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
B4SA: Vooma Vaccination Weekend Guidance
In a broad effort to escalate the country’s vaccination programme,
SBI webinar: The tenacity of South Africa’s Small Business owners – recording and presentations
SBI Webinar: 8 September 2021The SBI held a webinar: The tenacity of SA's small business owners on Wednesday 8 September 2021. Unfortunately technology failed us and due to connectivity problems most of the people who registered could not connect. Although out of our...
SBI’s post-covid recovery series, research papers
Reflections on the impact of Covid-19 on SMEs in SATackling the disenabling environment.The importance of local champions.New perspectives on informalityDigitalisation - the best hope for SA's SMEsLocal may be lekker, but is it possible?
SBI webinar 8 September 2021 – The tenacity of SA’s small business owners
You are invited to join the SBI for a webinarTheme: The tenacity of SA's small business owners Our SMEs have been brutally smacked by the Covid-19 pandemic and, most recently, by the mayhem that erupted in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. However, most have shown resilience...
PRESS RELEASE: PLEASE PROTECT OUR LIVES, ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PROPERTY AND BUSINESS
The Small Business Institute (SBI) strongly condemns the wanton looting
SBI press release: SBI’s post-covid recovery series probes challenges facing SMEs and presents growth blueprint.
Attention: All Editors Small Business Institute media release SBI’s post-covid recovery series probes challenges facing SMEs and presents growth blueprint.14 April 2021Johannesburg The Small Business Institute (SBI) released four additional papers this morning in the...
SBI hosted a Business Chamber workshop on 18 March 2021
The SBI hosted a National Business Chamber workshop on 18 March 2021. Here you can find the videos of guest speakers and their presentations on the day for review. BUSINESS CHAMBER WORKSHOP: 18 March 2021 - 09:00 to 14:00 via Zoom TOPIC: BUSINESS RECOVERY DURING AND...
Stakeholder Invitation: How South Africa can emerge from Covid-19 with better prospects for recovery and growth
You are cordially invited to a media briefing next week
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 reported in the news
Moneyweb: Rampant corruption at Eskom drags down SA
At every step of its supply chain the utility has
Daily Maverick: South Africas SMMEs Need to Make the Big Digital Leap
The lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic had many unexpected
Business Day TV: Watch: How have Eskom’s power cuts affected SMEs?
Eskom has resumed load-shedding, and while the intensity of the
Newzroom Afrika: Small businesses’ take on EFF’s national shutdown
Load shedding has had a devastating impact on small businesses
SABC News: SME #On Point | EFF-inspired national shutdown
As South Africans brace themselves for Monday’s EFF-inspired national shutdown
Business Day TV: WATCH: The Entrepreneurial SME | Is South Africa’s SME sector at risk!?
The first important national events of 2023 – the budget and
Vutivi Business News: SBI calls for solutions to buffer wage hike
Small Business Institute CEO John Dludlu has pleaded with small
Polity: The situation is quite bad – Small Business Institute CEO
Small Business Institute CEO John Dludlu speaks with Polity about
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
