Why people lie about their qualifications Unemployment rates in South Africa have dropped slightly, from a record high of 27.7% to 26.7% in the fourth quarter of 2017 according to Statistics South Africa. Nevertheless, this is still a very high…

A credit score or credit rating is one of the most important factors in your financial life. Unfortunately, there are many bad habits that could potentially affect your credit score by showing up on your credit history, following you wherever...

A credit score is a number that lenders use to determine the risk of loaning money to a given borrower. Auto dealerships and mortgage bankers are common examples of types of lenders that will check your credit score before deciding...

Debtors can have a crippling effect on any company and the longer companies let their bad payers get away with not paying what is owed, the more they will be letting their company sink deeper into debt, impacting overall bottom...

Background checks are conducted to help protect your business, your workers, and your clients. But what exactly are they and why are they so important? As a business owner or manager, it can be a bit complicated and overwhelming to...

Establishing business credit is an important step for any business. However, building credit for your business can take precious time and often times, business owners get confused as to how they build credit for their business. In order to make...

Everyone needs to know how to protect their identity and new technology is racing to stay ahead of hackers. Traditional passwords are proving to be no longer enough, but you can make your data harder to access by adding another...

Every year, businesses all over the country are subjected to employee fraud. And while the big companies are at risk, small and medium-sized businesses are equally and sometimes more at risk, primarily due to a lack of awareness or a...

Risk is part of running a business. You can't easily plan for recession, natural disasters, or other negative events, because if you take a too-cautious approach then you'll never succeed. But sometimes the odds will go against you. With prices...