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latest news & developmentsHow tourism SMMEs can make big bucks this December
The December holiday rush is more than a busy season; it is a powerful opportunity for small tourism businesses to boost revenue and build long-term visibility. KwaZulu-Natal…
Blockchain-based financial reporting has potential to empower SMMEs
It can eliminate the need for expensive and time-consuming manual audits, creating verifiable financial histories automatically, with minimal cost.
The proposed Transformation Fund aims to work with and for black women
It advocates for SMMEs owned by women, addresses problems women have with financing and targets sectors such as agriculture, where women labourers are concentrated
South Africa’s tourism potential yet to be harnessed
Events like the Africa Travel Indaba are valuable, but they are not a panacea for the broader issues that need addressing
SA fails to unleash economic revitalisation power of SMMEs
Through targeted policies, awareness campaigns and collaborative efforts, we can harness small, medium and micro enterprises’ dynamism and pave the way for a more inclusive and…
SMMEs are key to the growth of South Africa’s cannabis industry
Almost a year after the president swore to advance the sector, the government is yet to finalise its master plan, giving big business the edge
Small businesses must be proactive in their tax affairs
There are numerous means by which errant taxpayers can start the new year on a clean slate
Getting post-Covid recovery right
Existing requirements for infrastructure spending, that require 30% of the budget to be spent on local small businesses, incentivises failure. Better to split the budgets and let…
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