News Archive

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.

08.02.10 Start your own business with one step at a time
I often hear people telling me, with lots of passion and excitement, about something they want to do.

26.01.10 Pushing the knowledge envelope: Barney Barnato
OPINION: Strickland Gillian (1868-1954), American poet and humorist in his famous poem

07.10.09 Ramaphosa to help small firms
"This is why I left politics," said Cyril Ramaphosa, executive chair of the Shanduka Group and former secretary.....

02.09.09 SME death spiral
The small business sector in South Africa has been ravaged by the recession and - not surprisingly - thousands of small and medium-sized business owners have been wiped out owing millions to creditors. This prompted Finweek to investigate what could be done to prevent you and your business being dragged under

02.09.09 Italy to mentor SA SMEs
Johannesburg - South Africa plans to learn from Italy on a larger scale regarding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), says Minister of Trade & Industry Dr Rob Davies

06.08.09 Zuma: R2,4bn for job fund to help weather recession
An amount of R2,4-billion will be placed in the national job fund to help employers and workers weather South Africa's financial recession, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday

25.05.09 Initiative to teach local entrepreneurs Italian success recipes
South Africa should shift its reliance from big corporates to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to achieve higher

28.04.09 Guidance for entrepreneurs
ENTREPRENEURSHIP was “the best way to transform emerging economies

15.04.09 Turnover tax: perhaps it has some benefits
Small businesses poised to reap admin savings

07.04.09 Small businesses' VAT headache
Sars's new registration requirements are making it incredibly onerous for small businesses to comply

07.04.09 Economy should diversify – Manuel
But that is up to the entrepreneurs

16.03.09 Women and the 'vision thing'
Research by INSEAD professor Herminia Ibarra and PhD candidate Otilia Obodaru shows that women

16.03.09 Renegades in chief
What is the role of the CEO in highly innovative organisations pushing the boundaries of management

02.03.09 What banks want to see in a business plan
Adequate capital, healthy inflows and outflows are a critical component of business success.

25.02.09 Is there more to running a business than a good plan?
RUNNING a successful new business depends on far more than just a good business plan. The character of the prospective business owner counts far more than the business plan.

24.02.09 MBA targets middle ground
FOR 20 years SA has hoped that if small business was encouraged, the country would overcome high unemployment and eradicate poverty, but micro-enterprise was not what SA needed.

20.02.09 Ten simple rules for a successful start-up business
While the thought of starting one's own business may be exciting, it can also be intimidating - even for someone with a successful business career behind them.

10.02.09 SMME’s struggling to keep up with tax compliance
Many small businesses are struggling to keep up with their tax compliance and face a threat to their survival

02.02.09 Financial Advisor, Gavin Reddy, has provided these guidelines for SMEs under strain
Financial Advisor, Gavin Reddy, has provided these guidelines for SMEs under strain

23.01.09 Branson honours winner of challenge
Not many people can claim to have had Sir Richard Branson kneel in front of them and wipe their shoes

14.01.09 Fit for the elite
After quitting her job in the furniture sector 10 years ago, Junior Mutubi and her husband Vusi created Phimat Designs, based in Soweto

14.01.09 Turnover-based tax blow for small business
Rates on the turnover-based tax option for small business are about half of that proposed in the Budget.

14.10.08 Small business is the missing middle in banks' service target
Significant resources are directed at larger, sophisticated clients and micro enterprises, leaving the SME space underserviced...

04.09.08 Administration can make or break your small business
There are a number of reasons why businesses fail, but in my opinion two things cause most downfalls...

16.07.08 World-class model to assist entrepreneurs
Anglo Zimele has created sustainable commercially viable enterprises and empowered entrepreneurs to operate in SA's mainstream economy over a number of years...

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