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Can I run a business from a residential property?

14 September 2021

I’m looking at buying an old house and renovating such to use as offices for my general medical practice. In... the area that I’m looking at there are a number of small businesses also operating from houses. However, I want to make sure I’m allowed to run my practice from this property. How can I do that?

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My company is going under - what is my personal exposure?

08 August 2018

My wife and I are the sole shareholders and directors of our family company. We’ve had a few good years,... but with the current economic times, despite our best efforts to keep the company afloat, it doesn’t look like the company is going to make it. For the first time this reality has hit us and we are both worried that the company’s creditors will come after us and take our home and savings. Can they do this?

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Has the bell-tolled for broad-based BEE?

12 July 2018

My business is reliant on a good BEE certificate and I try and keep my ear to the ground about... changes that may affect my business. Recently there seems to have been quite an active debate about the proposed new amendments to the BEE Codes. I must say, many of them seem quite positive. So what is all the fuss about?

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When to register your BEE transaction with the B-BBEE Commission

15 May 2018

I have a medium-sized construction business. We recently had our BEE partner buy a stake in our business. I’ve heard... that you are now required to register your BEE transactions with the new B-BBEE Commission. Is this correct and will I have to register our transaction?

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POPI and your data security

15 May 2018

I have an advisory business serving private and corporate clients. Our client information is stored on a central server in... our offices. I have been advised to review our data security due to the growing risk of being hacked and the requirements of POPI to protect the personal information of my clients. What does POPI require of me in this regard?

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The “who’s who” of POPI

07 September 2017

I own a local cellphone and electronics store. We collect personal information from our clients, and quite often have to... pass on information to third parties such as cellular providers etc. in order to provide our services. I’m not sure where our business fits into the picture with POPI and what my responsibilities are? Can you provide some clarity?

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