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Business funding isn't a loan. Here's the difference and why it matters

SMEs

Business funding isn't a loan. Here's the difference and why it matters

Issued by GoTyme for Business 3 days

Funding built around how businesses actually operate

SMEs

Funding built around how businesses actually operate

Issued by GoTyme for Business 3 days

SA SMEs shift from survival mode to disciplined growth, new report finds

Research Reports

SA SMEs shift from survival mode to disciplined growth, new report finds

12 Jun 2026

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Banking

Nedbank unveils fast-track business loans for growing SMEs

12 May 2026

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Services

Bridging the gap: South Africa’s informal sector needs unified digital tools

Andrew Bourne 29 Apr 2026

#BizTrends2026 | TymeBank's Miguel da Silva: 3 business trends SMEs should watch

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | TymeBank's Miguel da Silva: 3 business trends SMEs should watch

Miguel Da Silva 14 Jan 2026

South African fintech Bridgement earns global recognition as SME business loan innovation accelerates

Fintech

South African fintech Bridgement earns global recognition as SME business loan innovation accelerates

Issued by Bridgement 19 Dec 2025

Access Bank named “Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa” at 2025 Global SME Finance Awards

SMEs

Access Bank named “Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa” at 2025 Global SME Finance Awards

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 13 Oct 2025

FNB leverages DFI partnerships to expand SME funding in SA

Funding

FNB leverages DFI partnerships to expand SME funding in SA

17 Sep 2025

SA’s SMEs face trade uncertainty, new funding models this September

Entrepreneurship

SA’s SMEs face trade uncertainty, new funding models this September

8 Sep 2025

R75m boost for SME logistics finance in Bellville

SMEs

R75m boost for SME logistics finance in Bellville

22 Aug 2025

ProfitShare Partners celebrates 8 years of breaking barriers for South African SMEs

SMEs

ProfitShare Partners celebrates 8 years of breaking barriers for South African SMEs

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 20 May 2025

Absa and Preference Capital launch SME loan solution

Financial Services

Absa and Preference Capital launch SME loan solution

Issued by Dieselbrook 23 Jul 2024

Treasury launches Energy Bounce Back Loan Guarantee Scheme

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Treasury launches Energy Bounce Back Loan Guarantee Scheme

11 Aug 2023

Small businesses urged to 'go solar' following the 2023 Budget Speech

SMEs

Small businesses urged to 'go solar' following the 2023 Budget Speech

Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Mar 2023

Expert advice on how to grow a family business in South Africa

SMEs

Expert advice on how to grow a family business in South Africa

Arnold February, Issued by Business Partners Limited 25 Oct 2022

4 simple cashflow management strategies for small businesses

SMEs

4 simple cashflow management strategies for small businesses

Issued by Business Partners Limited 25 Aug 2022

SA SME confidence levels rise in Q1:2022 signalling a better 2022, will recent loadshedding put a damper on this in Q2?

SMEs

SA SME confidence levels rise in Q1:2022 signalling a better 2022, will recent loadshedding put a damper on this in Q2?

Issued by Business Partners Limited 25 Aug 2022

Nurturing a savings culture critical to the success of SMEs

SMEs

Nurturing a savings culture critical to the success of SMEs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 16 Aug 2022

Green building: A golden opportunity for South African SMEs

SMEs

Green building: A golden opportunity for South African SMEs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 15 Aug 2022

Three low-investment business ideas for first-time South African women entrepreneurs

How To Start Up

Three low-investment business ideas for first-time South African women entrepreneurs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 12 Aug 2022

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Banking

FNB named Africa & SA's best SME bank

11 Nov 2021

Banking

FNB's Women in Business portfolio receives Honourable Mention

26 Oct 2021

Local fintech firm Fundrr wins at CorporateWire Prestige Awards

Fintech

Local fintech firm Fundrr wins at CorporateWire Prestige Awards

21 Dec 2020

Learn to surf the economic wave

Community

Learn to surf the economic wave

Kumaran Padayachee 26 Feb 2020

Banking & Finance

Why retail SMEs need the right financial backing to remain innovative and adaptable

12 Feb 2020

Financial services platform launched for businesses in Nigeria

Funding

Financial services platform launched for businesses in Nigeria

25 Oct 2019

Retail Capital wins silver at Global SME Finance Awards

Funding

Retail Capital wins silver at Global SME Finance Awards

17 Oct 2019

What's the blindspot event bringing SMEs to their knees?

SMEs

What's the blindspot event bringing SMEs to their knees?

14 Aug 2019

Yes, microlending reduces extreme poverty

Health & Social Welfare

Yes, microlending reduces extreme poverty

Quanda Zhang 26 Jun 2017

The future of fintech

Fintech

The future of fintech

Dominique Collett 31 Jan 2017

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Marketing & Media

SME finance low in Kenya due to lack of market data

Ngugi Mungai 28 Oct 2015

Eldon Pillay, Manager: Growth and Acquisition Finance at Standard Bank

Venture Capital

New approach to establish sustainable enterprises

19 Oct 2015

Lack of SME finance keeps entrepreneurs at bay

Financial Services

Lack of SME finance keeps entrepreneurs at bay

27 Jul 2015

Lenders value input of CAs

Insurance & Actuarial

Lenders value input of CAs

16 Sep 2013

Business Partners sets aside R1 billion for SMEs

Venture Capital

Business Partners sets aside R1 billion for SMEs

8 Jul 2013

Finance

PE consortium wins SME finance guide tender

29 Mar 2012

Innovative approach key to increase access to finance for African SMEs

Retail

Innovative approach key to increase access to finance for African SMEs

Issa Sikiti da Silva 6 May 2011

World Bank's IFC conference to discuss African SME finance

Retail

World Bank's IFC conference to discuss African SME finance

Issa Sikiti da Silva 3 May 2011

GroFin appoints icandi COMMUNICATIONS to grow its SME market

Branding

GroFin appoints icandi COMMUNICATIONS to grow its SME market

Issued by icandi CQ 3 May 2010