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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
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
ENCA: SA’s electricity crisis | Impact of power cuts on business
Business and our economy as a whole are taking a
Business Day: JOHN DLUDLU: Patel’s move to allow small business co-operation is on the money
It is not fashionable to praise SA government ministers, especially
News24: John Dludlu | Construction Mafia: Time to regulate business forums
Ordinarily, we would never advocate for regulation of business or
BusinessLIVE: Restoring hope and the SA economy through challenging times
The post-pandemic period has been challenging for SA, characterised
Business Report: Treasury acknowledges SMEs face challenging environment
National Treasury acknowledges small businesses are being knocked by some
Newzroom Afrika: SA’s small business sector struggling
Small businesses in South Africa have suffered a series of
Engineering News: Institute shares lessons learned on supporting SMEs through the pandemic
There are a number of lessons and insights that were
