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The cyclists of Velokhaya

Velokhaya Cycle Academy: Yoco Merchant #6 887

Meet the small town businesses doing big things for our economy.

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Afrikan Passion Designs: A line of love & eco-edge

Niamh 19th February 2020

A image of a candle in the loadshedding article.

Loadshedding and your business

Marijke 7th February 2020

Alistair Barnes from Ballo in his store in Cape Town.

Seeing business differently: how Ballo puts the planet before profit

Daniel 29th January 2020

Business books to help you grow

Books to help you grow your business

Lindsay 27th January 2020

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Gcobani Gogoba from Barista CUP in Cape Town.

Why you need a business purpose

Alice

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

Marijke

The point of sale system at Truth Coffee alongside a Yoco device.

How to choose a Point of Sale system

Alice

An image of a piggy bank in an article about using personal accounts for business.

Should you use your personal bank account for business?

Daniel

A customer shopping at Patagonia in Cape Town using Yoco.

5 ways Yoco Payments help new businesses

Alice

An image of a lawyer signing a contract for a new small business.

When will my new small business need a lawyer?

Eitan

Why your business needs to start accepting card payments.

5 reasons your business should be accepting card payments

Robyn

An image of a folder with filed tax returns.

3 tax tips for small business side hustlers

Editor

An image of a Yoco merchant pairing their device in article about the cheapest data bundles.

The cheapest data bundles for Yoco merchants

Marijke

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

Katlego at Startup Grind: How to build a business

Alice

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Hiring and Employees

Productivity

Sales and Marketing

Legal

Finances and Funding

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A busy restaurant over the holiday period in an article about managing staff.

8 secrets to managing staff over hectic periods

Daniel

An image of a Yoco device integrating with iKentoo.

How Yoco makes choosing Point of Sale software easy

Alice

Branding on receipts produced buy the Yoco Point of Sale app.

Yoco Point of Sale: Customisable Receipts

Alice

A customer shopping at Patagonia in Cape Town using Yoco.

Yoco Point of Sale app: Set up your store

Simon

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

How to increase your tips – the Yoco way

Alice

An image of a card in an article about preventing credit card fraud.

How to prevent credit card fraud in your small business

Alice

Tech and tools for your business.

Tools for your business

Lungi

Getting the most out of your Yoco Point of Sale.

Getting the most from your Yoco Point of Sale

Simon

A room full of workers in article about employee rights.

Top 5 employee rights every entrepreneur should understand

Lauren

An image of a open store with no customers in an article about beating a sales slump.

Beat a sales slump: Working on yourself

Marijke

Inspire

The value of Ubuntu

Ubuntu Baba: Yoco Merchant #12 119

Giving something back

"A lolly to make you jolly"

JK Vending: Yoco Merchant #22 968

The story of Cape Town beach vendors

Grow

An article about the stages of business growth.

Stages of business growth from Start to Take-off

Bradley

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

Yoco Capital Update in 2018

Clayton

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

Access to small business funding

Robyn

A Yoco device and Ultimate Bike accessories.

How Jean Botha is growing Ultimate Bike with Yoco Capital

Daniel

Business books to help you grow

Books to help you grow your business

Lindsay

Two people have a cup of coffee in a business mentor meeting.

Finding a business mentor

Triya

At a Sushi Box in Cape Town.

Sushi Box unboxes its potential with Yoco Capital

Daniel

New Year's fireworks in an article about setting up your business for the new year.

Get your business off to the right start in the new year

Robyn

A lego image on building partnership.

Carl Wazen on building successful partnerships

Carl

An image of a map and compass in an article about finding business advice and guidance.

Where to find business advice, guidance and inspiration

Simon

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‘Open’ is a resource for aspiring and current entrepreneurs to find the information and tools they need to build their businesses. At Yoco we believe in ‘Open Commerce’ - helping entrepreneurs thrive helps create jobs and grows the economy.

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