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
News Release: Digitalisation – the best hope for South Africa and its small firms
After more than a year of Covid-19 and various corresponding
SBI calls on Mboweni to let SMEs breathe (again)
February 23 2021 As our country continues the battle of defeating the coronavirus and saving livelihoods, the Small Business Institute has called on finance minister to speed up economic reforms, invest in infrastructure and not abruptly cut off support for small and...
Business Day: JOHN DLUDLU: New law could hobble SMEs even more
In December, the department of small business development released the
SBI COMMENTS ON THE NATIONAL SMALL ENTERPRISE (NSEA) AMENDMENT BILL
SBI concerned with overreach and lack of transparency, urges minister to withdraw certain provisions in proposed National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill January 31 2021 In December, the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill (not a ‘draft’, as is customary) was...
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
SBI reported in the news
The Citizen: ‘SMEs are rock stars of our economy’: Why it is so urgent to cut the red tape
We heard promises for more than a year on reducing
Business Report: Ongoing power cuts have a detrimental impact on businesses, both large and small – IoDSA
The ongoing power cuts have a detrimental impact on businesses
Metro FM: SME xChange Bounce back Loan Scheme
Around June last year, government finalised its “bounce-back loan
The Star: Parties, unions and civil organisations detail budget expectations
ActionSA’s Eastern Cape chairperson, Atholl Trollip, who is the party’s
Engineering News: Incoming competition regulations could improve bargaining power of agri SMMEs
Law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) says the incoming Draft
Moneyweb’s Small Business Conversations podcast: SA needs 40 000 new SMEs a year
The National Development Plan expects small and medium-size enterprises to
Newzroom Afrika: Small Business Institute calls for sector inclusion in finding solutions for loadshedding
Small Business Institute CEO, John Dludlu has called for the
Engineering News: SMEs must be considered in loadshedding solutions independent of their affiliation
The small and medium-sized business (SME) ecosystem must be included
eNCA: Discussion | Outages obliterate small business
#eNCA speaks to John Dludlu from Small Business Institute.
Digital innovation in small business – Nedbank panel discussion
Join Stuff’s editor-in-chief Toby Shapshack, in Nedbank’s panel
BusinessLIVE: Leadership in small business
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are key contributors to the
Business Day: WATCH: SA Reserve Bank rates preview
Overnight the Fed indicated that it is committed to continuing
702: Tackle Eskom crisis or small businesses will keep dying – plea to government
Bruce Whitfield interviews Saul Levin, Executive Director of Trade &
Engineering News: SBI calls on govt to stablise Eskom, remove remaining restrictions on independent power
Business organisation the Small Business Institute (SBI) is calling on
Radio Islam: Economic Freedom of the world annual report has South Africa ranking 99
The 2022 Economic Freedom of the World Annual Report ranks
