How to save on tax with a small business corporation
If you've registered a company (Pty Ltd) in South Africa, you could be eligible to register your company as a SARS small business corporation, which would mean that you pay…
What do you need to test your online business idea?
In the movie The Matrix, Neo gets the choice of the red or blue pill. Neo takes the red pill and his world is opened up to potential and opportunity.…
What skills do you need to build a small business?
When I started FrugalLocal and LocalMoney, I only used my mobile phone to publish social media posts to get my message out there. As my business grew, I added a…
I’m building my coding school in public!
Finding a software developer is difficult. Finding a good software developer is almost impossible.Frugal Local One of my friends owns a small dev house, employing 5 developers and some support…
How small businesses win against big corporates – and you can too!
A few years ago, my mentor's small business got cheated out of money by a big corporate. Being so large, they just didn't care about the individual customer and just…
Why you don’t need an online portfolio
It's never been easier to create an online portfolio for your business. Whether a graphic designer, web developer, illustrator or photographer - it's expected to have a place where we…
Why Being Employed Is Risky
Have you noticed the culture shift in the last five hundred years? It's not that long ago that we had tribes, groups and villages that looked after each other and…
How to make money creating and selling courses online
Getting a degree from a university is unattainable for many people due to cost and time. This does not however deter people from doing online courses. For example, Udemy has…
How To Pay Less Tax As A Small Business Corporation
Small businesses are very sensitive to taxes in South Africa. For this reason, the government created a small business corporation (SBC) so small companies are not killed by high expenses…
Offline business ideas you can start for under R 1000
If you're looking to start a business offline, then these business ideas for offline use is the place to get your creative juices flowing. There are some industries, where the…