The 2025 Grant Thornton Women in Business report – now in its 21st year – is out and the numbers are startling. Globally, women currently hold just 34% of senior leadership positions, up 0.5 percentage points from 2024. At this pace, we’ll not see gender parity in senior management roles in mid-market companies until 2051. […]
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Small business development specialist Edge Growth is proud to announce the launch of The Art of Scale, a book written by Edge Growth co-founder Jason Goldberg. This compelling, hands-on guide celebrates the profound advances in South Africa’s and other African SME ecosystems over the last decade, as well as Africa’s contribution to thought leadership on
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In a country with a large underbanked community and millions of businesses still reliant on cash-only transactions, the launch of a groundbreaking association promises to contribute to an inclusive financial sector for all and progress the digitisation of payments in South Africa. The Association of South African Payment Providers, known as ASAPP, was officially launched
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South Africa’s most recent unemployment figures paint a gloomy picture. Our unemployment rate is now a staggering 32,9%, which is among the highest in the world. By Stephen de Blanche, Chief Revenue Officer for TransUnion Africa The problem is that the country’s chronic joblessness is what leads to most other socio-economic issues, including crime, poverty
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Africa Month is a time to celebrate and recognise the achievements and contributions of the African continent. One area where Africa has tremendous potential is in business and entrepreneurship. However, many African businesses face challenges accessing the capital they need to grow and expand. Debt financing can be a powerful tool for African businesses looking
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In the post-pandemic world, companies are losing female leaders at unprecedented rates as women take up better job opportunities or search for work-life balance. By The Gordon Institute of Business Science Female CEOs are still so rare that they make headlines when one resigns. In February 2023, Natascha Viljoen announced she was leaving her position
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You have a plan, you’ve started to implement it, but how do you get it to the next level by bringing in some outside investment? Just what makes an entrepreneur investment-ready? By Edge Growth We had a chat to some of Edge Growth’s team to find out exactly what they look for when they start
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In part 8 of the Small Business Survival Toolkit series, Lauren Spence, Industrial Relations Executive at LabourNet, unpacks the issue of restructuring and retrenchments post-Covid, and the rights of both employers and employees. As a LabourNet Industrial Relations Executive, Lauren’s focus is partnering with employers to ensure employment justice by implementing pro-active fair labour practices
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In part seven of the Small Business Survival Toolkit series, Ravi Pillay, Ph.D. candidate at the Gordon Institute of Business Science focusing on Multi-stakeholder Partnerships linked to development and improving livelihoods, shares some insights on marketing in a post-Covid era. Compiled by Tarren Bolton In part 7 of the Small Business Survival Toolkit series, Ravi
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In part 6 of the Small Business Survival Toolkit series, Professor Manoj Chiba, Principal Consultant and Data Analysis Specialist at GIBS, offers insights on innovation in design thinking for small businesses. Compiled by Tarren Bolton Prof Manoj Chiba is a management professional and has held senior positions in different sectors. This experience has allowed him
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