Medium And Micro Enterprise
latest news & developments
The missed opportunity: SMMEs in the South African economy
Entrepreneurs in South Africa have found wasy to innovate for the finance that their businesses need
Fast-moving travel solutions
Building a solid foundation in the travel market requires a commitment to reliability
Investing in relationships
Small companies are able to customise experiences and build critical relationships
South Africa’s entrepreneurs remain elusive
Perhaps the reason is less about poor support and more about a bad attitude to self-employment
SMEs hobbled by funding gap
Only 1% of South Africa’s small, medium and micro-sized enterprises ask for formal financing
Letters to the Editor: June 22 to 28
Our readers write in about unlocking youth power and the evolution of the school curriculum
Makhura plans Gauteng’s facelift
The premier wants to give township enterprises a boost and will name and shame public servants who don’t do their jobs well
Gauteng plans to give its townships a business and lifestyle facelift
The township economy has taken centre stage in Makhura’s state of the province address, which he delivered at the Gauteng Legislature on Monday.
Gigaba budgets R2.1-billion for small business
Gigaba says that by enabling new businesses with new ideas to emerge and thrive, “we are radically transforming patterns of production in the economy”
Lindiwe Zulu laments inadequate budget
The minister says R5bn and an overhaul of the ecomony are needed for SMMEs to create 90% of new jobs.
Small enterprises are embracing a new inclusive business model
Working with small business is good for big business, the economy and job creation.
From unemployed to top dog
What makes Hot Dog Café extraordinary is that it is one of the few — unemployed-to-entrepreneur projects that has succeeded in South Africa.