South Africa's informal economy, made up of thousands of small businesses in city centres and townships across the country, represents a massive opportunity for job creation and economic growth...
Mandla Khupe 3 May 2021
If your business growth has plateaued, or you've hit a wall with your business plan, then it may be time for you to change things up...
Dov Girnun 22 Apr 2021
KAS Africa, a leading contract manufacturer of personal, home, baby and oral care FMCG products, has received an investment with an aggregate value of $10m from TRT Investments Limited...
Issued by KAS Africa 14 Apr 2021
As local business relief initiatives come to a close, many small and medium enterprises continue to struggle with an unfortunate number of businesses' liquidity eroded by the Covid-19 pandemic...
Evan-Lee Courie 31 Mar 2021
South Africa needs more women entrepreneurs and business owners to help tackle local unemployment, breathe innovation into lacklustre sectors, and help drive economic recovery in the country...
Divya Vasant 15 Mar 2021
According to JLL's Hotels & Hospitality Group, Covid-19 is expected to impact the hotel sector in Sub-Saharan Africa in the long term with an increase in the number of transactions expected over the next few years...
Corporate reporting has undergone, and continues to undergo, substantial changes, upgrades, advances, and methodological enhancement. The nature and scope of reporting today has had a paradigm shift compared to forty years ago...
Milton Segal, Issued by SAICA 12 Mar 2021
The JSE-listed City Lodge Hotel Group has announced its unaudited interim results, reflecting the sweeping effects of the coronavirus pandemic. However, during this time the group has notched up several notable achievements...
Issued by City Lodge Hotel 11 Mar 2021
Sasol said on Monday, 22 February, it has decided not to pursue a rights issue of up to $2bn after significant progress in its turnaround strategy...
New Year, new you? But how about new resolutions for your business? The new year is the perfect time to set professional goals and focus on taking your small business to the next level - and one of the best ways you can do that, is to focus on your business's financial health and more specifically, its cash...
Burton Matthews, Issued by Topco Media 19 Feb 2021
Covid-19 restrictions on restaurants and catering have led to supermarkets being the key route to market...
Thando Vilakazi and Namhla Landani 16 Feb 2021
Sure, the national lockdown has hit everyone - businesses big and small. But, SMMEs have really felt the brunt of the restrictions, with most of them going into survival mode to stay afloat...
Glencore subsidiary, Carlisa has signed an agreement to transfer its 90% interest in Mopani Copper Mines to Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM), the owner of the remaining 10% interest in Mopani, for $1 and the transaction debt...
Small businesses face many challenges: Access to working capital is one of them. There is the perception out there that borrowing money is a last resort, but lending can actually be a very strategic move...
Local fintech firm Fundrr recently scooped the SME Finance Company of the Year Award in the CorporateWire Prestige Awards. The judges cited Fundrr's personal touch, consistency of reviews and overall attentiveness in their decision...
Did you know that the average hardware distributor in South Africa carries between R50m and R100m in ageing stock because newer models are already in the market?...
Issued by Digital Kungfu 9 Dec 2020
Informal retail micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across the Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) are set to receive a technological and operational boost for their businesses, thanks to Nestlé, Nomanini and Standard Bank...
In an effort to ensure small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in South Africa survive the economic crisis, more than 50 large companies have formally committed to paying their SME suppliers in 30 days...
Hola Business is now offering online business plan training for South African entrepreneurs.
South African commodity trading and brokerage house E&T Minerals is one of the companies/organisations bidding for OCM (Optimum Coal Mine)...
Issued by E&T Minerals 17 Sep 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has hampered companies' go-to-market strategies everywhere, but nowhere has the disruption been more severe than in emerging markets...
Stefano Niavas 8 Sep 2020
Every year, 21 August marks World Entrepreneurs' Day. The purpose of this day is to create awareness of entrepreneurs and innovation throughout the world...
Evan-Lee Courie 20 Aug 2020
Wunderman Thompson published a guide on 'How Brands Can Win in a Recession'. The global report is an essential manual for brands highlighting how to survive and thrive in the face of the recession...
Issued by Wunderman Thompson 31 Jul 2020
Edge Growth has announced a partnership with entrepreneurial company Massive Quantum, which procures and supplies raw chemical materials and engineering products to South Africa and its neighbouring states...
Issued by Edge Growth 29 Jul 2020
The global impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had not only on public health, but on business, cannot be underestimated...
Soromfe Uzomah 27 Jul 2020
In Part 1 of this article, we looked at the difference between traditional and distressed mergers and acquisitions, and how to overcome some of the challenges involved in the buying and selling of a distressed asset...
Tony Lee and Justin Balkin 20 Jul 2020
We know about platforms that allow people or organisations to hire tech talent on-demand and on a freelance basis. Teambix has introduced a unique twist to this well-known business model...
Papama Nyati 15 Jul 2020
South Africa's rapidly-growing fintech sector could play a key role in helping the country's SMMEs recover from the impact of Covid-19, while bringing millions of 'credit invisible' consumers into the formal economy at the same time.
Dalene Deale 14 Jul 2020
Merchant Capital has partnered with Discovery Insure to provide SMEs with working capital to assist with cash flow.
Covid-19 has had a significant impact on the world...
Onthatile Mokobori, Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 24 Jun 2020
Financially, 2020 will go down as the worst year in the history of aviation. On average, every day of this year will add $230m to industry losses...
How digital migration can help enterprises achieve end-to-end visibility of their supply chain...
Baljeet Nagi 8 Jun 2020
Before the industrial revolution of the 1780s, most of Europe's population served as indentured labour for a small group of nobles and royals that owned the land. The advent of mass mechanisation changed that picture by creating a new mechanism to share wealth beyond the top stratum of society...
Thando Gobe 1 Jun 2020
On Friday 8 May 2020, Labour Court Judge Andre van Niekerk delivered a devastating blow to the national airline's "premature" retrenchment process, which is set out to affect at least 5,000 employees...
Malesela Letwaba 27 May 2020
Dr Greg Cline, head of corporate accounts at Investec for your Business, shares how Covid-19 has impacted the trade industry during these unusual times...
Robin Fredericks 20 May 2020
Although a number of South African law firms have shifted to online consulting solutions, many are under financial strain due to the current delays and limitations at the courts, deeds office, Road Accident Fund and other legal bodies...
Sappi has announced its financial results for the second quarter along with its response to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and its outlook for the rest of the year...
Issued by Sappi 7 May 2020
Gareth Price and Chris Bruchhausen shares how the coronavirus has had an impact on Investmint, an online platform connecting businesses in need of a loan...
Evan-Lee Courie 5 May 2020
Despite the latest S&P ratings downgrade to an eye-watering BB-, there will always be opportunities that offer excellent returns and that can make the bold few very rich...
The three-year partnership aims to support 25,000 farmers and 50 SMEs, as well as open up new markets for them...
The National Automobile Dealers' Association (NADA) empathises with the South African government and the enormous balancing act it must perform as it weighs up saving lives...
Armond Boshoff, CEO of Atterbury, shares his experience of the current Covid-19 crisis, how his organisation is navigating these unusual times, where the challenges and opportunities lie...
Sindy Peters 23 Apr 2020
A labour force that is at high risk of contracting Covid-19 has a major impact on the food supply chain...
Serena Ho 22 Apr 2020
The Redshift Store Connector was created during the South African lockdown to allow small local retailers like spaza shops to easily set up an online presence and sell directly to their surrounding communities...
Right now, most owners of small and medium-sized businesses have been out of business for several weeks...
Stephan du Plessis 20 Apr 2020
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) has announced guidelines for participation in the Spaza Shops and General Dealers support scheme...