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More often, employees leave because of workplace experiences that make them feel undervalued, overlooked or disconnected from the business.
BUSINESS PARTNERS LIMITED

Leadership mistakes that quietly drive talent away from SMEs

More often, employees leave because of workplace experiences that make them feel undervalued, overlooked or disconnected from the business.

  • Jeremy Lang
4 min read
Khayelitsha Cookies is owned by former Shoprite employees Adri Williams and Eunice Nyobole. They have turned it into a thriving baking business with 87 employees, that is devoted to empowering women. Its range includes mouthwatering hand-baked Strawberry Flavoured Cookies with White Chocolate Chips, and scrumptious Lemon Flavoured Cookies.
SHOPRITE

South Africa’s SMMEs are surviving, but struggling to scale

South Africa’s small businesses are surviving. Why aren’t more of them growing?

  • Ashley Lechman
4 min read
South Africa’s SME funding gap is creating opportunities for smaller investment managers offering flexible capital, specialist expertise and longer-term support.
SME FUNDING

The rise of emerging managers in South Africa’s SME funding market

South Africa’s SME funding gap is creating opportunities for smaller investment managers offering flexible capital, specialist expertise and longer-term support.

  • Larisha Govind
3 min read
Margie La Grange with her daughter, Paula Karnasopoulos, the founders of Badoodoo.
BADOODOO

From idea to established brand: How Badoodoo is growing South Africa’s dog wellness market

Badoodoo’s journey from a simple idea to an established South African dog wellness brand highlights the patience, adaptability and resilience required to build a successful SME.

  • Ashley Lechman
6 min read