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The Ubuntu Baba factory in Retreat, Cape Town.

Ubuntu Baba: The value of ubuntu

An image of a vendor sitting on a collar on Cape Town's beaches.

JK Vending: “If you don’t pay with Yoco you must be loco”

The Hope on Hopkins distillery in Cape Town.

Hands on at Hope on Hopkins

Tshepo the Jean Maker and his employees.

A man of the denim cloth

Theo Baloyi in his office at Bathu Shoes.

Shoe No. 14

A BMX rider on top of a container at Velokhaya Cycling Academy.

Meet the cyclists of Velokhaya

insights and advice

ICYMI: The best of ‘22 blog roundup

Editor 26th December 2022

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

Liesl Sadie 10th May 2022

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

Marijke Makomba 13th January 2022

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

Yoco Meets | Women in Business: Thriving as Underdogs

Sibahle Teyise 8th September 2021

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

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

Katlego Maphai 27th July 2021

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

Themba Kriger 12th February 2021

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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The Yoco Bree Street store in Cape Town.

Right place, right time: launching the Yoco Bree Street Store

A customer shopping at Patagonia in Cape Town using Yoco.

5 ways Yoco Payments help new businesses

Challenger brands: how underdogs can come out on top

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

Katlego at Startup Grind: How to build a business

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COVID-19 Payment Relief with South African Banks

peak-season-yoco

How to get your small business ready for the peak season with Yoco

The Small Business Pivot | The Yoco Guide

An image of an ethernet switch in an article about internet issues.

A quick guide to troubleshooting internet issues

Bloom Conference: women in creative entrepreneurship

How to use our payment tools to boost Januworry sales

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

How to increase your tips – the Yoco way

The Yoco Store in Parkhurst, Johannesburg.

What we learnt from setting up the Yoco Store

When and how should you register your small business?

A screenshot of a person doing a Google Search.

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

yoco khumo print

Meet Yoco Khumo Print: just when you thought it couldn’t get any smarter

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Support Small: Yoco merchants selling fabric face masks

An image of Ncedile Nkonyana, one of the software developers.

How I went from packing devices to developing software

A Yoco workshop with Google in Durban.

Yoco workshop on digital marketing with Google

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

How to set up a simple online store with Shopify

6 strategies to overcome Janu-worry for small businesses

The Yoco popup store in Maponya Mall in Soweto.

Behind the scenes of the first Yoco Pop Up Store in Soweto

A customer shopping at Patagonia in Cape Town using Yoco.

Yoco Point of Sale app: Set up your store

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8 social media tips for business owners during COVID-19

Yoco Capital, a unique short-term working solution for small businesses.

Yoco Capital Update in 2018

Shannon McLaughlin in the Ubuntu Baba factory in a story about protecting intellectual property.

Whose intellectual property is it anyway?

An image of a store front in an article about beating a sales slump with product.

Beating a sales slump: Working on your product

Fabian of the Yoco Finance Team.

Meet the Yoco Finance Team

Our Y: Introducing the new Yoco 🚀

Yoco Capital

Everything you need to know about using Yoco Capital to level up

A lego image on building partnership.

Carl Wazen on building successful partnerships

An image of the inside of an elevator in an article about making an elevator pitch.

The elevator pitch has left the building

Why your ‘why’ is so important (and how to find it)

black friday

Black Friday for small businesses: is it a win or woe?

Ten things you didn’t know the Yoco App could do

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