Tag: Access to Finance for SMMEs

FASA estimates that every 14 direct jobs support seven indirect jobs through supplier networks

South African businesses could receive temporary relief from rising operating costs following Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement of a R10 billion fuel levy reduction during his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement ...

The initiatives cover renewable energy, electric vehicle manufacturing, and agricultural processing

Customers can also choose rent-to-own arrangements over 12 to 36 months, after which they own the system

Rows of patchwork handbags, sling bags and belts lie neatly arranged on the ground, their colours and textures. For the artisan behind them, however, these are more than handmade accessories. ...

New digital service targets Western Cape small businesses.

The partnership is expected to simplify the funding process by reducing the need for businesses to navigate multiple application systems

For small business owners, the challenge is not just access to funding, but to the financial systems that enable it

Black-owned emerging businesses say the application criteria for the Asset Assist Programme, promoted as a support tool for SMEs is shutting out exactly the entrepreneurs it claims to uplift. The ...

Small business owners are torn between excitement and anxiety as Black Friday fever sweeps through South Africa’s shopping scene. The annual retail frenzy promises record sales, but for many SMEs ...