A CEO’s guide to staying productive while working from home 

The unmotivated employee. The micromanaging boss. The overworked overachiever. Which one are you and how do you best navigate the work challenges that come with working from home due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?  With the COVID-19 taking its toll on the world at large, the Namibian government is taking major precautions to stop its spread and more and more …

Getting Over The November Slump, TribeFire Studios edition

Push through the slump.   I’m hot, I’m cranky, I’m unmotivated, and talk around the office as of late has been: “ wooah, I’m ready for the holidays”.  Just a moment ago a colleague asked me, “when is the office closing again, what does the email say?” We’ve hit the slump. We see the light at the end of the …

Opportunities for your business in tough times

“There are two types of businesses – those that have experienced tough times and those that are going to experience tough times”. But can we look at the way our businesses are operating & adjust to even bigger or better opportunities? We revisited the 99FM Struggle is Real Panel discussion held in April this year to get some practical tips …

Challenging the Approach in Tough Times

Challenges, like change, are a constant in life and part of the process in being a business owner. With the current economic challenge connecting most Namibian businesses, we are asked to check our abilities to weather the storm. Johannes Gawaxab, the Executive Chairman of EOS Capital, speaking at the 99FM Struggle is Real Panel Discussion held earlier this year, noted …

A Passion for Taxation

Poor financial management is typically one of the main causes of a business failing. Poor tax knowledge has been shown to be the most influential factor in determining tax compliance behaviour within an organisation. With this in mind, and knowing that there was a shortage of Tax Consultants here in Namibia, one company decided, ten years ago, to open a …

New Laws Leaving Small Business Owners Angry, Unless Properly Guided

New tax legislation has SME’s and small business owners up in arms over what these new laws will mean to their business. As such, 99FM’s MYD Smart sat down with Tax experts, Stefan Hugo and Chantell Husselmann from PwC Namibia to find out what the new legislation means to SME’s and small business owners and how they can best prepare …