Wholesale & Reselling
Business Insurance for Small Traders in South Africa
The main categories of small business cover explained plainly, why the cheapest quote is usually the narrowest, and how the average clause…
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How to buy stock in volume at Durban China City and turn it into a business: carton pricing, trade terms, margin maths, pricing for resale, and the channels South African traders actually sell through.
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Shop Security and Shrinkage: Stop Stock Loss in Your Shop
The three sources of shrinkage, why paperwork errors cost more than shoplifters, how to design staff theft out rather than police it,…
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Counterfeit Goods and the Law in South Africa: Trader Guide
What counterfeit actually means, why generic and unbranded stock is different and legitimate, the due diligence to do before buying, and what…
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Cheapest Courier in South Africa for a Small Business
The real delivery choices a small SA seller has, compared on cost, speed, tracking, insurance and rural coverage, plus volumetric weight, packaging…
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Hiring Your First Employee in South Africa: The Real Cost
The full cost of a first employee beyond the wage, the categories of obligation that come with employing someone, and why dismissal…
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Social Media for Small Business South Africa: A Simple Plan
Which platforms matter for a small South African shop, what to post with no budget, a weekly rhythm you can keep, and…
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WhatsApp Business Catalogue South Africa: How to Set It Up
Why WhatsApp is the shop front for most small South African traders, how to build a catalogue that sells, and how to…
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Customer Returns Policy South Africa: A Trader’s Guide
Writing a returns policy in plain language, the difference between a change-of-mind return and defective goods, and handling angry customers, serial returners,…
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Customs and Duties in South Africa: Clearing Agents Explained
Importer's codes, what a clearing agent actually does for the fee, how customs value, duty and VAT stack up, tariff classification, inspections,…
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Importing From China to South Africa: A Small Trader Guide
Most small traders should not import yet. An honest overview of MOQs, FOB versus landed cost, sea freight, lead times, rand risk…
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Cash Flow for Market Traders: Stock, Float and Slow Weeks
Profitable traders go broke all the time. Here is the cash cycle from buying stock to money back in hand, how much…
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Simple Business Plan for a Trading Business in South Africa
A genuinely short business plan for market traders and resellers: eight sections, a fill-in template, a worked rand example, and why cash…