Do you read every edition of Small Business Connect? Interestingly, over 36% of readers get every edition of the newspaper. This is one of the preliminary findings of the still ongoing readership survey. The readership survey was published in the April edition of the newspaper, with more replies being captured daily. “While the final survey results… [Continue Reading]
An innovative business idea helped a young entrepreneur scoop top honours at the Premier’s Entrepreneurship Recognition Awards which includes the chance to attend a Global Entrepreneurship Conference in Moscow worth R100 000. The awards, held at the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town last month, aims to recognise the achievements of entrepreneurs in the Western… [Continue Reading]
FORD had two really great years. In this time it launched the best bakkie in South Africa – the Ranger – and the best affordable small car – the Figo. And it also introduced the new Focus and Fiesta! And to top it all, just recently it launched its van range. The Ford van range… [Continue Reading]
RECENT developments in case law resulted in disputes about “benefits”, which would previously have been referred to the Labour Court, now being referred to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). Previously, employers could avoid liability for unfair labour practice claims relating to “benefits” since it was argued that the CCMA lacks jurisdiction where… [Continue Reading]
IT is always incredibly exciting when one decides to start a new business. Thoughts of being your own boss and the fact that you will be earning huge profits are often the first things that come to mind. However, these thoughts can often distract the business owner from the legal requirements so vital to the… [Continue Reading]
WHAT is the right business idea for you, you may be asking yourself. Or you may have an idea that you think will be hugely successful, but will it really become a reality? The important thing about business ideas is that you do not have to “re-invent the wheel” to make your idea a success.… [Continue Reading]
STORIES are great to learn from – and more so if they are told by inspirational entrepreneurs who are making a real difference to the lives of the people they reach through their companies. South Africa’s Greatest Entrepreneur offers 22 such insightful stories. In the introduction, Moky Makura, who compiled the book, explains how a… [Continue Reading]
WHAT is the right business idea for you, you may be asking yourself. Or you may have an idea that you think will be hugely successful, but will it really become a reality? The important thing about business ideas is that you do not have to “re-invent the wheel” to make your idea a success. For… [Continue Reading]
DAIHATSU has always built good but different cars. Think about the old Charade. You still see many 20-year-old models on our roads. The Gran Max is Daihatsu’s bakkie. It is a very different workhorse one-ton bakkie designed for town use. For the price of a half-ton bakkie you get a full-ton one. Its cab forward… [Continue Reading]
ACCORDING to the Finscope 2010 survey, between 1985 and 2005, small, micro and medium firms created 90% of all new jobs in South Africa. Professor Neil Rankin of the University of the Witwatersrand’s school of economics and business science goes further. He estimates that 73% of employed people in South Africa work for firms with… [Continue Reading]
