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02.06.10 Revised guidelines for BEE supplier plan
Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies has approved the revised guidelines for the Black Business Supplier Development Programme (BBSDP), his department said on Monday.

18.05.10 SMEs are vital routes to cut back unemployment
As the world economy continues on a somewhat slow recovery path, South Africa should not waste the economic rebound opportunity by not recharting strategies and approaches that ensure labour-intensive economic opportunities are created.

18.05.10 Mentoring small enterprises can make a big difference
Thirty hours may feel like a lifetime if you're spending it on a plane en route to a far-off land, but it's a drop of time in a working person's life.