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How to Grow a Digital Business
Posted on 23 Jun 2023
These days, there are endless opportunities for growing a digital business. Unlike brick-and-mortar businesses that need to restrict their marketing…
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A Guide to Starting a Crop Farming Business in South Africa
South Africa has a large agriculture industry which offers many agribusiness opportunities for entrepreneurs with an interest and drive for…
Avenues of Acquiring a Business
Becoming an entrepreneur generally means starting a new business from scratch. While this is highly rewarding, it also takes a…
How to Start a Dropshipping Business in South Africa
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How to Start a Real Estate Business in South Africa
Starting a real estate business in South Africa is an excellent idea for ambitious entrepreneurs. It’s one of the…
How to Start a Property Business
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A Guide to Cattle Farming in South Africa
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A Guide to Launching an Event Planning Business
Event planning is an exciting business idea that presents many opportunities for entrepreneurs with the organisational skills and network to…
A Complete Guide to Natural Hair Products
Hair is big business in South Africa. While there are all kinds of hair salons and retailers that exist…
Licensing and Permits For The Food Industry [COVID-19 Update]
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A Guide to Local Businesses in South Africa
Local businesses form the core of South Africa’s economy. If you’re thinking of becoming an entrepreneur, then chances are you…
A Guide to Affiliate Marketing in South Africa
Affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to make money online. Practically anyone can get involved in affiliate marketing…
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How to Buy a Franchise in South Africa
Starting a franchise is an attractive way to get into business for many entrepreneurs. The great thing about buying a…
How to Get a Business Loan for a Franchise Business
. The franchising industry has opportunities for entrepreneurs looking to take advantage of the popularity of fast foods and services like…
Find Your Perfect Franchise Opportunity + Advice
One of the biggest advantages of the franchise sector is the wide variety of businesses, which means there is a…
A Guide To Fast Food Franchising
Almost every entrepreneur – at some point in their journey – considers going into franchising as a guaranteed route to…
FASA Chair Empowering SME and Franchise Sector
When newly appointed chair of Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA) Akhona Qengqe took office earlier this year she put at…
Advice from Some of SA’s Home-Grown Franchise Brands
Local entrepreneurs are behind some of the country’s most iconic franchise brands in the country. The good news is 92% of…
New vs Established Franchise Opportunities
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Why You Shouldn’t Cut Back on Marketing During Tough Economic Times, and Other Survival Dos and Don’ts
“Focus on the basics – get the basics right, get the services right, is the advice from Tony da Fonseca,…
The Biggest Franchising Trends We Took from the FNB Franchise Leadership Summit
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Your 2018 Franchise Industry Update is Here – Find Out how the Industry is Performing
South Africa’s poor economy is impacting every sector – and now we learn that even franchise owners are feeling the…
Start a Business in the Fuel Franchising Sector
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How to Grow a Digital Business
These days, there are endless opportunities for growing a digital business. Unlike brick-and-mortar businesses that need to restrict their marketing…
How to Accept Apple Pay in Your Business
These days, customers have many different payment options available. This includes Apple Pay – an easy contactless payment solution for…
How to Avert a Business Crisis
There’s a lot that can go wrong when running a business. From natural disasters to cyberattacks and poor business management,…
Choosing the Right Agricultural Equipment Suppliers in South Africa
Finding success in farming relies a lot on finding the perfect agricultural equipment suppliers in South Africa. The right equipment…
Dairy Farming in South Africa
Dairy farming continues to be a lucrative opportunity for entrepreneurs in South Africa. According to South Africa Online, dairy farming…
Safeguarding Your Small Business Against Unethical Practices
Unethical business practices can have an adverse impact on all businesses, regardless of size. On an organisational level this can…
Are Business Cards Still Good for Marketing?
Business cards might seem like an outdated marketing tool in today’s digital world. However, many businesses still use them and…
Why is Social Media Not Working?
Are you actively posting on social media but aren’t getting the attention or results you’re after? This is only too…
Five Guidelines for Effective Business Reports
All types of businesses need to create reports at some stage. Whether it’s a financial report, a marketing report, or…
3 Strategies to Overcome Competition in the Market
Small business owners must find innovative ways to overcome competition in the market and come out ahead. Businesses compete with…
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How to Grow a Digital Business
These days, there are endless opportunities for growing a digital business. Unlike brick-and-mortar businesses that need to restrict their marketing…
Why is Social Media Not Working?
