Barrie Terblanche

Changes to the BEE codes will affect all small businesses

Local companies may be in for lucrative opportunities to supply the multinational retailer

The jury has been out on whether the new set of labour-broker laws will benefit thousands of temporary workers, but litigation will soar.

A new service on Google has emerged and makes it easy to build professional-looking websites for free, which comes in handy for small businesses.

Some small businesses are likely to benefit from minor tax tweaks but there is no relief on the jobs front.

An increasing number of workers have turned to the law to solve disputes with their employers.

Local engineering firm lands Scottish mine contract with finance from a state-owned company.

South Africa’s tax structure leaves smaller companies dangerously out of pocket, they say.

A modernisation programme to digitise local export processes may lie behind the puzzling clampdown that has left local food exporters reeling.

Small food exporters are reeling after an inexplicable clampdown by customs and excise on their goods to Europe.

New research paints a picture of the dwindling number of buyers willing to take on the difficult life of a factory owner.

Seda has established a call centre to ensure that the government settles its payments on time.

Khula, the government’s small-business finance agency, has quietly embarked on the state’s first attempt at lending money directly to small businesses

The new keeper of the companies register is battling to shake off Cipro’s legacy.

New V&A owners face a shopping centre seething with discontent, writes <b>Barrie Terblanche</b>.