insights and advice

ICYMI: The best of ‘22 blog roundup

2022 has been a year, so you’re forgiven if you haven’t had a chance to read all of our blogs. As our holiday gift to you, we’ve rounded up some of our best blogs. From practical tips on wooing customers and mastering SEO to future-proofing your business and using TikTok …

railways cafe
food, drink and hospitality

Full steam ahead for Railways, the (not-so-little) restaurant that could

Railways restaurant is more than just the story of a guy with a monkey on his back (literally), it’s an epic tale that transcends the mundane.

finances and funding

Banting Baker Gigi: How this stuntwoman flipped to ruling a keto empire

This queen of keto is a badass business warrior who pulled off the greatest entrepreneurial stunt of all: HYPERGROWTH during lockdown!

events

Yoco Meets | Women in Business: Thriving as Underdogs

At our Yoco Meets dedicated to women in business, these inspiring entrepreneurs shared their tips for beating the odds and thriving as an underdog.

yoco

It’s Time to Grow. Announcing our Series C Funding Round!

We are proud to announce that we have secured over R1.2 billion in funding. A big step towards realising our vision of Open Commerce.

MBV emporium
retail businesses

MBV Emporium: a dream shop filled with conversation starters

Vanessa Govender’s MBV Emporium is the manifestation of her lifelong passion for collecting and sharing beauty, thriving no matter the odds!

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business-ready-for-summer

Tips and ideas to get your business ready for summer

The top apps for entrepreneurs.

Top 8 apps for entrepreneurs

The Yoco team celebrating 10 000 merchants.

Growth lessons: 0 to 10k Yoco merchants

How to run your small business with the Yoco Business Portal

Game-changing AI tools to power your business | Part 2

Doing support at night.

Support at Yoco – we’ve got your back

level-2-explained

COVID-19 Lockdown: Level 2 Explained

small business burnout

Small business burnout: what it looks like, and 6 things you can do about it!

why-woocommerce-wordpress

8 reasons why you should choose WooCommerce for your online store

A picture of a merchant working on the Business Portal.

Filter and export your sales history

An image in the tax guide for small business.

Tax Guide for Small Business Structures in SA

funding proposal

How to write a concise funding proposal for your small business

Sipping On Success: Aperitif And Yoco

An image of South Africa rand notes in an article about small business funding.

Access to small business funding online

Meet the Yoco Neo: here are 10 things you should know

yoco online payment

5 reasons why Yoco online payment products are the business – literally

The Olive Branch Deli in an article about stock management.

How can I keep track of all my stock?

10 ways to manage revenue in the face of COVID-19

wordpress

How to use WordPress to build an online store

tiktok

Using TikTok for small businesses: is it a hit or a miss?

Balanced rocks in article about the right work-life balance as an entrepreneur.

The right work-life balance for entrepreneurs

Is the Neo Touch for you?

A new feature from Yoco that allows you to add tabs to an order.

“Add it to my tab”: Now you can

email-list

5 ways to build an email list that actually converts

budget

5 tips on how to budget like a boss for your small business

5 tips to increase retail sales this (Covid-19) Christmas

Yoco’s Festive Gift Guide 

A barista in an article about increasing tips the Yoco way.

How to increase your tips – the Yoco way

How to get SME funding with Yoco Capital

Orange speaker on a wall in an article about marketing trends.

Five marketing trends to incorporate into your business

customer loyalty

Practical ways a small business can create loyal customers

An image of a store open sign in an article about opening a retail store.

How to open a retail shop

Maya Liepaz of the Yoco Growth Team.

Meet the Yoco Growth Team

growing pains

5 common small business growing pains, and how to beat them

Katlego talking about how to build a business at StartUp Grind.

Katlego at Startup Grind: How to build a business