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We provide recurring manufacturing, cnc services to mid-market companies in Germiston. Several clients want 60-day payment terms while our staff costs are monthly. How do we protect our cash flow and IP in our standard SLA?
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We provide recurring coffee roaster, hospitality services to mid-market companies in Germiston. Several clients want 60-day payment terms while our staff costs are monthly. How do we protect our cash flow and IP in our standard SLA?
Agree with @ruan_isaacs and @mogamat_jacobs. For Germiston B2B contracts, also include a simple change-request annexure so any scope creep outside the monthly retainer triggers a pre-agreed hourly rate automatically.
@ruan_isaacs and @priyan_sandton we implemented this exact setup in Germiston last quarter and it cut our monthly admin and reconciliation time in half.
Thank you @ruan_isaacs and @mogamat_jacobs. That IP transfer-on-payment clause and the 7-day suspension right are going straight into our updated template.
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We provide recurring digital marketing services to mid-market companies in Germiston. Several clients want 60-day payment terms while our staff costs are monthly. How do we protect our cash flow and IP in our standard SLA?
Agree with @christo_vermeulen and @marius_vanniekerk. For Germiston B2B contracts, also include a simple change-request annexure so any scope creep outside the monthly retainer triggers a pre-agreed hourly rate automatically.
@christo_vermeulen and @compliancequeen_za we implemented this exact setup in Germiston last quarter and it cut our monthly admin and reconciliation time in half.
Thank you @christo_vermeulen and @marius_vanniekerk. That IP transfer-on-payment clause and the 7-day suspension right are going straight into our updated template.
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Our Germiston workshop runs two 3-phase fibre lasers, an air compressor, and office computers. We don't need to run the heavy compressor off battery, just the office, IT, lighting, and one smaller 11kW machine during 4-hour municipal power outages in Ekurhuleni. Should we split the DB board into essential and non-essential 3-phase loads?
@tygerbergtax 100% split the distribution board first before you buy a single inverter. Industrial compressors and direct-on-line motors have massive inrush currents (up to 6x rated kW) that will trip a hybrid inverter instantly unless they have VSDs (Variable Speed Drives). Put your office, server rack, lighting and control electronics on the essential backup bus, and if the 11kW machine must run on backup, fit a soft-starter/VSD and look at parallel 3-phase Deye 12kW or Victron Quattro units with at least 30kWh of LiFePO4 rack batteries.
@braaimaster_gp, Agreed with @solarguy_pta. Also run a 7-day data logger on your incoming Ekurhuleni 3-phase supply before quoting. Half the workshops we audit in Germiston have terrible phase imbalance that needs redistributing before a 3-phase hybrid inverter goes in, and your insurer will insist on a supplementary SANS 10142-1 CoC signed off by a registered installation electrician.
@westrandwelder, Good call on the 7-day phase logger @threephasetheo and splitting the compressor off the essential bus @solarguy_pta. Our compressor definitely doesn't have a VSD yet.
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A digital marketing client in Germiston doing R45m turnover wants to bring in an equity partner within 24 months so the founder can step back. What needs to be cleaned up first?
Great points from @simone_levitt and @tracey_halse. Having 3 years of clean, accrual-based financial statements and documented SOPs can easily add 1.0x to 1.5x to the EBITDA multiple for a Germiston mid-market business.
@simone_levitt and @costa_dimitriou we implemented this exact setup in Germiston last quarter and it cut our monthly admin and reconciliation time in half.
Super helpful checklist @simone_levitt and @tracey_halse. Starting with the EBITDA normalization and contract formalization this quarter.
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A labour law client in Germiston doing R45m turnover wants to bring in an equity partner within 24 months so the founder can step back. What needs to be cleaned up first?
Great points from @riaz_patel and @keshav_govender. Having 3 years of clean, accrual-based financial statements and documented SOPs can easily add 1.0x to 1.5x to the EBITDA multiple for a Germiston mid-market business.
@riaz_patel and @yasmin_jardine we implemented this exact setup in Germiston last quarter and it cut our monthly admin and reconciliation time in half.
Super helpful checklist @riaz_patel and @keshav_govender. Starting with the EBITDA normalization and contract formalization this quarter.
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A chartered accountant (sa) client in Germiston doing R45m turnover wants to bring in an equity partner within 24 months so the founder can step back. What needs to be cleaned up first?
Great points from @thandeka_mthembu_ca and @michelle_deklerk. Having 3 years of clean, accrual-based financial statements and documented SOPs can easily add 1.0x to 1.5x to the EBITDA multiple for a Germiston mid-market business.
@thandeka_mthembu_ca and @nomsa_cele we implemented this exact setup in Germiston last quarter and it cut our monthly admin and reconciliation time in half.
Super helpful checklist @thandeka_mthembu_ca and @michelle_deklerk. Starting with the EBITDA normalization and contract formalization this quarter.
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Giving our chartered accountant (sa) site supervisors cash or a shared debit card in Germiston always turns into faded thermal slips and missing VAT invoices at month-end. What system works best for 5 to 15 field staff?
And as @kirsten_savage and @nicola_thorne mentioned, remind your Germiston foremen that fuel itself is zero-rated for VAT, while oil, parts and toll fees carry 15% VAT on a proper tax invoice.
@kirsten_savage and @kobus_badenhorst we implemented this exact setup in Germiston last quarter and it cut our monthly admin and reconciliation time in half.
Thanks @kirsten_savage and @nicola_thorne, switching the teams over to WhatsApp slip capture and capped expense cards this month.
Anri · 06 Sept 2026
Agree with @robyn_bryanston and @tarync_gardens. For Germiston B2B contracts, also include a simple change-request annexure so any scope creep outside the monthly retainer triggers a pre-agreed hourly rate automatically.
Ilse L. · 06 Sept 2026
@robyn_bryanston and @gavin_rutherford we implemented this exact setup in Germiston last quarter and it cut our monthly admin and reconciliation time in half.
Gavin Rutherford · 06 Sept 2026
Thank you @robyn_bryanston and @tarync_gardens. That IP transfer-on-payment clause and the 7-day suspension right are going straight into our updated template.