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ICYMI: The best of ‘22 blog roundup

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 …

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food, drink and hospitality

Full steam ahead for Railways, the (not-so-little) restaurant that could

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

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

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Yoco Meets | Women in Business: Thriving as Underdogs

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

yoco

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

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

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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SEO for Small Business: 5 quick tips to getting optimised for success

Arlene Mulder, cofounder of WeThinkCode_.

Arlene Mulder solves the digital skills gap

Yoco’s Festive Gift Guide 

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COVID-19 Payment Relief with South African Banks

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

Should you use your personal bank account for business?

Selling lollies on the beach.

Seasonal sales: How to deal with them

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How to manage your mental wellbeing during COVID-19

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6 basic Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) tips for beginner bloggers

Julie Taylor, founder of Guns & Rain.

How to go from corporate to business

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Loadshedding and your business

yoco-business-lessons-2021

7 lessons from doing business during Covid-19 to take into 2021

Flip your marketing strategy in time for silly season | Part 1

shoplift e-commerce

7 reasons why Shopify is your ticket to e-commerce success

Part 2: Looks fade. Personalities don’t.

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

How to increase your tips – the Yoco way

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

Access to small business funding online

What’s Your Y? | 5 things we learned at Yoco Meets

Staff motivation at the Hard Pressed Cafe in an article about motivating your employees.

How to motivate your employees in a small business

small business finances

5 things you shouldn’t skimp on when it comes to small business finances

How to set up a simple online store with Shopify

A screenshot of a person doing a Google Search.

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

The Yoco Product Development team.

Meet the Yoco Product Team

8 ways to help make your small business bloom in spring

Nurturing your well-being for business growth

yoco online payment

5 reasons why Yoco online payment products are the business – literally

Fabian of the Yoco Finance Team.

Meet the Yoco Finance Team

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#RiseTheUnderdog: Meet Robyn Keyser of Artclub and Friends

The Yoco team celebrating 10 000 merchants.

Growth lessons: 0 to 10k Yoco merchants

underdog

The strategic advantages of being an underdog in entrepreneurship

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COVID-19: How to sanitise your card machine

budget

5 tips on how to budget like a boss for your small business

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10 things you can do to tackle the risk of small business failure

A new feature from Yoco that allows you to add tabs to an order.

“Add it to my tab”: Now you can

5 budget-friendly ways to drive more traffic to your small business blog

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

Motivating your employees in busy times