SMEs risk bankruptcy as state and large corporates delay payment
Late and protracted payments by large corporations and state agencies is putting an increasing number of South Africa’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) under unnecessary pressure and, in many...
View ArticleIn praise of South Africa’s entrepreneurs
Building a business anywhere is always a heroic undertaking, but nothing illustrates the positive force of entrepreneurship in society as clearly as some factories in the deep rural areas of South...
View ArticleAfrican business opportunities
The African continent is rich in resources and certain regions are currently experiencing among some of the highest growth rates in the world. “Over the past decade six of the world’s ten...
View ArticleInvesting in our youth to help business flourish
South Africa’s established business owners, no matter how old they are, have a lot more to do with youth entrepreneurship than meets the eye, and it not only relates to the fact that many of them are...
View ArticleNew index launched to measure SME confidence levels
2nd Quarter results reveal SMEs bullish on business prospects The inaugural quarterly Business Partners Limited SME Index (BPLSI), which aims to measure attitudes and confidence levels amongst the...
View ArticleSA SMEs cutting costs on cyber security could threaten business survival
In the current economic climate South African SMEs are increasingly cutting costs due to the sustained impacts of the global financial crisis. This is according to the recently released KPMG Business...
View Article2012 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship
The Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship (AAE) was established in 2007 by the Legatum Group to recognise and award business leaders who serve as role models to Africa’s aspiring entrepreneurs and who...
View ArticleFree scholarship opportunity for women entrepreneurs
The 10,000 Women programme (www.10000women.org) is a five-year investment by Goldman Sachs to provide 10,000 underserved women around the world with a business and management education. In South...
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