SME South AfricaStarting a Vape Shop in South Africa
Do you have an interest in starting a vape shop as a business? Starting a vape shop in South Africa requires more than finding suppliers…
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SME South AfricaSME South AfricaThe Bakery Business Growing Commercially in This Local Community
Situated at the foothills of the Great Winterberg mountain range lies the rural town of Aidelade. This small farming community in the Eastern Cape is…
SME South AfricaHow to Map Your Customer Journey
Growing the customer base for a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) requires a lot of strategy, planning and tools. As your business grows, a deep…
SME South AfricaHow Tourism SMEs Can Add Day Tours To Their Offering
For tourism businesses, growth does not always mean attracting more customers. Sometimes, it means finding ways to generate more value from the customers you already…
SME South AfricaFrom a Broken Gate to Building a Marketplace for Contractors
For Lwanda Gumede, the idea for CID Home Repairs started with a broken gate. In 2021, while he was in Grade 11 and living in…
SME South AfricaHow to Detach From Your Business Without Losing Your Passion
Every entrepreneur remembers the moment the idea took hold. Perhaps it began at the kitchen table, in a garage in Benoni or during a late-night…
SME South AfricaWhy SMEs Should Develop Leaders
SMEs need to develop business leaders, not just employees—a truth nowhere more evident than in today’s expanding customer service economy. Yet, several obstacles often prevent…
SME South AfricaWall Advertising for SMEs
You may have driven past a street in a suburb or township with walls painted with various logos and wondered how those businesses were able…
SME South AfricaBusiness Process Outsourcing in Manufacturing
Running a successful manufacturing business requires juggling many moving parts. From producing goods to logistics and customer support, these elements all need consistency. Failing at…
SME South AfricaCapital Sequencing for SMEs
One of the biggest problems in small- to medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing is not access to capital. Instead, it’s how capital is used. Most SMEs…
SME South AfricaNedbank, iKhokha Introduce South Africa’s First Twice-Daily Settlement for Merchants
Nedbank and iKhokha have launched a new twice-daily settlement service that enables eligible iKhokha merchants with Nedbank business accounts to receive two payouts a day,…
SME South Africa6 Best Alternatives to a Business Bank Overdraft for South African SMEs
Bank overdrafts might fill some small business owners with dread, but that’s only because traditional facilities tend to come loaded with high fees and strict…
SME South AfricaHow to Grow Your Small Business Without Leaning on Ad Spend
I have lost count of how many small business owners have told me some version of the same story. They put a few thousand rand…
SME South AfricaInside Fastway Klerksdorp’s Regional Franchise Journey
Franchising has long been known to be a strong strategy for starting a business, mainly because, in spite of the large initial capital needed, the…
SME South AfricaHow to Develop a Tourism Business Payment Plan
A fully booked season can still leave a tour company broke. It happens to operators with great reviews and full calendars. The problem is never…
SME South AfricaApplications Open for 2026 EmpowaEntrepreneurs Pitch Week
Enterprise growth platform EmpowaEntrepreneurs has opened applications for its EmpowaEntrepreneurs Pitch Week 2026, taking place from 16 to 22 November 2026 at EmpowaWorx Headquarters, Johannesburg,…
SME South AfricaProtecting the Business You’ve Worked Hard to Build
Running a business requires courage. Every day, entrepreneurs make decisions about growth, customers, employees and investment. Yet while many SME owners focus on building for…
SME South AfricaCheaper Capital and Smarter Structures Can Reduce SME Funding Costs
South Africa’s retirement and pension fund industry holds aggregate assets exceeding R5,84 trillion, yet the country’s small- to medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing gap is put…
SME South AfricaThe Cost of Waiting: How Funding Delays Are Costing South African SMEs Money
South African small businesses lose more than time when a funding application stalls. They lose stock orders, staff hours, and, in some cases, customers to…
SME South AfricaHave Entrepreneurs Applying for Funding Lost the Plot? Your Season One Binge-worthy Podcast Provides Clarity
You wouldn’t start a series on episode nine. You’d miss the backstory, lose track of the characters and spend half the episode whispering, “Wait, who…
SME South AfricaHow to Find a Niche for Your Business?
If you’re interested in starting a business, you may have heard about finding a niche and wondered what it even means. A niche is a…
SME South AfricaTurning Convenience into a Product
Technology growth and integration have changed where and how consumers choose to receive products or services. For example, e-commerce has made shopping easier and improved…
SME South AfricaCompliance Regulations for Skincare Businesses in South Africa
South Africa’s skincare industry is growing steadily, driven by rising consumer demand for locally made beauty and personal care products. However, this growth comes with…
SME South AfricaWhy Your SME Needs a Website, Not Just WhatsApp Business
Many small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) start their digital journey on WhatsApp, using it to take orders, answer customer queries and even process payments through…
SME South AfricaLocal Manufacturing Incentives
South African manufacturers, particularly small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), continue to operate in an environment shaped by high input costs, electricity constraints and stiff competition…
SME South AfricaFrom a Student Side Hustle to the National Kasi SME Stage
Sometimes a business idea does not start with a big plan. At times, it starts with a problem that needs to be solved. For Phumulile…
SME South AfricaHow to Determine Your Trading Hours
Deciding on the right trading hours is a decision that many South African business owners underestimate, yet it can directly influence turnover, staff costs and…
SME South AfricaSection 189 Retrenchment Guidelines for SMEs
Retrenchment is one of the most legally sensitive processes a business owner in South Africa will ever have to manage. When operational requirements force a…
SME South AfricaProduction Planning for Small Business
Production planning for small businesses isn’t about a perfect production line reminiscent of large manufacturers. It’s about optimising to work efficiently with what you have,…
SME South AfricaKey Insights From the Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2026
The Standard Bank Top Women Conference returned to the Sandton Convention Centre on 8 and 9 September 2026, bringing together business leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers and…