On this page you will find statements and op-eds distributed by SBI; coverage the Institute receives and news about and for SMEs. While we do not necessarily endorse political parties, nor the findings of other research institutions, our research and advocacy positions are increasingly highlighted by influential commentators. We post these articles or interviews here for your review.
News releases & OpEds
City Press: 30-day payment pact a big step for small business
Two years ago, the Small Business Institute (SBI) sent letters to 100 of the
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT / DISPATCH: Research on state of SA’s SMMEs makes for grim reading
Johannesburg – South African micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) faced
Press release: SBI urges Competition Commission to act with caution around online marketplace ‘dominance’
The Small Business Institute (SBI) notes that Competition Commissioner Tembinkosi
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
SBI reported in the news
Metro FM: The Kings Suite, 17 Nov with SBI CEO John Dludlu
More than 50 large companies have formally committed to paying their SME
IT-Online: CEOs commit to paying SME suppliers within 30 days
In an effort to ensure small and medium sized businesses
Fin24: 50 major companies clamp down on late payments bankrupting small businesses
In a bid to keep small and medium-sized enterprises afloat amid
POWER Business: Global entrepreneurship week 2020
Tumisang Ndlovu speaks to Pearl Maphumulo, managing director at The Business Development Agency, John Dludlu
Business Maverick: Defying the lockdown blues to give small businesses a voice
For news that a small business can use: A new
Press release from B4SA
Media release from Business for South Africa (B4SA), the SA SME Fund,
Business Day: WATCH: A world-class African city death spiral
Ratepayers in the City of Joburg are “gatvol”. Rates for
ITWeb: Small Business Institute rebukes CompCom over e-commerce regulations
The Small Business Institute (SBI) has moved swiftly to caution
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
POWER 98.7: LISTEN: COVID-19 FOUND SMMES ALREADY STRUGGLING
Small businesses in South Africa were already in financial distress when Covid-19 hit.
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