Are you actively posting on social media but aren’t getting the attention or results you’re after? This is only too…
How to Find Business Events in South Africa
Business events have many benefits for new and experienced business owners in South Africa, and can support them to reach…
The Future of Social Media Marketing for Small Businesses
What does the future of social media marketing look like for small businesses? If current trends are anything to go…
All You Need to Know About Radio Advertising
Despite the growing popularity of digital media, radio remains the most popular medium across the continent. A study in 2021…
A Guide to Advertising in South Africa
Knowing how to attract customers to your business is critical if you want your business to grow successfully. In…
A Guide to Affiliate Marketing in South Africa
Affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to make money online. Practically anyone can get involved in affiliate marketing…
Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses That Actually Work
There are many major benefits of digital marketing for small businesses. Most importantly, you need a marketing strategy to help…
Customer Acquisition Through Social Media
When it comes to customer acquisition, most small businesses focus on email marketing services, paid ad campaigns, and SEO. While…
How to Build an Email List
The first step to any small business email marketing strategy is building an email list. Email is one of the…
Funding
Finding the right purchases for your small business is time consuming, so smesouthafrica.co.za looked at dozens of options to come up with the following recommendations.
Tax Filing Guide for SMEs: Ensuring Tax Compliance Made Easy
As a small business owner, ensuring that your business is tax compliant is of utmost importance. With the tax-year end just around the corner, it is crucial to be well-prepared
What is a Global Recession?
Global recessions tend to happen roughly every eight to ten years. They are economic events that can have devastating impacts on economies and businesses. Unlike local recessions, global recessions
What can SMBs expect from budget speech 2023
By Yolandi Esterhuizen, Director of Product Compliance at Sage Africa & Middle East and a Registered Tax Practitioner South Africa’s economy has yet to recover completely from the pandemic and
What is Incremental Cash Flow?
Understanding cash flow is an essential part of running any business effectively. It’s easy to get so swept up by revenue that you actually miss out on your profitability. And
What is Business Vehicle Finance?
Business vehicle finance is important for many small businesses to be able to purchase a car as a business asset. Vehicles are necessary for all kinds of businesses to operate.
An Insight into Business Finance
In business, there’s nothing more true than the saying “you need money to make money”. Business finance is a reality for any company that wants to get started and grow.
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SME South Africa Launches Free Business Guides to Help SMEs Navigate the Challenges of COVID-19
To support and empower entrepreneurs during a challenging time, SME South Africa has launched a series of free COVID-19 Business Guides and Support Resources. SME South Africa’s mission has always
COVID-19 Small Business Relief Updates (February 2021)
Get the latest on COVID-19 Small Business Relief initiatives and interventions by the government and the private sector. [UPDATED – 18 February 2021] Relief Funding for Early Childhood Development (ECD)
Practical Business Lessons from 2020 and COVID-19 to Take Into the New Year
While 2020 was difficult year for many, there are big business lessons that entrepreneurs can learn from it, writes Dominique Collett, head of AlphaCode and senior investment executive at Rand Merchant
10 Innovative COVID-19 Business Solutions We Loved
The impact of the COVID-19 on small businesses has been nothing less than devastating, but as always, out of challenges come opportunities and South African entrepreneurs certainly have not disappointed
How COVID-19 Has Changed SA’s SME Funding Landscape
Entrepreneurs looking for funding in this new COVID-19 reality are facing two major challenges, says Luyanda Jafta from The People’s Fund, a purchase order crowdfunding platform that helps businesses to
COVID-19’s Big Tech Lesson for SA Entrepreneurs
The silver lining in the dark cloud that is the COVID-19 crisis is there were some sectors that got a much-needed boost. Businesses in the digital sector like Vuuqa, found
How to Sell in a Covid-19 World
What is the secret to selling in this new reality entrepreneurs have to operate in? Tebogo Selebi, a senior associate partner at TMMBS, a professional services firm offering business development support
Back to Business Basics Challenge #TwoWeekBizReset (Week 2)
Week 2 of the SME South Africa Business Reset goes beyond motivation and inspiration to help you overcome the business challenges brought on by COVID-19. We share practical advice –
Join the SME South Africa Back to Business Basics Challenge #2WeekBizReset (Week 1)
COVID-19 arrived and devastated ALL plans and goals, seemingly overnight. Many business owners have not had an opportunity to catch their breath since. Use SME South Africa’s 2-week reset to
Where You Shop Matters – How Thinking Local Can Help Kick-Start the COVID-19 Recovery
The following content is paid for by Visa. As countries around the world begin to reopen businesses, restart economies and assess the cost of COVID-19, there are many unknowns. However,