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Functional Free Online Resources for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
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South African Revenue Service (SARS)
As the nation’s main tax collection authority, the most reliable information regarding tax-related issues can be found directly on the SARS website. The website provides various information guidelines, forms and general advice for SMEs.
SARS’s information guides can assist you in eFiling and registration for income tax, turnover tax, VAT, PAYE, UIF and SDL.
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The Companies and Intellectual Properties Commission (CIPC)
Your one-stop to register a company. The CIPC is responsible for registration of all South African businesses.
Private and non-profit companies with a standard Memorandum of Incorporation inplace, can easily register directly on the CIPC website.
On their home page, under the Publications tab, there are a number of useful resources such as media releases, news, articles & opinions, annual performance plans, and many more.
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SA SME Fund
To start or expand your business, the SA SME assists vast entrepreneurial ventures by providing much-needed capital.
There two main investment funds include:
1. Venture Capital Funds (Seed, Pre Revenue and Post Revenue)
2. Growth Funds (Revenue Generative and Profitable)
Simply apply for funding directly on the SA SME Fund website.
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Wave
A cloud-based software suite that allow simple bookkeeping and payment solutions for for small businesses. The best part of Wave is that it is completely 100% free.
Wave’s software solution help create professional invoices and receipts, track transactions and run reports.
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Vertex42
If you are seeking high-quality business related templates, that are free, Vertex42 is the place. They offer templates that include excel spreadsheet, timesheet, budget, invoicing, calendars, and financial calculators.
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Business Days Calculator
Need a tool to identify working days and public holidays in South Africa? The Business Days Calculator is easy to use and allows you to calculate the number of working days and/or hours, between the dates you set.
This is a useful free resource as it can assist in planning & organising to meet specific business objectives.
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ClickUp
A project management solution that will transform they way your team manage work. ClickUp has Free Forever pricing solution that enables users 100MB storage, unlimited tasks, unlimited members, collaborative docs, real-time chat, sprint management, and many many more.
ClickUp can provide ease and flexibility to adapt your business strategy as things change.
Their solution reached the Top 100 in the Best Software Awards 2021. Thus, highlighting the usefulness of this tool and why you should hop on board.
