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.
An increasing number of workers have turned to the law to solve disputes with their employers.
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/ 24 February 2012
Some small businesses are likely to benefit from minor tax tweaks but there is no relief on the jobs front.
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.
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/ 23 December 2011
A modernisation programme to digitise local export processes may lie behind the puzzling clampdown that has left local food exporters reeling.
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/ 15 December 2011
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.
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/ 14 October 2011
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>.
Research into this sector has produced alarmingly varied results, but the government doesn’t appear to have noticed.
The attitude of local owner-managed manufacturers towards the Walmart-Massmart merger seems to be enthusiastic support.
The protection of small tenants in shopping centres has been watered down so much in the Consumer Protection Act that it is virtually meaningless.
Financing the poor may be risky, but this entrepreneur has faith in the sector and its dreams.
Strict business principles have set this South African vegetarian business up for world domination.
A recent study suggests more financing is needed for small businesses — but plans to merge three lending agencies could prove counter productive.
Key stakeholders do not know whether their investment in the informal sector is yielding tangible results.
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/ 19 November 2010
The findings and recommendations of the summit
will be compiled into a white paper and made available to the public.
Preliminary results show there are about 5.6-million small business owners in South Africa.
College targets those with high potential and prepares them to change the continent.
The road to success is relentless and risky, says
entrepreneur of the year.
But foreigners have the competitive edge, which
has exposed them to jealousy and violence.
Many entrepreneurs need expert help when starting a business, but who judges the experts?
The dysfunction places severe restrictions on sufferers but many find an outlet in business.
Business Partners expands its ambit to include competition winners from all sectors.
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/ 1 December 2009
Universities need to be realistic about what they can earn by patenting and commercialising research, writes Barrie Terblanche.
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/ 1 December 2009
Two academics have found that creating a platinum smelter is easier than taking it to the market, writes
Barrie Terblanche.