SMEs

Navigating digital marketing for SMBs

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) stand at a digital crossroads. Once the exclusive domain of large corporations with deep pockets, the digital marketing landscape…

MTN and JUMO Introduce Qwikloan to Redefine Lending in South Africa

In a groundbreaking collaboration, MTN’s Mobile Money Platform, MoMo, and banking technology innovator JUMO have joined forces to launch Qwikloan. This revolutionary initiative seeks…

How SME’s have the answer to the economic question

While South Africa battles with the highest unemployment rate in the world according to the World Bank, the latest stats show that the unemployment…

Lulalend commits to fuelling solar SMEs in SA

As South Africa’s solar energy sector enters a period of remarkable growth, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are seeking innovative funding solutions to stay…

14 KZN SMEs generate over R163m, create 150 jobs

Two leading property companies, Fortress Real Estate Investments and Growthpoint Properties, have celebrated the graduation of 14 small and growing businesses in KwaZulu-Natal through…

Bounce back: 4 key lessons SMEs should heed in 2023

While load shedding, price increases, limited credit, and subdued consumer spending continue to place a strain on South African small and medium businesses (SMEs),…

Marketplaces vs. banks: The great business finance debate

Over the last three years, SMEs in South Africa haven’t exactly been dealt the best cards, and on top of these challenges, they’ve still…

Lula: New SME banking platform has liftoff

Small and medium-sized businesses in South Africa can look forward to a new banking platform called Lula which was specifically built for their needs….

‘SMEs deserve financial relief amid load shedding losses’

Inospace, South Africa’s leading owner and operator of serviced logistics, calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently offer financial relief to the thousands of…

SMEs will need fast access to funding to survive in 2023

The past year has not held much for the SME sector to celebrate, but Lulalend chief risk officer Garth Rossiter expects 2023 to be…

Holiday season: SMEs particularly vulnerable to fraud

It is no secret that South Africa ranks very close to the top for economic crime. Aside from the much-publicised corruption within both government…

Alternative lending sector self-regulates to look after SMEs

The alternative lending market is gathering momentum in South Africa, particularly from a small and medium enterprise (SME) market that often battles to get…

Access to capital now critical for growth in ICT sector

South Africa’s ICT sector has experienced huge growth in 2022, according to the latest ICT Market Overview Sizing and Forecast 2022 report. However, structural…

4 ways big and small businesses can support each other

In South Africa, small businesses not only bring growth to the communities in which it operates. It also drives innovation. This is the view…

‘Traditional banks don’t grasp economic importance of SMEs’

New research from an international digital SME banking specialist, Pollinate, reveals traditional banks’ servicing of SMEs does not correspond with the economic importance of…

[Opinion] SMEs should not waste the lessons of Covid-19

Two and a bit years later, the idea of “normal” remains a bit of a grey area for many SMEs, argues Ryan Cohen from…

Nurturing a savings culture critical to the success of SMEs

South African small businesses are caught in several socioeconomic crosswinds – record-high petrol prices, electricity load shedding, and significant inflationary pressures. In the wake…

SMEs driven by start-up mentality, finance access

It’s undeniable that SMEs are the lifeblood of the global economy, with the sector accounting for 90% of all businesses worldwide and 50% of…

Corporate evolution could place African SMEs ahead of pack

The shift to digital is rapidly becoming the main ingredient for business growth. To keep up with the evolution of technology, corporations are under…

[Opinion] Four steps to SME success in 2022

Every new year brings with it an array of business challenges and opportunities. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for…

Applications for RE:SOLVE innovation challenge are open

Established by The Craft and Design Institute (CDI), a non-profit company and in partnership with the City of Cape Town, the RE:SOLVE challenge, an…

Nigerian startup Sabi reaches 150 000 small businesses, $1.2 billion in sales

Lagos-based startup Sabi has announced it has hit the milestone of over 150 000 small business users on its marketplace platform. Developed and operated…

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