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Small Business

Red tape and capital flight: Bureaucracy undermines SA’s economic future
Thought Leader
/ 15 April 2025

Red tape and capital flight: Bureaucracy undermines SA’s economic future

Practical economic strategies are needed to change the regulations that hobble entrepreneurship and result in funds leaving the country

By Yonela Faba
Why customised SME funding solutions are key to your business success
Partner Content
/ 17 October 2024

Why customised SME funding solutions are key to your business success

By tailoring strategies to the specific needs of funders, SMEs can enhance their chances of securing the capital they need to thrive

By Partner Content
Sustainability essential for small businesses
Opinion
/ 3 August 2022

Sustainability essential for small businesses

Sustainable business practices have the potential to improve traditional and environmental profits

By Karmany Reddy
Four lessons for SMEs from the events of the past two years
Business
/ 9 February 2022

Four lessons for SMEs from the events of the past two years

After a period of instability,our democracy is growing up. The temper tantrums are part and parcel of this process

By Miguel da Silva
Q&A Sessions: ‘I am a product of opportunities’ — Theo Baloyi
National
/ 11 December 2021

Q&A Sessions: ‘I am a product of opportunities’ — Theo Baloyi

Theo Baloyi, motivated by his love for sneakers and his goal of reducing unemployment, founded Bathu in 2015. He shares his transition from corporate employee to entrepreneur

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Commodities ‘bail out’ South African economy, but chronic structural woes remain
Business
/ 8 August 2021

Commodities ‘bail out’ South African economy, but chronic structural woes remain

The mining industry is riding a wave that will eventually crash, analysts warn

By Sarah Smit
‘Not well’: The post-lockdown diagnosis for small business
Business
/ 28 June 2021

‘Not well’: The post-lockdown diagnosis for small business

And now another strict lockdown poses a new threat to businesses that struggled to keep going last year

By Sarah Smit
Small firms adapt or die in lockdown
Business
/ 28 May 2020

Small firms adapt or die in lockdown

The harmful economic effect of the pandemic has seen small businesses lose out, but others have been able to survive by changing to suit the times

By Thando Maeko
‘Afraid, but my spaza’s open’
Article
/ 8 April 2020

‘Afraid, but my spaza’s open’

The police and people roving empty streets are intimidating, it’s difficult to replace stock and business has dropped

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Cooking up a multi-million rand recipe
Article
/ 28 June 2019

Cooking up a multi-million rand recipe

It takes absolute belief in your product to get a small business going

By Chimwemwe Mwanza
Chwayita Rixana
Article
/ 24 April 2019

Chwayita Rixana

The Cockpit Guesthouse- Ekurhuleni

By Tehillah Nieselow
Load-shedding dooms SA profits
Article
/ 29 March 2019

Load-shedding dooms SA profits

From corner bakeries to mines, businesses bear the brunt of the power-cut pain, with alternative energy generation solutions mired in bureaucracy

By Tebogo Tshwane
Spicy atchar turns a hot profit
Article
/ 14 September 2018

Spicy atchar turns a hot profit

Atchar can be enjoyed with curry, vetkoek, which is also called magwinya, or the uniquely South African bunny chow called kota

By Thulebona Mhlanga
‘We can turn SA’s economic situation around’ —Mabuza
Article
/ 12 September 2018

‘We can turn SA’s economic situation around’ —Mabuza

Mabuza maintained that analysis of South Africa’s quarterly economic data painted a bleaker picture than the one which would emerge from annual data

By Khulekani Magubane
Cut red tape so that small business is enabled and encouraged
Article
/ 13 July 2018

Cut red tape so that small business is enabled and encouraged

South Africa has realised the value add that small enterprises can bring to the economy, but we seem confused about how to go about creating them

By Staff Reporter
Mr Mayor – keep your promise
Article
/ 10 February 2017

Mr Mayor – keep your promise

The seemingly impossible task of transferring title continues to hamstring Soweto businesses.

By Staff Reporter
Economic tides hurt small traders
Article
/ 17 December 2015

Economic tides hurt small traders

Macroeconomic events go right down the line to those struggling to make a living on the streets.

By Raeesa Pather
New business model incorporates the poor
Article
/ 17 December 2015

New business model incorporates the poor

Inclusive business – the latest corporate trend – includes low-income groups in the value chain. It’s not charity, but may be the solution to poverty.

By Staff Reporter
Small firms wilt under BEE backlash
Article
/ 13 August 2015

Small firms wilt under BEE backlash

Black-owned businesses are being stymied by the new procurement codes intended to help them.

By Thalia Holmes
Every fledgling small business must learn to fly
Article
/ 2 July 2015

Every fledgling small business must learn to fly

Business incubators are not infallible, but many really do bring out the best in a new enterprise.

By Thalia Holmes
Mind your own business, minister
Article
/ 29 January 2015

Mind your own business, minister

Why is good business sense such a foreign concept, Lisa Steyn asks Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 September 2013

Financing a concern for small business

Business owners rate obtaining finance as very difficult according to the latest survey results from Nedbank’s Small Business Index™. Myth or fact?

By Advertising Feature and Advertising Supplement
Introducing the Nedbank Small Business Index™
Article
/ 10 September 2013

Introducing the Nedbank Small Business Index™

Nedbank has created a comprehensive small business index for all.

By Sponsored Feature
Bitter end of tax restrictions for micro businesses
Article
/ 30 August 2013

Bitter end of tax restrictions for micro businesses

Companies are not taking advantage of tax breaks because criteria are too onerous, say analysts.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 14 October 2011

Government launches direct lending for small businesses

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

By Barrie Terblanche
Millions get income from small business
Article
/ 14 October 2011

Millions get income from small business

The recent National Planning Commission "jam" was dominated by suggestions from South Africans regarding what to do about unemployment.

By Teigue Payne
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Article
/ 17 May 2010

The best structure for your business

<b>David Warneke</b> advises on the most tax-effective structure for a small business: CC, company, partnership or sole proprietorship?

By David Warneke
No image available
Article
/ 22 July 2009

Small fry can’t bank on banks

Unlike big businesses they don’t have the financial power to negotiate lower banking costs

By Maya Fisher French

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