Business

$Small engineering workshops and specialised micro-contractors remain important to local industrial supply chains. Photo. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

Digital gap threatens small suppliers as mining automates

Oxtail import curbs squeeze butcheries and restaurants

Plumbing body demands accountability as cheap imports hit sector

Women SMEs face barriers despite increase in state contracts

Intra-BRICS trade offers SA SMEs new manufacturing avenues

Substandard cement influx sparks quality and cost crisis for SMEs

TFG store closures highlights shift to online shopping

Small businesses must fix operations before chasing growth

Interactive sip and cake events drive growth for QwaQwa bakery

First generation farmer’s journey from 50 chickens to agri empire
Agriculture

Oxtail import curbs squeeze butcheries and restaurants

Tips to prepare livestock for El Niño extreme heat

Dry season puts pressure on KZN livestock farmers

First generation farmer’s journey from 50 chickens to agri empire

South African cherries gain access to China in R52.8bn market

Infrastructure gaps stall SA hemp industry

$Traditional medicine could create new business opportunities for South African SMMEs involved in medicinal plant cultivation. Photo. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

State pushes to unlock traditional medicine sector opportunities

Limpopo entrepreneur turns banana stems into hairpieces
Innovation

Young entrepreneur putting kasi businesses online

Entrepreneur turns metal drums into hygiene stations

Cell C targets Starlink deal to connect rural SA

Limpopo entrepreneur turns banana stems into hairpieces

Tech entrepreneur turns schools struggle into education platform

KZN entrepreneur turns waste into luxury art business

Green economy opens new market opportunities for Mpumalanga SMMEs

WhatsApp pricing shift threatens to raise costs for SMMEs

Entrepreneur turns plastic waste into thriving fashion business

SA innovator sparks investor interest at international tech show
Finance

Small businesses must fix operations before chasing growth

Shell opens Powershop for Western Cape automotive businesses

Soshanguve paint maker wins R1m Kasi SME prize

Rand rally gives businesses more buying power

Inflation eases to 4.3% giving SMEs breathing room on costs

Western Cape launches digital funding service for businesses

New Gas Bill could unlock opportunities for small LPG traders

Poor personal credit scores shutting SA SMEs out of funding

World Bank loan faces test in easing SME pressures

More than 750 firms go insolvent as SA companies feel the pinch
Tourism

How twin sisters built a thriving tourism adventure business

Tourism SMEs set to gain as FlySafair redirects business support

ATLF puts Limpopo SMEs on the tourism investment map

Coastal and rural SMMEs feel pinch of changing traveller habits

Driving economic growth through business tourism and conferences

Tourism boom opens South Africa to more business

Tourism SMEs set to benefit from Emirates-SAA partnership

New international flight routes set to boost tourism SMEs

Durban July pumps R1bn into KZN economy, fuels SME growth
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Tips to prepare livestock for El Niño extreme heat

Tourism SMEs set to gain as FlySafair redirects business support

DTIC urges township entrepreneurs to pool purchasing power

$Junior Makgoka, founder of JJ Café, reflects the importance of building a solid foundation and finding new ways to grow an SME. Photo: Lucas Ledwaba\ Mukurukuru Media$

12 tips SMEs can use to build a stronger business

NSBC, TransUnion launch platform to improve SME funding access

Shell opens Powershop for Western Cape automotive businesses

R27.6m investment to boost digital support for SMEs

Masisizane Fund seeks to plug SME funding gap

Free State municipality assists spaza owners to comply

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Maria Enivah Monyeki (right) of M-Rock Stone Trading calls for broader SMME funding in Mpumalanga.

SMMEs seek transparent financial support

May 29, 2025

For Maria Enivah Monyeki, the founder of M-Rock Stone Trading, the economic challenges in small Mpumalanga towns like Digwale, KwaMhlanga and Siyabuswa are deeply personal. As a director and founder ...

2023 must be the year for SMMEs

January 12, 2023

By Moipone Malefane To assert that 2022 has been a hard year in the business environment, and for SMMEs particularly, would be an understatement. While SMMEs make up most businesses ...

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New survey reveals how gloomy it looks for SMMEs

August 5, 2021

The latest survey from non-profit company, BeyondCovid, estimates that SMMEs in two provinces stand to lose over R3 billion a month. BeyondCovid, an initiative by consultancy firm Redflank set up ...

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