Fri, 7 Feb 2025
22.7 C
Durban

SMME

How can we grow young female entrepreneurship in SA?

OPINION| SOUTH Africa, like many countries globally, grapples with the challenge of youth unemployment. This is supported by statistics indicating a 45,5% unemployment rate...

Affordable new smart card machine launched for SMMEs

A MARKET leader in South African fintech, iKhokha, has launched a new smart card machine that fits into a pocket, called the iK Flyer...

EC farmers and youth to benefit from a partnership with university

FARMERS and youth in the Eastern Cape are set to benefit from a ground-breaking agreement between the University of South Africa (Unisa) and the...

EC Development Corporation has supported small businesses with R106m in loans

The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) says it disbursed R106 million in loans and financial incentives to 529 small businesses in the 2022/23 financial year. Announcing the development financier’s annual...

Mobile network operator plans to up ESD commitment by R4bn over two years

MTN South Africa’s enterprise supplier development (ESD) programme, MTN Xlerator, plans to increase the company’s procurement spend with majority black-owned SMMEs by R4 billion...

Work, wonderful work!

THE Coega Development Corporation added a remarkable 15,222 jobs between April 2022 and March 2023. The organisation is certainly delivering on its vision to...

Adelaide-based sewing business seizes opportunities

SMALL and rural towns all across South Africa have yet to recover from the fallout of the pandemic, and some have been battling for...

A day to nurture small businesses in ‘The Bay’

THE Ibhayi Small Business Chamber is hosting a Business Expo aimed at small to medium businesses in Gqeberha on August 19, 2023. The Ibhayi...

A day to nurture small businesses in ‘The Bay’

THE Ibhayi Small Business Chamber is hosting a Business Expo aimed at small to medium businesses in Gqeberha on August 19, 2023. The Ibhayi...

ECDC launches innovative digital platform for SMMEs

THE Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has unveiled an online platform that will transform the way small and medium businesses in the region access...

New Youth Employment Services candidates welcomed at Kariega plant

YOUTH development and job creation are essential elements in fostering economic growth, social stability, and the overall wellbeing of a society. Volkswagen Group South...

Circular entrepreneur services rural EC with prosthetics

NCEDO Ludada, a circular entrepreneur, has developed an innovative solution to increase access to orthotics and prosthetics in an affordable and eco-friendly way, helping...

Most Read

First stage of large-scale dagga project underway

AN initial R100 million investment in an indoor cannabis cultivation project by Medigrow at the Coega special economic zone in Gqeberha got underway in...

January new vehicle sales spark optimism

NAAMSA | The Automotive Business Council expressed optimism that the positive momentum of the fourth quarter of 2024 continued into the first month of...

Key player left out of Industrialisation Think Tank

SEIFSA applauds the establishment of an Industrialisation Think Tank housed in the Department of Trade Industry and Competition (DTIC) but is concerned by the...

Agric minister campaigns for diversity as SA joins international treaty

MILLIONS of farmers in Africa cultivate traditional crop varieties, save seed for the following season and exchange seed with their neighbours and other farmers. Minister...