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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
Tanya du Bois is the owner and founder of her cosmetics company Naturals Beauty.
ENTREPRENEUR

From a kitchen solution to an award winning beauty business

Tanya du Bois started making skincare products in her kitchen to help her family. Eighteen years later, Naturals Beauty is an award winning South African business with ambitions…

  • Ashley Lechman
6 min read
Gloria Serobe, board chairman of the Industrial Development Corporation
INDUSTRIALISATION

IDC tightens strategy to drive job creation and local investment

The Industrial Development Corporation is reshaping its strategy to drive job creation and enhance local economies, forging partnerships and innovations that could transform…

  • Edward West
3 min read
Brent Blankfield, investment executive, at Westbrooke.
SME

Westbrooke invests R750m to empower South African entrepreneurs

Discover how Westbrooke’s investment of over R750 million is shaping the future for South Africa’s entrepreneurial businesses, providing them with the capital and support needed…

  • Ashley Lechman
3 min read
Moving from R5 million to R100 million in revenue requires more than sales growth. South African founders need to evolve their leadership, build scalable systems and introduce tighter financial controls.
SME

Why SA scale-ups stall before R100m

Experts explain how founders can break through the growth barrier.

  • Ashley Lechman
4 min read
Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) mistakenly believe that growth requires adding complexity. Discover why operational simplicity is the true key to sustainable growth and competitive advantage.
BUSINESS 101

Why operational simplicity is a competitive advantage for SMEs

Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) mistakenly believe that growth requires adding complexity. Discover why operational simplicity is the true key to sustainable…

  • Jeremy Lang
4 min read
In South Africa's booming ICT sector, the race is on to bridge the gap between contract wins and payments. Discover how strategic funding can empower SMEs to overcome cash flow challenges and seize new opportunities in the evolving tech landscape.
SME

Closing the payment gap: how ICT SMEs can thrive

In South Africa's booming ICT sector, the race is on to bridge the gap between contract wins and payments. Discover how strategic funding can empower SMEs to overcome cash flow…

  • Ashley Lechman
3 min read