Cate Williams, marketing manager and brand strategist at Retail Capital South Africa, uncovers the driving force behind the brand...
Evan-Lee Courie 25 Mar 2021
Retail Capital's chief brand officer, Erin Louw outlines 10 simple strategies that you can use to ease the burden of anxiety on yourself, your family and your team...
Erin Louw 18 Mar 2021
In the three months ended October 2020, there was a 33,2% rise in business liquidations, according to Stats SA...
Miguel da Silva 5 Feb 2021
Retail Capital has published a book, Unlocked, about a journey of struggle and survival to overcome lockdown as a business owner in South Africa. Get your free copy now.
Crises force change, and in the case of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world as we knew it was thrust into systemic and abrupt change. In many cases, this change triggered existential threats to organisations, both large and small...
Karl Westvig 9 Dec 2020
As we move into 2021 and beyond, there is a global sense of uncertainty...
Karl Westvig 9 Dec 2020
South African small business owners are a resilient bunch; 86% of those recently surveyed by Retail Capital said that their business will survive the pandemic...
Black Friday and Cyber Monday may have shone the spotlight on retail, but small business owners in the sector need as much support as possible to comprehensively bounce back, scale and build future resilience...
Karl Westvig 30 Nov 2020
The pre-approved, turnover based funding is now available to Mr D Food restaurant partners and can be used for whatever the restaurant needs to run and possibly scale their business...
Whether you are looking to replace lost income due to Covid-19 or simply aiming to plug a gap in the market, now is the opportune time for you to start a business...
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2019/2020 revealed that there are four times more early stage entrepreneurs in South Africa than established business owners...
As expected, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni painted a grim picture of a shrinking economy...
Over the last four decades, the world has evolved into a multi-facet and revolutionary change. The challenges and complexities facing organisations cannot be separated from broader international developments.
Deon Mbaile 25 May 2020
There's no doubt that this is a challenging and uncertain time for South Africa and the rest of the world...
Colin Timmis, 20 May 2020
The Restaurant Relief Fund, developed by Eat Out owner New Media, is currently assisting 32 restaurants in seven provinces, helping them make over half-a-million meals in May for hungry people across South Africa...
Brent Smith, Issued by New Media 14 May 2020
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The Covid-19 pandemic has already significantly impacted local businesses. A recent entrepreneur research survey conducted by Heavy Chef, in collaboration with Xero, Retail Capital, Whipping The Cat, Workshop17 and Payfast, reveals how serious this problem really is...
Mwabi Motaung 12 May 2020
The Eat Out Restaurant Relief Fund, in partnership with Community Chest, aims to support an industry in crisis as they provide hope and kindness to needy communities...
It's safe to say that many businesses are beginning to feel the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic...
As SMEs are vital for keeping the lights on in South Africa, it is time for business owners to take note of the impact that Covid-19 can have on...
Erin Louw 18 Mar 2020
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni had a tough budget to deliver. The general outlook is dire and optimism is hard to find...
The new year brings with it several challenges for small business owners. A decrease in sales and the country's depressed economy may force several SMEs to close down...
When venturing into the world of entrepreneurship, there are two ownership models to choose from...
The 21st annual Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards recently took place at the GrandWest Grand Arena in Cape Town...
Eugene Yiga 20 Nov 2019
The country's best restaurants were honoured at the 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards, which was held at GrandWest in Cape Town last night, 17 November 2019...
Eat Out has unveiled the 30 restaurants that will vie to be named as one of the top 10 restaurants in the country at the 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards...
South African fintech company, Retail Capital has won a silver award at the Global SME Finance Awards for its innovation in funding SMMEs...
South African payment service provider, PayGate has teamed up with Retail Capital to launch Easy Advance, a short-term finance product...
With the digital revolution in full swing, data is to business what oxygen is to mankind. It is a crucial resource...
The winners of the 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards will be announced at the GrandWest Grand Arena in Cape Town on 17 November...
Between today and 2030, the digital revolution will profoundly change how small business owners in South Africa operate, attract funding, grow their businesses and change our economic landscape...
Karl Westvig 5 Sep 2019
Despite the important contribution small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) make to the economic growth of South Africa, the sector battles to access funding using traditional means...
Miguel Da Silva 21 Aug 2019
When asking millennials about where they see themselves career-wise, many will reveal their dream of owning their own businesses...
Retail Capital and First Asset Finance have joined forces to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will have greater access to funding...
While more South Africans participated in the Black Friday shopping event in 2018 compared to the preceding year, the average spend dropped...
Lullu Krugel, Christie Viljoen, Maura Feddersen an 13 Dec 2018
The Tag 8 Team have had an exceptionally good year helping leading organisations and brands to innovate faster and smarter...
While it's tempting to relegate Black Friday as just another marketing gimmick, the reality is that it signifies the start of a month-long consumer spending frenzy that significantly boosts retail revenues...
The annual Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards took place at the GrandWest Grand Arena in Cape Town on Sunday, 18 November 2018...
Eugene Yiga 21 Nov 2018
The Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards recently unveiled the list of 2018's best restaurants in South Africa at GrandWest in Cape Town...
Thirty of South Africa's top restaurants have been nominated for the 2018 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards...
The winners of the 2018 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards will be announced at GrandWest in Cape Town on Sunday 18 November...
In recognising the value and importance of small to medium enterprises (SME) in the South African economy, Retail Capital is partnering with SMEs to help them achieve business growth...
Retail Capital is giving SMEs an opportunity to win a makeover to build their brand with an investment of R250,000...
The winners of the 2017 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards were announced at the GrandWest Grand Arena in Cape Town on 19 November 2017.
The food industry is changing, with some restaurant owners forgoing physical retail spaces and instead opting to trade solely online...
Restaurants play a significant role in how tourists experience South Africa, but hospitality is faced with challenges that make operating in a tight-margin industry particularly difficult...
The winners of the 2017 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards will be announced at GrandWest in Cape Town on Sunday, 19 November, in an exciting new three-part format.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the restaurant and retail sector should be funded despite the recession as these businesses will be engines for growth...
Colleen Goko 3 Jul 2017
For some people, careers are a conscious choice. For Scot Kirton, the award-winning chef behind La Colombe and Foxcroft, the love for what he does made it hard to consider anything else, writes Eugene Yiga...
Eugene Yiga 9 Mar 2017
South Africa's culinary talents were honoured at the 2016 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards on Sunday, 20 November at the Grand Arena at Grand West in Cape Town.
A series of videos on eatout.co.za shows the announcement of the Top 10 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards.