Convert Sole Proprietor to Pty Ltd in South Africa: How-To Guide
You started out invoicing under your own name, and it worked. Then the business grew, and the gap between what you’re running and what’s legally protecting you started to show.…
Memorandum of Incorporation a South African Guide
Every company registered in South Africa needs a Memorandum of Incorporation, or MOI. It sets out how your business is governed, who holds power, and what happens when shareholders disagree.…
The Decisions Behind Every South African Privacy Policy
If you run a website in South Africa and collect so much as a name and email address, you need a privacy policy that satisfies POPIA. Not one copied from…
Supplier Agreements – Keep Your Business Moving
If you’re running a small business in South Africa, chances are you rely on suppliers every day. Someone supplies your stock. Someone manufactures your products. Someone provides packaging, materials, equipment,…
Cease and Desist Letters Avoding the Crisis
Someone has copied your logo. A former supplier is using your confidential information. A competitor has reproduced your content. Someone is making damaging statements about your business online. Your first…
Intellectual Property Protection for Small Businesses in SA
You’ve built something worth protecting — a name, a product, a way of doing things that customers recognise. But intellectual property protection for small business South Africa is one of…
Directors Resolution and Decisions in South Africa
Your bank asks for a “board resolution” before it will open your business account. A supplier wants written proof that your co-director can sign the contract. Suddenly you need a…
Business Registration in South Africa
Most guides on how to register a business in South Africa walk you through CIPC in checklist style and stop there. That’s the problem. CIPC registration is a legal starting…
