There are many challenges a business faces every day, of which cashflow (or the absence thereof) is arguably the biggest. This column will be discussing ways of finding and managing cash to start, stabilize and grow your business. We will cover such areas as venture financing, financing options, financial flexibility and cashflow planning and management. We also be looking what opportunities are available out there, how to tap into them and what pitfalls to avoid.

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Talking about the benefits of ecommerce and how individuals can make use of the opportunities it presents.

No business can last long without the right kind people. Small businesses face the challenge of attracting and retaining good hands to mind their affairs. Here we will be discussing these challenges and proferring ways of overcoming them.

This column will accomplish three basic objectives:

- Expose the numerous opportunities for SMEs in cassava, cabotage and
export business.

- Educate the readers on how to take advantage of these opportunities.

- Motivate SME operators to organize themselves into pressure groups to
influence national policies that affect them.

This column will provide tips, advice and guides on how business owners and managers can take full advantage of the INternet and its attendant tools.

This is the official column of the Centre for Management Development (CMD) on SMEclub website. Here you will find articles, research findings and business tools contributed by staff and faculty members of CMD.

The column will dwell on problems confronting SMEs and practical solutions to them. It will also give tips and guides on how the individual, employed or unemployed, can build an entrepreneurial career.

This column is targeted at the events management community. We offer useful guides and tips on event management global best practice.

We do not share the view that anybody can plan, organize or manage an event - even one as "simple" as a child's birthday party. We believe that event management is a profession like any other and we are commited to raising the standards of service provided by those who are engaged in the industry.

But we are also commited to making it a fun ride, so come on board!

This is an open column, so feel free to contribute articles to it at any time.

This column is sponsored by SMEclub MoniPort, the official payment system of the SMEclub community. We will be discussing winning internet business models. Why are Yahoo, Ebay, Google, PayPal successful? Can such things work in Africa? What works and why? What does not work and why? Which internet "opportunities" are real and which ones are scams? We will try to answer those questions here.

We will also be studying and discussing internet usage, behaviour and trends in Africa.

NOTE: This is an open column. You are welcome to contribute relevant articles.

This column will simply show you how to position your business on the internet.

Every business or idea has a place online if you know how to do it. It all starts when you see the Internet as a marketing tool which has high level of interactivity with targeted customers of the business.

You will also learn how to create unlimited internet wealth so always keep a date with us.