Significant and growing unemployment and poverty are risks to the sustainability of South Africa. A growing and sustainable SME sector does a great deal to contribute to the alleviation of these factors. Image: Richard Rose, CEO of the Fund Management division for Edge Growth To further assist this sector, FNB this week announced a R200 […]
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Highly regarded as South Africa’s foremost authoritative resource featuring the latest projects, trends and developments in small business development. There is little doubt that entrepreneurship requires intentional support to be a major source of employment and driver of growth in our economy. Some of the common challenges experienced by these entrepreneurs are: access to markets;
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With successful butcheries already established in Thokoza and Katlehong, entrepreneur Dexter Letele, has secured a R5 000 000 loan to launch a third site, bringing Dexter’s Hyper Meat Market to the Vosloorus area of Natalspruit in Gauteng. The strong brand recognition and proven track record that Letele has achieved since first starting his business twenty years ago
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The GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Academy, DHL Express and the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust are collaborating to bring the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women’s award-winning programmes to 3,500 women entrepreneurs to help boost their businesses! In ongoing efforts to unlock business skills for women, the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women has partnered with the
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In a world of CSI and ESD, commitment is one of the foundations for successful development outcomes and Nthonyana Kitsa oozes commitment in bucketloads. Nthonyana calls herself a resource mobilisation and partner development professional, which slots perfectly into the ethos of her role as Regional Manager, Gauteng for Black Umbrellas. Black Umbrellas (BU), a partner
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The GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Academy has an exciting line-up of fireside chats sponsored by fintech firm, ProfitShare Partners. Slaying In Your Lane has already featured prominent speakers like Elizabeth Wells from the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, Marble and Saint co-owners, David Higgs, and Gary Kyriacou, as well as Zandile Mkwanazi of GirlCode and EmpowerXx.
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Image sourced from: Shane Mc Lendon – Unsplash Accenture, in partnership with Adapt Digital Solutions, has launched a multi-tenant Mining Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) Platform for the mining industry that is designed to ramp up meaningful outcomes for the entire mining ecosystem. It is a Salesforce and cloud-based platform available as a service. This
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Could this investment vehicle be the key to assist small business and unemployment in South Africa? Our unemployment rate has hit a record 35.3% and the many issues we are facing in South Africa are only worsening . Could Impact Investing be the ticket to spearheading more social entrepreneurs, more solutions and more access to
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When an entrepreneur signs a long-term contract with a large company, it often feels like winning the jackpot. Being part of a corporate supply chain offers stability for SMEs, as it provides continuous access to market opportunities, a guaranteed off-taker and a sustained income. Their cash flow and ability to plan ahead is further strengthened
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Women in agriculture frequently face gender-specific obstacles worldwide. Impediments such as lack of access to land, education and finance often put women farmers at a disadvantage before they ever put a plough to a field or sow a seed in the ground. This gender gap imposes significant costs on society in terms of lost agricultural
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