by MD Streets | Nov 11, 2026 | Finance Blog | Fatima Bapukee
“When less money is available to run your business, you will find ways to get the same or better results with less. By taking your profit first, you will be forced to think smarter and innovate more.” (Mike Michalowicz) Ask most small business owners how...
by MD Streets | Nov 10, 2026 | Finance Blog | Fatima Bapukee
“All the creditors must appear in the ledger at the right-hand side, and all the debtors at the left. All entries made in the ledger have to be double entries — that is, if you make one creditor, you must make someone debtor.” (Luca Pacioli, The Rules of...
by MD Streets | May 8, 2026 | Finance Blog | Fatima Bapukee
“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” (Idiom) Most founders track revenue growth. Fewer track where that revenue comes from. Client concentration risk arises when a single customer, or a small cluster of customers, accounts for a disproportionate...
by MD Streets | Apr 11, 2026 | Finance Blog | Fatima Bapukee
“Renette Oosthuizen, small business owner from Gauteng, had this tip: ‘Minister Godongwana, please increase the VAT registration threshold for small businesses to R2 million. The R1 million threshold has not kept pace with the cost of doing business.’” (Budget Speech...
by MD Streets | Mar 12, 2026 | Finance Blog | Fatima Bapukee
“Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it’s the lifeblood of business.” (Richard Branson) Ask any business analyst about recurring cash flow challenges and you’ll often hear them say, “It’s not that the business is short of money, it’s that money arrives too...
by MD Streets | Nov 14, 2025 | Finance Blog | Fatima Bapukee
“Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.” (Benjamin Franklin) Extending 30-, 60- or 90-day payment terms may seem like a simple trick to help your sales teams convert sales, smooth negotiations and boost customer service. What you may not...
