Business Landscape

The Truth About Entrepreneurship

Supporting youth through the trials and tribulations of starting their own business.

Investing in Africa

Business can help to build the Africa of the future, the right way.

Be an SME, But Have Big Corporate Success

Make corporate governance work for your business.

Africa Open for Business – a View from Davos

With Africa being proclaimed as the future for business investment, the 42nd World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos in January presented a great opportunity for me to verify this view.

Fundamental Rules to Watch When Dealing Through and with Trusts

Using trusts correctly in business transactions.

Legal Resources and Tools for Business

There are a number of legal considerations to keep in mind when establishing your business, and legal advice doesn’t come cheap… or does it?

Security Today is our Protection Tomorrow

Know how to protect your business, yourself and your employees against crime.

A Snapshot of Entrepreneurship in South Africa

The research and results arising out of the White Paper on the state of entrepreneurship reveals some of the challenges facing entrepreneurs – and debunks several commonly held myths.

Boost Innovation for Economic Growth

If South Africa is to create jobs the country must do more to support, incentivise and fund entrepreneurs who develop new ideas.

Proposed National Health System Off Colour

The NHI aims to ensure that everyone has access to appropriate quality healthcare services, regardless of their ability to pay. Can it be done?

The Domino Effect: A spiralling disease of South African businesses escalating culture of non-payment with little or no repercussion

Despite what government says about entrepreneurial spirit being the backbone of the South African economy, a system has been allowed to develop that facilitates an inordinately high level of non-payment. Liberal legislation, dysfunctional courts and the tardiness of certain provincial departments in paying their own suppliers has created an environment where defaulters run rampant and the good guys go down.

The View From Afar

Western media, specifically the British press, are notorious for attitudes that are (at best) patronising when directed at Africa. But is there still truth to this perception? Is South Africa really regarded as backward by the UK’s great newspapers?

South Africa: Advancing or Inhibiting Entrepreneurs

Is South Africa an ideal environment for entrepreneurs? What conditions do our risk-takers operate in when measured against the rest of the world? A global report on the factors that enhance and inhibit the creation of new businesses – which are, of course, the very things that can make or break an economy – seeks to answer these profound questions.

Policy Stalemate

So far President Jacob Zuma has appeared business-friendly, but can he sustain this position in the face of increasing pressure from the left?

Stand Off Stalls Much-Needed Procurement Policy

Business owners could get relief from a government plan which targets the procurement of 10 key goods and services from small businesses, but a clash between National Treasury and the Department of Trade and Industry has stalled the process.

Bonus Bonanza

Their short-term cowboy tactics were in many ways responsible for the current economic mess, yet countless Wall Street executives will be getting bonuses this year. Huge signing fees, retention awards and severance packages are still part of the game – and are still tied only tenuously to performance. Does this throw some light on the compensation saga surrounding former SAA chief executive Khaya Ngqula?

Brazil’s Economic Miracle What SA Can Learn from a Nation that’s Headed in the Right Direction?

Under President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil has reached a level of economic growth that has some pundits wondering whether it’s the next China. With its income gap narrowing, interest rates falling, and a number of its companies near the top of the Forbes Global 2000 list, South America’s largest nation is clearly set to earn the moniker “powerhouse”. What can South Africa learn from a country with which it has much in common? KEVIN BLOOM reports

Will Direct Lending Mean More Finance for Business Owners?

As banks clamp down on lending amid the global financial crisis, moves are afoot to get government agency Khula to lend direct to business owners. But to succeed Khula will have its work cut out.

Why SA Needs an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Professor Mthuli Ncube, executive director of Wits Business School talks to us about the state of entrepreneurship in South Africa.