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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working from home

7 tips for boosting your morning routine while working from home

Nurturing your well-being for business growth

small business insurance

Small business insurance: our basic guide to getting covered

A lego image on building partnership.

Carl Wazen on building successful partnerships

Tech and tools for your business.

Tools for your business

An image in an article on improving your small businesses online presence.

Improve your small business’s online presence

What’s Your Y? | 5 things we learned at Yoco Meets

Meg and Kirsten of the Yoco People Team.

Meet the Yoco People Team

Part 3: Unleashing your creativity to market your small business.

A picture of a merchant working on the Business Portal.

Filter and export your sales history

chat commerce yoco link

Chat commerce and Yoco Link: small business besties <3

apple-pay

Accepting payments with Apple Pay and your Yoco card machine

How to grow your small business with Yoco Capital

e-commerce metrics

7 e-commerce metrics to learn and use for your online store

The Small Business Pivot | The Yoco Guide

E-commerce UX: how to build a user-friendly online store

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

Katlego at Startup Grind: How to build a business

How to set up a simple online store with Shopify

How to use our payment tools to boost Januworry sales

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

Yoco Khumo

Flip your marketing strategy in time for silly season | Part 2

Why your business needs to start accepting card payments.

5 reasons your business should accept credit card payments in South Africa

youth day

8 Steps To Protecting Yourself From Email Phishing

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

“Add it to my tab”: Now you can

An image of the Yoco Point of Sale App.

Are you getting the most out of your Yoco Point of Sale App?

A customer shopping at Patagonia in Cape Town using Yoco.

5 ways Yoco Payments help new businesses

A screenshot of a person doing a Google Search.

How to get your business website to the top of Google Search

How to sell on Instagram: Yoco’s guide for beginners | Part 2

A guide to UIF applications for small business owners

COVID-19 Lockdown: Advanced Level 3 Explained

getlion-blog

Introducing getlion: the ultimate “super-app” for entrepreneurs

underdog

The strategic advantages of being an underdog in entrepreneurship

A picture of a messy desk in an article about creating a new business plan for the new year.

New Year, New You, New Business Plan?

Mashudu Modau, who works on Open by Yoco.

Mashudu Modau: Blazing a trail for small businesses

The Yoco offices in Parkhurst, Johannesburg.

Growing your business with small businesses