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Turnover Tax Registration Deadline Extended to 30 April 2010
If you are a small business with a turnover of not more than R1 million per annum and you’ve missed the opportunity to register for Turnover Tax, you now have until 30 April 2010.

From Recession to Recovery
FASA presents a one-day franchise convention on Friday 7th May 2010 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg.
As franchising pulls itself out of the recession and looks to its future growth as the economy's most successful business format, the Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA) will be hosting the International Franchise Expo (IFE 2010) which takes place at the Sandton Convention Centre from the 6 -8th May 2010 and presents a linked one-day convention on Friday 7th May
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Free Business Seminars
If you are starting a small business or buying a franchise, or have been in business for less than two years, Nedbank invites you to attend one of its free business seminars for practical advice in this critical phase.
Bill Gibson, a highly successful entrepreneur, will talk about surviving and thriving in 2010 and beyond and Thayn Niemand, an expert in business and financial planning, will cover the ABC of improving your cashflow.
For information and bookings click here.
book reviews
How to do Everything with YouTube
This book explains how to shoot and edit videos, insert titles and captions, add special effects, and upload content. You will learn to set up a YouTube channel and integrate YouTube videos into your personal blogs and MySpace pages.
 
tech reviews
HTC Hero
Described as an android phone, the HTC Hero is different in that a better physical design, but also because it has HTC Sense, a proprietary user interface extension that only HTC-branded phones have (unlike the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, which is a white label phone).
Issue 95 15 April 2010
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