Tag: small businesses
City’s Productivity Efficiency Programme Ready to Help Business Build Back Better
The City’s Productivity Efficiency Programme is back and ready to support Cape Town’s small businesses. The initiative is administered by Productivity South Africa.
The programme...
Self-service payment solution launched for small businesses
The Shoprite Group has introduced GetPaid, an innovative new platform that enables small business owners to invoice and receive payments seamlessly, anytime, anywhere.
With GetPaid...
Digital banks are eyeing the small and medium-sized business market
By Larry Claasen
SOUTH Africa’s emerging digital banks are increasingly eyeing the business banking sector as a growth driver.
The digital banks have no bank branches...
Shoprite launches online shopping and bulk delivery service for spaza shops and small businesses
Shoprite has introduced an innovative digital solution for its Cash & Carry stores, marking the wholesale brand’s first venture into ecommerce.
Bulk-buying customers can now...
Local businesses take centre stage at City’s new Invest Cape Town Centre
The City of Cape Town has opened the new Invest Cape Town Centre, a multi-use hub for economic activity, showcasing investor support initiatives, Cape-made...
Top tech SMEs recognised at the inaugural Telkom Transformation and Innovation Awards
In celebration of South Africa’s innovators, start-ups and small businesses, Telkom, a leading technology company, recognised shining businesses that showed resilience, growth, and innovation,...
Private sector encouraged to increase procurement from small businesses
This week, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, Alderman James Vos, joined some of Cape Town’s small business leaders to celebrate their...
City rolls out Business Retention and Expansion programme in Stikland
Last week, the Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, Alderman James Vos launched the Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) programme in Stikland, one of...
Red Tape Reduction interventions saves Western Cape economy R1.85 billion
Between May 2019 and September 2022, the Western Cape Government’s red tape reduction and ease of doing business interventions resulted in a saving of...
Debunking four of the biggest myths around short-term insurance for small businesses
Managing and running a successful small business in South Africa is no small feat. Entrepreneurs face a variety of challenges at different phases of...
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