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In its most literal sense, return on investment (ROI) is a profitability metric that refers to the business value derived from spend. It involves dividing an investment’s profit by its cost and is generally expressed as a percentage.

Our financial decisions are consequential, it makes sense to have a trusted expert in our corner. However, it’s important to understand how your financial advisor earns their money and ensure their incentives are aligned with yours. Having a discussion around fees can ensure they are actually working for you, and not just selling financial products.

To succeed in today’s economic environment, manufacturers must find new ways to create and capture value. But how do they do this when South Africa is currently facing a massive energy crisis, with load shedding impacting production and grinding their operations to a halt?

In the healthcare landscape, innovation reigns supreme. However, despite the joint efforts of vendors and partners to deliver exceptional service and solutions, the industry continues to grapple with resource shortages. In 2022, we commissioned a survey to assess the significance of innovation among healthcare players.

In previous years, insurance advisers may have been seen as the ‘middleman’. Often, they were regarded as a form of salesman, primarily selling clients insurance policies on their properties and possessions, as well as assisting them with the claims process.

All eyes were on the President’s recent cabinet reshuffle; the vast majority of which was to see who would be appointed the new Minister of Electricity; responsible for putting an end to South Africa's load shedding woes. But amid all the noise (and Instagram memes!), you might have missed some interesting additions to the cabinet, including a new Deputy Minister for the Department for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.

The world has changed immensely since on-premise infrastructure was considered the best option for company applications. Today, most companies have begun shifting toward off-premise options, such as cloud and co-location.

"To infinity and beyond…" Perhaps Buzz Lightyear was onto something, knowing he had to think big and be brave if he was going to become the galaxy-saving space ranger he was designed to be. While bravery is mostly faultless, for practical purposes, his proclamation can be tweaked to read: “in futurum ad infinitum fortiter.” In other words, ‘into the future, to infinity’ but what can we learn from this maxim?

There are two sides to the business investment equation. Financial institutions and venture capitalists need to offer suitable investment packages and correctly identify suitable funding recipients. But businesses themselves have a responsibility to ensure they are investment ready. 

In this book, leading academic professional and postgraduate coach since 2018, Caroline Dale, will guide you with a tried and tested roadmap to complete your thesis. The six step Dale-method will equip you with practical tools to gain and maintain momentum to successfully complete your Masters or PhD thesis.