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The Yoco Business Portal screen in article about the uses of the Portal for reconciling accounts.

“I can reconcile my sales in 15 minutes”

The Yoco Business Portal helps entrepreneurs manage their businesses with its many free tools. Find out how to reconcile sales quickly.

Munawwar 2nd October 2019

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Should you use your personal bank account for business?

Small business banking is like many things in life. Doing it properly in the beginning will save you a lot of time, money and pain in the future.

Daniel 2nd September 2019

An image of two parents talking to their child in an article about getting funding from family and friends for your business.

How to ask for funding from family and friends

Many entrepreneurs get funding from family and friends. They are the most likely to believe in you. Find out how to do this the right way.

Marijke 26th August 2019

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3 tax tips for small business side hustlers

Side hustle businesses are pretty common nowadays, but many people are unaware of the tax implications of running one. Read on for tax tips for small businesses.

Editor 20th August 2019

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VAT 101: Getting money back from SARS

Did you know that you may be able to get a tax rebate for Value Added Tax (VAT). Learn about what VAT is and how you can manage it.

TaxTim 24th July 2019

A picture of a merchant working on the Business Portal.

Filter and export your sales history

Improve your reconciliation process with the tools in the Yoco Business Portal. Take care of your sales history easily and efficiently.

Munawwar 3rd May 2019

A Yoco merchant doing their tax administration.

Tax 2019: What you need to know about tax on businesses

The Budget Speech delivered a mixed bag in terms of tax on businesses in 2019. Find out how this will affect in the next tax year.

TaxTim 8th March 2019

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

Access to small business funding

Access to funding is critical for success. Learn what Yoco’s small business community have to say about funding and the challenges they face.

Robyn 11th December 2018

Top funding options to help meet small business owners meet their goals

In the first article in this funding series, I encouraged you to scrutinise your business goals and to decide if sourcing external funding will help you achieve those goals – without putting undue pressure on your business. We looked at funding for a short-term business boost – like buying inventory

Carl 11th September 2017

Ground Art Caffe on small business finances

How Ground Art Caffe saves time and simplifies their finance management

This past month we’ve taken a deep dive into the world of small business finance. We created a cash-flow template for businesses just getting started and we’ve pulled together an infographic to help growing businesses understand fundraising. We also asked the experts to share their insights in an SME-finance Twitterchat.

Alice 30th June 2017