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Robyn

When you’re engaging with Yoco on social media, Robyn is the girl you’re talking to. She loves learning from our community and seeing small businesses thrive. In her spare time you’ll find her off hiking in some forest, curled up with a book or singing karaoke (badly). After graduating with a B.Bus Sci degree from UCT, she found Yoco and jumped in head first. She now manages Yoco’s social media profiles and online community, and writes an article or two for the blog.
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seasonal businesses

Tips and ideas to get your business ready for summer

16th November 2020

The sun is back and so are your customers: Is your business ready for summer? Check out these tips on making sure that your sales heat up too.

A stall for Granadilla Swimwear.
cape town

Granadilla Swimwear: In love with summer

19th January 2020

Adam and Joshua started Granadilla Swimwear as a love note to Cape Town summers. Now their business is heating up. Read their story.

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

Access to small business funding online

11th December 2018

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

A pic of the guys at Colombo Coffee in Durban in an article about motivating your employees.
hiring and employees

Motivating your employees in busy times

5th December 2018

During the busy season you may need to push your employees harder. Here are tips for keeping your team happy and motivated

Nick Jacobs, software developer on open by Yoco.
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Nick Jacobs: From London to Yoco

13th November 2018

Meet Nick Jacobs: a Senior Software Engineer at Yoco who relocated from London to Cape Town to join us in our early startup days.

Behind the scenes for the Yoco For The Sales campaign.
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Behind the scenes of our For The Sales video

25th September 2018

Yanick, visual content developer at Yoco, shares the behind the scenes for the For The Sales campaign by Yoco with small business owners.

The Yoco popup store in Maponya Mall in Soweto.
events

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

27th July 2018

We’re excited to introduce the very first Yoco Pop Up Store in Maponya Mall in Soweto. See how we got the store up and running.

Chapel Leather in Cape Town.
productivity in business

Yoco Point of Sale: Reporting and Receipt Features

19th July 2018

We have added some advanced features to the Yoco Point of Sale and we would like to help you get the most out of this free business tool.

Using Yoco to grow the coffee industry.
food, drink and hospitality

Driving growth in the coffee industry using technology and data

28th February 2018

Here’s how Yoco is using technology to help drive growth in the coffee industry in South Africa. Read about barista entrepreneurs using Yoco.

Inside a Beerhouse founded by Randolf Jorberg.
cape town

The story of Beerhouse

26th January 2018

Check out the story behind Beerhouse, the fastest growing hub for beer in South Africa and how they use Yoco in their business.

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An infographic showing the top uses for business funding.

The top 5 ways small businesses use business funding

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Making space to explore: curious enough to experiment, bold enough to fail

Sue van der Linde of Iris House offers five tips for fundraising.

Five fundraising tips from Iris House Founder, Sue van der Linde

Hlobsile Manana of Mbali Rose Hair.

Mbali Rose Hair: Making a hair business work

5 signs you’re ready to open an online store for your business

An image of Yoco being sold at DigiCape in an article about tips for selling on consignment.

4 tips for selling on consignment

Selling lollies on the beach.

Seasonal sales: How to deal with them

Tina Ngxokolo’s story: culture, fashion and business

How to deal with negative online comments.

Negative comments online: 9 tips for dealing with them

The Hope on Hopkins distillery in Cape Town.

Hands on at Hope on Hopkins

A photograph of the Yoco data team.

Meet the Yoco Data Team

A screenshot of a person doing a Google Search.

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

An image of the new Yoco Tap feature.

Yoco Tap: Refresh the till point experience

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

Should you use your personal bank account for business?

A closeup of a rand note.

Do you really need business capital?

Budget Speech 2020

Budget Speech 2020: top five things you need to know

Towels on the bed at Inkosi Eco Lodge.

Saving the planet with iNkosi Eco Lodge

The entrance of Manifest Yoga in Durban.

Yoga in Durban: Niki and Ellen’s yoga journey

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

Whose intellectual property is it anyway?

An image in the tax guide for small business.

Tax Guide for Small Business Structures in SA

Sine Ndlela of Yo Coco in Cape Town.

Sine Ndlela: Serving love with Yo Coco

Biltong Rules SA selling at a market in Durban.

How to start a market stall

Gcobani Gogoba from Barista CUP in Cape Town.

Why you need a business purpose

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Social Media: How to Communicate During a Crisis

8 reasons why you should have a small business blog

How to get SME funding with Yoco Capital

A lego image on building partnership.

Carl Wazen on building successful partnerships

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Support Small: Yoco merchants selling fabric face masks

A picture of a merchant working on the Business Portal.

Filter and export your sales history

Getting the most out of your Yoco Point of Sale.

Getting the most from your Yoco Point of Sale

How to pivot your food business during COVID-19

The Small Business Pivot | Book iBhoni Bike Courier Service

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5 ways to increase your Black Friday sales

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

When will my new small business need a business attorney?

A customer shopping at Patagonia in Cape Town using Yoco.

Yoco Point of Sale app: Set up your store