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BUSINESS THAT CAN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT YOU MAY JUST BE A JOB YOU OWNTry this test.If you disappeared for 30 days:Would sale...
15/10/2026

BUSINESS THAT CAN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT YOU MAY JUST BE A JOB YOU OWN
Try this test.
If you disappeared for 30 days:
Would sales continue?
Would customers still be served?
Would employees know what to do?
Would invoices go out?
Would money still come in?
If everything stops because you stop…
You haven't necessarily built an asset yet.
You've built yourself a very demanding job.
The goal isn't to become unnecessary overnight.
The goal is to gradually move knowledge from:
YOUR HEAD → SYSTEMS
Document:
How sales happen.
How customers are onboarded.
How work is delivered.
How problems are handled.
How money is collected.
That's how businesses become transferable.
👇 Business owners: how many days could YOUR business operate without you?

15/10/2026

CASH FLOW KILLS BUSINESSES THAT LOOK PROFITABLE
You land a R200,000 contract.
Amazing.
But:
Customer pays you in 60 days.
Your supplier wants R80K upfront.
Staff need R40K this month.
Transport costs R15K.
Other expenses = R20K.
You can have a profitable contract...
and still not have enough CASH to deliver it.
That's working capital.
Before accepting a large contract, ask:
“How much cash must leave my account BEFORE the customer's cash enters?”
Sometimes growth creates a cash problem before it creates wealth.
👇 Have you ever won work you almost couldn't afford to deliver?

DON'T LOWER YOUR PRICE UNTIL YOU KNOW THISCustomer:“That's too expensive.”Business owner:“Okay, I'll give you 20% off.”S...
14/10/2026

DON'T LOWER YOUR PRICE UNTIL YOU KNOW THIS
Customer:
“That's too expensive.”
Business owner:
“Okay, I'll give you 20% off.”
Stop.
“Too expensive” can mean:
“I don't understand the value.”
“I don't trust you.”
“I don't need it badly enough.”
“I found an alternative.”
“I literally can't afford it.”
Those are five different problems.
Discounting solves only one of them.
Instead ask:
“Compared to what?”
The answer can tell you what the REAL objection is.
👇 What's the strangest objection you've received from a customer?

REVENUE CAN LIE TO YOUBusiness A:Revenue: R1,000,000Profit: R50,000Business B:Revenue: R300,000Profit: R90,000Which is t...
13/10/2026

REVENUE CAN LIE TO YOU
Business A:
Revenue: R1,000,000
Profit: R50,000
Business B:
Revenue: R300,000
Profit: R90,000
Which is the “bigger” business?
Depends what you're measuring.
Business A has more sales.
Business B keeps more money.
This is why screenshots saying:
“WE DID R1 MILLION IN SALES!”
don't impress me without another number:
How much did you KEEP?
Revenue feeds ego.
Margin feeds businesses.
👇 Which business would you rather own — A or B?
Explain why.

HOW I'D INVESTIGATE A BUSINESS BEFORE BUYING ITSeller says:“My business makes R50,000 profit every month.”Great.Prove it...
12/10/2026

HOW I'D INVESTIGATE A BUSINESS BEFORE BUYING IT
Seller says:
“My business makes R50,000 profit every month.”
Great.
Prove it.
I'd investigate:
BANK STATEMENTS Does the money actually arrive?
FINANCIAL RECORDS Do the numbers reconcile?
TAX RECORDS Does the reported activity make sense?
CUSTOMERS Are they real and likely to stay?
SUPPLIERS Are there dependencies or unpaid balances?
OWNER What happens when this person disappears?
LIABILITIES What obligations am I inheriting?
And then I'd ask one uncomfortable question:
“Why would someone sell a business producing R50K every month?”
There may be a perfectly reasonable answer.
But I'm asking.
👇 Sellers: what's a GOOD reason someone might sell a profitable business?

THE 3 NUMBERS EVERY BUSINESS OWNER SHOULD KNOWAsk someone:“How's business?”They'll say:“We did R100K this month.”That's ...
11/10/2026

THE 3 NUMBERS EVERY BUSINESS OWNER SHOULD KNOW
Ask someone:
“How's business?”
They'll say:
“We did R100K this month.”
That's almost meaningless without context.
I want 3 numbers:
REVENUE
How much did customers pay you?
GROSS PROFIT
What's left after directly delivering what you sold?
NET PROFIT
What's actually left after operating expenses?
Example:
Sales: R100,000
Cost of goods/services: R55,000
Gross profit: R45,000
Operating expenses: R30,000
Net profit: R15,000
That's a very different story from:
“My business makes R100K/month.”
Know your numbers.
👇 Business owners: which number do you watch most closely?

I WOULDN'T BUY A COMPANY BEFORE CHECKING THESEBuying an existing company because it's “already registered” isn't enough....
10/10/2026

I WOULDN'T BUY A COMPANY BEFORE CHECKING THESE
Buying an existing company because it's “already registered” isn't enough.
I'd investigate:
1. CIPC status
Is the company actually in good standing?
2. Ownership
Does the person selling have the authority to sell?
3. Tax position
Are there outstanding tax matters?
4. Liabilities
What obligations could exist?
5. Trading history
Has the company actually traded?
6. Bank/debt/contracts
What has been attached to this entity?
7. Documentation
Can the seller substantiate what they're telling you?
An old registration date doesn't automatically make a company valuable.
Clean information does.
👇 Which of these would worry you MOST as a buyer?

09/10/2026

THE 80% CUSTOMER PROBLEM
Your business makes:
R100,000/month.
Sounds fantastic.
But then I discover:
Customer A = R80,000
Everyone else = R20,000.
You don't really have R100K of diversified monthly revenue.
You have one very important relationship.
If Customer A leaves tomorrow:
80% disappears.
Before buying OR building a business, calculate:
Largest Customer Revenue Ă· Total Revenue Ă— 100
The lower the concentration, generally the less dependent you are on one customer.
👇 What percentage of your revenue comes from your biggest customer?
You don't need to reveal the rand amount.

R100,000 REVENUE DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE R100,000This destroys businesses that look profitable.You invoice: R100,000Custom...
08/10/2026

R100,000 REVENUE DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE R100,000
This destroys businesses that look profitable.
You invoice: R100,000
Customers haven't paid yet.
Salaries: R25K.
Rent: R10K.
Suppliers: R30K.
VAT/tax obligations may still be coming.
Bank balance?
R12,000.
And payroll is Friday.
That's the difference between:
PROFIT ≠ CASH FLOW
A business can show accounting profit and still struggle to pay its bills.
Before celebrating revenue, ask:
“How much cash actually entered the bank — and when?”
👇 Business owners: what's harder to manage?
SALES or CASH FLOW?

SOMEONE OFFERS YOU THIS BUSINESS FOR R300,000Revenue: R90,000/monthExpenses: R60,000/monthProfit: R30,000/monthAsking pr...
07/10/2026

SOMEONE OFFERS YOU THIS BUSINESS FOR R300,000
Revenue: R90,000/month
Expenses: R60,000/month
Profit: R30,000/month
Asking price: R300,000
At first glance:
R300K Ă· R30K = 10 months of current profit.
Looks incredible.
But I still wouldn't make an offer yet.
I'd want to know:
• Can the R30K profit be verified?
• Does the owner work in the business for free?
• Is revenue concentrated in one customer?
• Why are they selling?
• Are there debts or liabilities?
• Will customers stay after ownership changes?
• What working capital does it require?
You don't buy the seller's spreadsheet.
You buy what survives due diligence.
👇 What would be your FIRST question to the seller?

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