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small businesses

Budget was a missed opportunity to support the struggling small business sector

Business Maverick

Budget was a missed opportunity to support the struggling small business sector

By Raindren Moodley

Young entrepreneurs get a helping hand from ‘Collective Shapers’ programme

Business Maverick

Young entrepreneurs get a helping hand from ‘Collective Shapers’ programme

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Dysfunctional South African municipalities are killing small businesses

South Africa

Dysfunctional South African municipalities are killing small businesses

By Richard Morrow and Rutendo Nyaku

‘We’re losing big time’ — small businesses crippled by persistent Eskom blackouts

South Africa

‘We’re losing big time’ — small businesses crippled by persistent Eskom blackouts

By Ashraf Hendricks

Power cuts drive small Soweto businesses to the brink of closure

South Africa

Power cuts drive small Soweto businesses to the brink of closure

By Bheki C. Simelane

Arson attack threatens fledgling Gugulethu beekeeping business

South Africa

Arson attack threatens fledgling Gugulethu beekeeping business

By Ashraf Hendricks

Owners of small businesses must work smart and not fear failure, says entrepreneur Nic Haralambous

Business Maverick

Owners of small businesses must work smart and not fear failure, says entrepreneur Nic Haralambous

By Karabo Mafolo

Flopped Covid-19 loan guarantee scheme gets a makeover

Business Maverick

Flopped Covid-19 loan guarantee scheme gets a makeover

By Ray Mahlaka

Overlooking the missing millions - another ‘stain on our national conscience’

South Africa

Overlooking the missing millions - another ‘stain on our national conscience’

By Mark Heywood

Covid-19 impact on small business is immediate — and many fall through the official safety net

Business Maverick

Covid-19 impact on small business is immediate — and many fall through the official safety net

By Marianne Merten

Xenophobia: The Coronavirus doesn’t care about citizenship

South Africa

Xenophobia: The Coronavirus doesn’t care about citizenship

By Kelle Howson and Darcy du Toit

‘Fake news’: Claim of racial ownership requirements for Covid-19 relief to small businesses is false, says government

Business Maverick

‘Fake news’: Claim of racial ownership requirements for Covid-19 relief to small businesses is false, says government

By Ray Mahlaka