Every entrepreneur that starts a business does so hoping it will grow into a working concern. Despite this, many go into the process of building those businesses blindly, unaware that the pace of growth and the way it is handled is a critical element of making a business work in the long run.

If a business grows too slowly, it may run out of financing, and if it grows too quickly, it may collapse due to an inability to meet requirements and client dissatisfaction. Here’s our guide on how to grow your business sustainably. 

Back when the industrial revolution first started Sunday was the only day off, given over to worship and contemplation. It wasn’t until 1908 that companies first began enacting a five-day work week, and only the great depression made it the standard.

Now decades later we are finally contemplating turning another workday into an even longer weekend, in fact it has been trialled in a number of places around the world. The results have been an unexpected phenomenon. Here is why the four-day work week is getting closer to reality.

Cybercrimes, including phishing and online scams, are not only the biggest current threat in Africa, according to Interpol, they are also the type of crime most likely to increase in the next three to five years.  

In this article, we share the prominent cyberthreats identified by Interpol - with Business Email Compromise (BEC) still top of the list, explain what these cybercrimes entail, and also offer some excellent tips from expert sources to help you, your business and your employees remain safe from these growing threats to businesses and individuals. 

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