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Funding options available to buy equipment

Since the launch of Finfind’s Access to Finance portal at the end of 2015, more than 26 000 small businesses have taken the finance readiness quiz to be linked with lenders.  The data shows that the most common reason why small businesses are wanting to access finance is to start a business, closely followed...

SiMODiSA to host the Entrepreneurship programme at LeaderEX 2018

One day. One venue. 250 sessions. 500 speakers. More than 5000 people. Join Africa’s largest gathering of business leaders, professionals and entrepreneurs on 4 September 2018 at Sandton Convention Centre from 08h00 to 20h00. SiMODiSA will be hosting the entrepreneurship program at LeaderEX with a Digital Technology and Innovation theme.  The theme aims to address national, regional and...

Negotiation Tips for Entrepreneurs

Not every aspiring entrepreneur is a natural deal-maker. Serial entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Aarya Legal, which offers legal services to entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses, Maushami Chetty, has a unique perspective on the power of negotiation for small and growing businesses. Negotiation is defined as a discussion aimed at reaching an agreement. So, for successful...

Entries for the MTN Business App of the Year are still open

The MTN App of the Year Awards is a champion of app development in South Africa; celebrating local talent and out-of-the-box thinkers that drive disruption and change. App of the Year has entrenched itself as the premier app development competition in the country, and we’ve come a long way since our inaugural event in 2012,...

Apply for the SAB Foundation Tholoana Enterprise Programme

The SAB Foundation’s Tholoana Enterprise Programme is a wrap-around solution supporting the growth of your business. The two-year programme follows a carefully designed and well-proven method that has delivered exceptional results time and again across many business sectors. The support package includes extensive entrepreneurial skills development, mentorship and access to tools and templates. Connection to...

Startup Guide Cape Town calls for nominations

Startup Guide, a publishing company, has launched a call for entrepreneurs and those that are part of the Cape Town entrepreneurship ecosystem to nominate themselves to be featured in Startup Guide Cape Town. Nominations close on 20 August. The call was launched earlier this week. Startup Guide, which was founded in 2014 by Danish entrepreneur Sissel Hansen, calls it the “first-ever entrepreneurial...