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With its Asset Finance and Short-term Finance products, Business Partners Limited addresses two significant pain points for South African small...
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The 2025 Bellville Business Expo (BBEXPO) brought the local business community together for two energetic days on 28 and 29...
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As small businesses enter the critical festive trading period, which often sees November and December sales account for significantly more...
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The Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP) is proud to announce the third annual Bellville Business Expo, taking place on 28–29 October...
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Most entrepreneurs don’t struggle with effort—they struggle with clarity and alignment. Despite working long hours and investing heavily in marketing,...
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SMEs are struggling. Just as they recovered from COVID-19, inflation spiked, triggering interest-rate hikes. Bank lending to SMEs has plunged...
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Planning and forecasting should always be part of running your small business, and this becomes even more important as we...
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The Youth Employment Service (YES) and Sanlam have partnered to launch an exciting initiative to support 60 youth-owned businesses across...
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In today’s dynamic economic landscape, fostering a strong relationship between large organisations and small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) is...
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The 2025 Budget Speech, delivered last week by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, outlines bold fiscal strategies to stabilise South Africa’s...
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While the macroeconomic outlook remains uncertain, there are some positive signals for the SME sector in South Africa. These insights...
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South Africa’s next generation of entrepreneurs took centre stage in the 2024 SME Toolkit South Africa Business Plan Competition. Designed...
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The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), launched by African Export-Import Bank in collaboration with the African Union Commission and...
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The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has partnered with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) and FSDH Merchant Bank...
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As the nation waits for the rescheduled delivery of the Budget Speech on 12 March, many are wondering what tax...
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Are you an early-stage startup ready to take on the world? Verto, the global fintech leader in cross-border payments and...
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South Africa’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will continue to grapple with cybersecurity challenges throughout 2025. Tougher enforcement of data...
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As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to redefine industries worldwide, fintech companies are integrating AI-powered technologies to optimise lending, enhance customer...
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Kazang – the prepaid value-added services (VAS) and card acquiring business within Nasdaq and JSE-listed fintech Lesaka Technologies – has...
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Small businesses are the driving force behind the South African economy, and they will be eagerly listening to the 2025...
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Small business development specialist Edge Growth has launched The Art of Scale, a book written by co-founder Jason Goldberg. This...
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South African small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) owners understand that obtaining business funding is imperative to business growth. However,...
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Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has recently launched “Unlocking...
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Amazon South Africa has launched its Amazon Seller Success Centre, a new initiative for Amazon. The walk-in seller hub aims...
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When her farmworkers can buy their own cars and she can sit around the table “in my shorts, just like...
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Finfind, South Africa's leading online access-to-finance platform for micro, small and medium enterprises (SMMEs), is set to publish the 2024...
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The Shoprite Group has introduced GetPaid, an innovative new platform that enables small business owners to invoice and receive payments...
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For small businesses, every second saved and money spent can be the difference between surviving and thriving. GoDaddy recently found...
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In an ever-changing economic landscape, South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are proving their resilience and adaptability. Sage’s annual...
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Impala Platinum Pty Limited has launched the Impala Peo Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) Fund, a major initiative aimed at...
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Beauty is a multimillion-dollar industry; however, the shift in trends toward more sustainable, locally manufactured skincare ranges has opened the...
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As we observe the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Lamatsamo Holdings' Empower Her Future campaign that took...
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From waterproofing roofs at the age of 18 to building one of the country’s most successful business empires, renowned businessman,...
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In an ever-evolving business landscape, companies must push boundaries to drive entrepreneurial growth and remain competitive. Innovation and adaptability are...
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In an economy where small to medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute at least 40% to gross domestic product, it seems only...
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In 2023, South Africa saw a 22% increase in cyberattacks, with small to medium enterprises (SMEs) bearing the brunt of...
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As South Africa prepares to celebrate National Entrepreneurship Month this November, The BEE Chamber emphasises the vital role Broad-Based Black...
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Africa’s creator economy has skyrocketed, transforming digital content into a $3-billion industry in 2023, with a projected growth rate of...
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Following the recent announcement that the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast has, once again, been awarded the highest number of Blue Flag...
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The 2024 Bellville Business Expo (BBEXPO) successfully concluded its second annual event on 17 and 18 October 2024 at the...
