The restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown have taken a toll on all economic sectors in South Africa, and have presented additional hurdles for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs). A survey undertaken by the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) on the readiness of South African small enterprises to respond to […]
Technology and digital access are the kingmakers in a post-COVID-19 world. The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation on an unprecedented scale. As British-American entrepreneur and author Andrew Keen was quoted as saying: “We are surviving through this pandemic because of technology. Everyone is sitting at home, and their window to the world is through their smartphone.”
Article based on a Report by the Centre for Development and Enterprise Click here to download the Report, or visit www.cde.org.za The outbreak of COVID-19 brought life around the world to a near standstill with enormous economic consequences. The pandemic also had a devastating impact on global education. In a matter of weeks, COVID-19 changed
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By: Jameel Khan, Head of Projects at SAICA Enterprise Development Since March 2020 the South African economy has been severely negatively impacted, primarily as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. From March to June, the South African GDP shrank to an annualized 51% on quarter[1] . To add to the economic woes, unemployment in
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SAICA Enterprise Development (SAICA ED) in partnership with a sponsoring client, embarked on a 12-month Leadership Development Programme, which entailed coordinated and structured set of initiatives that were aimed at a higher purpose, building the eco-system of six Chartered Accountants who own Small Medium Practices (SMPs). “In the spirit of transformation, the firms selected
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For 102 years, Sanlam has been deeply committed to the human side of business. In the last decade alone, the Group invested around R630 million in the financial resilience of Africans across the 33 countries in which it operates. Right now, the world is going through a time of profound turmoil, but also possibility: Sanlam
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