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News releases & OpEds
SBI releases situational analysis of the status of SMMEs in South Africa during Covid-19
The Small Business Institute (SBI) released today a review of
Press Release: Joint announcement by EXXARO and SBI
Exxaro and the Small Business Institute (“SBI”) today announced a
Business Day: JOHN DLUDLU: State must help save SA’s vital taxi industry
The government should increase the relief grant as the sector
Business Day: JOHN DLUDLU: Preparing SMEs for life after Covid-19
Department of small business development data shows only a small
Press Release: SBI CALLS ON ALL SMES TO CONTINUE SAVING LIVES AS THEY GEAR UP TO SAVE LIVELIHOOD
As the country moves into alert level 3 in certain
Open letter to the president His Excellency, Cyril Ramaphosa
The Small Business Institute beseeches our government to revise regulations
News Release: Now more than ever South Africa needs the facts about small businesses
Today the Small Business Institute received the fifth request since
SBI PRESS RELEASE: Details, please
Small businesses are grateful for the promise of relief, but
Business Day OP-ED: Pandemic could be the final straw for ailing small businesses
Amid the Covid-19 outbreak the government should follow global trends
Postponement of the May SBI SME Indaba
Dear SBI Member, colleague, and partner, In light of the COVID-19 outbreak that has reached South Africa the SBI fully supports President Cyril Ramaphosa's measures announced on Sunday 15 March to fight the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa. Accordingly, regrettably,...
Press release: SBI calls on government and big businesses to consider emergency assistance to SMEs. #Covid-19
SBI calls on government and big businesses to consider emergency
News Release: An Opportunity Knocks in Support of SMMEs
This year at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos
Press release: Small Business Institute #SMEIndaba scheduled as business rankings slip
29 October 2019 Small Business Institute #SMEIndaba scheduled as business rankings slip
SBI COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS TO THE NATIONAL TREASURY: Economic transformation, inclusive growth and competitiveness: Towards an Economic Strategy for South Africa
The Small Business Institute (SBI) is an independent, not-for-profit
Business Day: SIPHO NKOSI: Cut red tape to prevent small business staying informal
Initiatives in Rwanda, Mexico and the UK show that making
SBI reported in the news
Daily Maverick: Small business is suffering from analysis paralysis
The Covid-19 lockdown has reinforced the importance of SMEs in
Engineering News: Small Business Institute undertakes research to understand SMMEs better
The Small Business Institute (SBI) says much more could have
SABC News: The COVID-19 has seen a devastating impact on SMMEs with over 55 000 unlikely to stay in business
South Africa’s small, micro and medium-sized businesses have been severely
ENCA: Auditor-General gunning for those implicated in COVID-19 corruption
This week in the regular series The State We’re In.
ENCA: Corruption costs SA R27-billion in GDP
Corruption costs SA at least R27-billion in lost GD
702: Small Business Covid fund only paid out 4% of the allocated funds
Small Business Institute CEO John Dludlu says compliance can be
POWER 98.7: 300 000 Jobs Already Shed In SA Tourism Sector
Domestic travel has never been first choice for South Africans
World Entrepreneur Day: Reliable data on struggling SMMEs needed to stimulate Covid-19 recovery
DURBAN – Celebrating World Entrepreneur Day (21 August) will be bittersweet
Business Day: How Rupert-backed Sukuma Fund aims to pay it forward
The fund, established by the Rupert family and Remgro, plans
Besigheid wat saak maak: Interview with John Dludlu
Small Business Institute CEO John Dludlu on Besigheid wat saak maak
Classic 1027: SME feature: Exxaro and SBI partner to promote development of SMEs
Mzila Mthenjane, executive of stakeholder affairs at Exxaro & John
Business Day: WATCH: SA’s economy in the throes of fallout from the global crisis
As we pick through the detritus in the wake of the
Classic 1027: The fallout of Covid-19 on the SMME sector
John Dludlu, CEO of Small Business Institute
CapeTalk: Preparing SMEs for life after Covid-19
Guest: John Dludlu | CEO at Small Business Institute
ENCA: The Fix | COVID-19’s impact on small businesses | 21 June 2020
Many small businesses have struggled to keep afloat as the
