A new online portal that instantly compares finance options available to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is helping to address the number one challenge that SMEs in South Africa face – access to finance. The business-to-business portal is the first of its kind and compares loan products that many business owners and entrepreneurs don’t even […]

Big four bank Absa will be an official event partner of the #BuyaBusiness Expo, to take its franchising and small business funding options and support programmes to entrepreneurs at the co-located #BuyaBusiness and Small Business Expos. With a strong focus on business development, Absa offers a range of commercial banking solutions, as well as support […]

Turn your annual bonus into a business! Getting started in business need not cost a fortune. At the #BuyaBusiness and Small Business Expo at the Ticketpro Dome in Northriding this week, business opportunities will be on show priced from as little as R1,5000 to R50,000, allowing entrepreneurs to take their first steps towards business ownership […]

 If South Africa is to achieve the goal of 90% of employment opportunities being created by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by 2030, marginalised communities must be empowered and big business needs to open the door to partnerships with emerging business, say local business experts.Speaking ahead of the upcoming #BuyaBusiness expo and Small Business Expo, […]

How you achieve business success depends on your appetite for risk and your individual management style, say experts. Whether you take a high-risk, fast-tracked approach or opt for solid organic growth, building a sustainable small business demands careful planning, hard work and inevitable failures. That’s according to business experts serving on the advisory board of […]