemic’ threatening businesses

After a year in which the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged the world, there’s a new cyber-pandemic threatening South African businesses – and the consequences could be just as deadly, as cyber hackers find new ways to attack companies’ critical data and...

Why executives believe closing the skills gap is an urgent priority

In 2020, many businesses were unable to provide much-needed training to their teams, as they didn’t have the right training solutions. “Their inability to pivot to digital training solutions, resulted in severe delays in skills development and knowledge...

2021 trends in cybersecurity

The pandemic has forced organisations across all industries to be versatile and agile to meet current and future challenges. By Riaan de Villiers, business analyst at LAWTrust Information Security Solutions As employees continue to work remotely, cybercriminals are...