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New banks circle small businesses

Article Lynley Donnelly - 27 Aug 2019

TymeBank, Bank Zero and Capitec are all looking for ways to woo businesses – including SMMEs – on to their books

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Four ways to give township entrepreneurs a much-needed boost

Article Elvis M Sekhaolelo - 26 Aug 2019

If they are going to be the job creators that policymakers hope for, a major overhaul of mindsets and infrastructure will be necessary

Letters to the editor: May 3 to 9

Article bogdan TagDiv - 3 May 2019

Our readers write in about plastic waste, SMEs, humanism, and restitution

Greece’s business backbone nears breaking

Article bogdan TagDiv - 10 Jul 2015

SMEs in Greece are having trouble keeping their shops open.

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Small businesses could lose

Article bogdan TagDiv - 26 Jul 2013

New BEE code requires business support programmes if it is to reach SMMEs.

Labour policies trouble little enterprises

Article Teigue Payne - 8 Mar 2013

Despite the state supporting them in theory, small firms are battling in a tough environment.

Google gives small business a leg up

Article bogdan TagDiv - 19 Jan 2012

The DTI has thrown its weight behind a Google initiative to get small businesses online and called for big companies to partner with the state.

Massmart, standards bureau sign SME quality agreement

Article Gillian Jones - 11 Oct 2011

Massmart and the South African Bureau of Standards have signed an agreement to help small businesses improve their product quality.

Development finance bodies ‘key for African SMEs’

Article Zeenat Moorad - 21 Jun 2011

Development finance institutions are crucial for small and medium-sized enterprisesacross Africa who struggle to gain access to finance for expansion.

SMEs better at keeping score

Article bogdan TagDiv - 27 Aug 2010

The balanced scorecard, which is not obsessed with ownership, has made compliance easier.

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Carrying ‘weapons’ while striking is still a sticking point

Sarah Smit - 13 Aug 2020

An upcoming CCMA case will consider whether workers carrying sticks at a strike is an act of intimidation or a call for unity

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Fikile has a daring plan for taxis

Thanduxolo Jika & Mail Guardian Correspondent - 13 Aug 2020

The transport minister presented to the ANC’s top body a proposal to establish a bank for taxi operators and to subsidise the industry

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