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Being a hardware store owner is, well, hard. You have to compete with big-box retailers and other e-commerce independents. But that doesn’t mean all.

While local restaurants are taking their cue from international front-runners when it comes to cuisine, that’s not all they are adopting. Increasing.

Black Friday, once only a North American marketing frenzy, has quickly been adopted by the South African retail market. But just because everyone else.

If your small business relies on telephonic reservations as a core component, you may be familiar with some of these daily downfalls: Like bad lines.

If you need a plumber, how do you find one? Will you harvest options on Google or do you rather phone a friend? Most likely the latter. The reason is.

A Pop-Up Shop, otherwise known as ‘flash retailing’, is a temporary retail space that takes up short-term occupancy in order to market brands and sell.

The manager runs up to a patron in his busy restaurant, with a concerned frown on his face saying, “Sir, I just wanted to check everything is okay with.

Warm coffee and the smell of freshly-baked bread on a winter’s morning are far more likely to get feet through the door than a flyer.

At Merchant Capital we understand that running a business means there is limited time to breathe. There’s no chance you could squeeze a casual chat.