Posted on July 31st, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, South Africa
David Cannington of Traction USA shared the following article with me. It was published in a couple of Australian newspapers including the Melbourne Age. It provides a great deal of information to Australian companies trying to enter the US market. I think most of it would apply to South African companies as well.
Any comments?
Posted on July 12th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, South Africa
Recently I blogged regarding the difference between US and South African business terms. In this post I will give you some every day words that are different. For instance, in South Africa you walk on the sidewalk and drive with your manual car on the pavement and stop when the robot is red… Btw, have […]
Posted on July 4th, 2007 by Carel
Venderprisey linked to an excellent presentation on ESOA. I post it here for your convenience. It’s also an example of an excellent presentation.
Do you agree?
Posted on July 2nd, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, South Africa
This post is a continuation of the guest lecture I gave at GSU. A group of MBA students are planning to visit South Africa to meet with South African companies. I gave them this introduction to business terms used in South Africa.
In South Africa revenue or sales is called turnover. I’ve been in a […]
Posted on March 29th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, South Africa
As a South African businessman living in the US, I’m always interested to find and research other successful South African businesspeople in America. This is the start of a series that will continue until I run out of people to profile.
South Africa is known for a number of famous people. Nelson Mandela, Ernie Els, Gary […]
Posted on March 12th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, Technology
I am proud and excited to announce my new Web site today. The name of my consulting company is Beyond438 and you can read all about this interesting name on the Web site.
Please review the Web site and send me a private email or leave a comment on this blog.
Posted on February 22nd, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, Leadership
A local, Alpharetta, Georgia based company started a national movement to ban e-mail use on Fridays. Greg Dockter of PBD Worldwide Fulfillment Services started the movement and gives the following seven easy steps to get the initiative rolling:
1. Gain support from top level of management. Lead by example.
2. Offer open communication outlets for discussing […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Blogging, Business, Technology
According to the organizers SoCon07 is: “2.0 style networking in 1.5 days”. This is a free conference on all things Web 2.0. It will take place at the University of Kennesaw, Georgia from February 9-10, 2007.
Register here: SoCon07 registration.
Btw, if you live in Atlanta then Techlinks website is a great way to stay informed regarding […]
Posted on January 17th, 2007 by Carel
Wow, my first entry for 2007. May 2007 be very prosperous and blessed for you. I look forward to a great year with new challenges and blessings!
The new financial year is upon us and the focus at the beginning of the year is usually on increasing sales. Below is a list of good sales resources. […]
Posted on November 9th, 2006 by Carel
Filed under Business, Charity, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Technology
On October 26, 2006 I had the privilege of presenting a guest lecture to the students at the College of IT at Georgia Southern University (GSU). I would like to thank Dr. Sonny Butler for inviting me. Below are the 10 main points I presented. My purpose was not to promote any specific technology […]
