Proper record keeping is quintessential to business growth. It is a key issue that growth-oriented businesses are fraught with but have to be dedicated to in order to maintain a sound balance of performance. Proper record keeping could relate to accounting, operational and customer records. Business owners should ensure that income and expenses are well tracked as businesses ought to …

Failing to meet timelines for filing tax returns and other payments can attract fines and penalties. Not complying with legal and statutory regulations can leave the business endangered with pecuniary penalties and may affect its reputation in the long run. Hence, the perception of being compliant to tax and other regulations goes a long way to create a friendly environment …

The people you meet today will be the same people you will need someday to grow your business. Businesses should ensure to maintain relationships built on integrity (keep your word) and professionalism (competence and upgrade of skills). Oftentimes, a lot of people tend to forget the long-term importance of those they meet and decide not to keep in touch for …

On Thursday, April 15, 2021, Glitz Africa Living Magazine in partnership with First National Bank with support from Glico Group hosted the maiden edition of the Home Ownership Series under the theme, “Reducing Housing Deficit in Ghana”. The event which took place at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra brought together stakeholders in the real estate industry to deliberate on issues …

Owning a home is an essential goal for most individuals and families especially those living in the cosmopolitan city. The cost, location and type of home are among some important factors people need to consider before making a purchase or lease. Considering the cost and scale required in meeting Ghana’s housing needs, much work needs to be done in order …

A business should be seen as a separate entity from its owners. This has always been a hard nut to crack for many growing businesses. Thus, personal transactions are often conflicted with that of the business resulting in the misuse of business funds for personal interests. Always keeping your personal and business finances separate will make a clear distinction between …

IT IS TIME TO PURSUE BUSINESS GROWTH! After overcoming the risks and challenges of starting a new business, the business owner’s attention turns inevitably towards growth, winning new businesses, exploring new markets and expanding customer base. With this next phase comes a fresh set of challenges and risks. In striving to achieve sustainable profitable growth, it is quite easy for …

I believe we have experienced at some point in time, the situation where a tap was left on at home and it ended up “flooding” our homes because we were away at work. With the introduction of a new year, comes the introduction of new and emerging technologies. Hence, it is only fitting that I challenge you to consider technologies …

Many banks are and have been moving their operations towards digitisation and automation. This, while good, may pose a challenge for people who tend to issue lots of cheques. This is because such persons often rely on the exigencies of the manual clearing system to manage (and in most cases, delay) payments to clients, suppliers and 3rd party parties. However, …

It is often difficult for people to keep track of their personal expenses but it is always worth it. While you can use various Microsoft Excel templates to keep track of your personal and household expenses, the use of various mobile apps make it much better and easier to have real time tracking of your expenses because you can do …