Taking a business from R5 million in revenue to the R100 million threshold is one of the most demanding transitions an entrepreneur can make. While many South African scale-ups hit early growth milestones, a significant
The image of the entrepreneur working alone from a kitchen table has long been romanticised for its ‘flexibility’. But for a growing number of South African women, flexibility isn’t being built in isolation any longer.
Keshal Sookha, Managing Executive for Commercial Strategy at Telkom Business South Africa has around 3 million micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, which collectively employ 13.4 million people. Many still lack affordable, secure and easy-to-manage digital tools.
Lee Naik, CEO, TransUnion Africa South Africa faces enduring economic challenges: low growth, persistently high unemployment, and rising pressure on both households and the public sector. According to the World Bank’s latest available data, GDP growth
What began as a chilli business in a garage is now preparing for retail and export growth, after friends Boikano Sikwane and Tshepiso Manyoha received R100 000 through the African Bank ESD SMME Access to
Modern businesses work in an environment filled with uncertainties. Customers are demanding efficiency and speed from them. Therefore, as a matter of course, they must assess their use of technology and working methods. Digital transformation
Dr Nirmala Reddy, Head of Enterprise Development at Nedbank.South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis remains one of the defining challenges of our time. Behind the statistics are millions of young people who have done what society
Executive summary Securing business funding is not about applying everywhere. It is about aligning three things: your funding need, your stage of business growth, and your level of funding readiness. When these elements align with
As competition for skilled people becomes more global, scale-ups are being pushed to think harder about what they can offer potential employees. In a global market, skilled workers can compare local offers with remote roles,
Paul Smith, co-founder of CivitasEvery Youth Day, South Africa returns to the same familiar line: young people must become entrepreneurs.It is not wrong, and in a country with stubbornly high youth unemployment, entrepreneurship has to
