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Intelligent SME. tech is an Intelligent Global Media publication for professionals with an interest in global SME news and events.
EDITOR’ S NOTE
H ello and a warm welcome to the 67th edition of Intelligent SME. tech. Within these pages, you will find news, features and whitepapers from around our regions with a core focus on technology for SMEs.
On this month’ s front cover, we feature Urvashi Agarwal, Founder at JP’ s Originals, which is an e-commerce-led tea retailer. She was faced with the challenge of implementing a secure and reliable online payment system that could integrate seamlessly with the company’ s Shopify website. JP’ s Originals selected Worldpay eCommerce to overcome this challenge, enabling fast and secure online payment processing. Agarwal speaks about the heritage of the brand and how the payments system has met the business’ specific needs. Turn to page 14 to read more. good but the reality looks a little different. John Ravaris, Founder of UVPSolutions, explains why most unique value propositions fail and how to build one that works. Turn to page 35.
We also have an Intelligent Technology section dedicated to all the latest technology developments affecting SMEs and a page called Project Round-Up which features news from across our regions.
I hope you enjoy the magazine and if you’ d like to contribute to any future issues, please contact me by emailing rebecca. miles @ intelligentglobalmedia. com
Rebecca Miles Managing Editor
Our Talking Point is from Alan Shannon, Executive, Private Wealth, Private Clients, Small Business at Nedbank, who discusses the hidden costs associated with cash for small businesses in South Africa. Turn to page 18 to read more.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is a new way for sole traders and landlords to report their income and expenses to HMRC. From April 6, sole traders and landlords must use it if their annual income from self employment and property is over £ 50,000. Katie Greet, Principal Professional Services Consultant at Intuit, discusses how most small businesses are already operating in ways that make the shift to digital tax filing far less disruptive than critics suggest. Turn to page 24 to read more.
The value companies believe they deliver does not always line up with the value the clients experience. The messaging sounds
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