FINFIND JOB CREATION PROJECT SELECTED FOR JOBS SUMMIT

Inaugural Access to Finance Report |

100 new jobs and funding for 300 small businesses One of the key declarations of this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) was President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that a jobs summit would be held to bring together SA’s best minds to boost job creation and identify solutions for job retention. The Presidential Committee on the Jobs Summit subsequently established …

The Top Documents all Entrepreneurs Need when Launching a Business

SME SA |

A business plan – or pitch deck – will help funders understand the reason for your company’s existence, however, this just catches an investor’s attention. Finfind, in their inaugural South African SMME Access to Finance Report, reported that many South African entrepreneurs have limited financial literacy and planning skills which impacts on their ability to access funding. This lack of …

Evidence points to a marginalised small business sector

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Three recently released reports paint a dismal picture of the contribution small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are making to the economy. They are a wake-up call for policy-makers who assume that SMEs are the main jobs drivers and will create 90% of new jobs by 2030. Compared to its peers, South Africa has a smaller number of firms in proportion …

OPINION: SMEs’ contribution to economy should improve

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JOHANNESBURG – Three recently released reports paint a dismal picture of the contribution small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are making to the economy. They are a wake-up call for policymakers who assume that SMEs are the main jobs drivers and will create 90percent of new jobs by 2030. Compared to its peers, South Africa has a smaller number of firms …

OPINION: SMEs’ contribution to economy should improve

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JOHANNESBURG – Three recently released reports paint a dismal picture of the contribution small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are making to the economy. They are a wake-up call for policymakers who assume that SMEs are the main jobs drivers and will create 90percent of new jobs by 2030. Compared to its peers, South Africa has a smaller number of firms …