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Risky business: 5 strategies for SMEs to build resilience in 2025

SMEs

Risky business: 5 strategies for SMEs to build resilience in 2025

Megan Dedekind, Issued by Business Partners Limited 5 hours

City Lodge Hotels announces interim results – average room rates up

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels announces interim results – average room rates up

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 21 Feb 2025

Source: Wikipedia.

Finance

Budget 2025: Balancing growth and fiscal sustainability

13 Feb 2025

Financial Services

Review of the State of the Nation 2025

Issued by Aluma Capital 7 Feb 2025

Source: ChatGPT.

Economy

#Sona2025: SA's ambitious 3% growth target sparks mixed reactions

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

Source: World Economic Forum.

Economy

SA's president calls for global partnerships at World Economic Forum in Davos

21 Jan 2025

Eskom's Kriel power station

Energy

Eskom’s energy availability outlook brings hope for mining operations

Lindsey Schutters 17 Jan 2025

Property

From rental shifts to AI innovations: The evolving landscape of South Africa's property sector

Waldo Marcus 9 Jan 2025

A worker assembles an EV car inside BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market where it has become the dominant player, in Rayong, Thailand. Source: Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa

Manufacturing & Parts

EU and Asia manufacturing spooked by boogeyman Trump

Sam Holmes and Indradip Ghosh 2 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf SA’s future economic performance will hinge mainly on domestic policy decisions says the NWU's PUI

Economy

SA economy: Negative trends are reversible - if the right steps are taken

19 Dec 2024

Source: © Waterfall City Pictures: Mall of Africa. BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index’s latest data reveals economic activity continues to move sideway, however, rising optimism levels remain

Economy

BETI still treading water but positive economic trend continues

17 Dec 2024

What changed in 2024? Company registrations are down by 67%

SMEs

What changed in 2024? Company registrations are down by 67%

Issued by Company Partners 9 Dec 2024

Emira reports robust half-year results and reshapes its portfolio

Markets & Investment

Emira reports robust half-year results and reshapes its portfolio

Issued by Catchwords 15 Nov 2024

Residential Property

Study finds alarming rise in residential vacancies across South Africa

26 Sep 2024

SME confidence in South Africa bolstered by political changes

Research Reports

SME confidence in South Africa bolstered by political changes

16 Sep 2024

Retail businesses in Cape Town's CBD "satisfied" with business conditions

Retailers

Retail businesses in Cape Town's CBD "satisfied" with business conditions

13 Sep 2024

Economy

Economic optimism grows: BETI shows highest levels since March 2022

11 Sep 2024

Agribusiness

Sustaining the agricultural engine in South Africa: Business rescue and informal restructuring

Tobie Jordaan 27 Aug 2024

Business Partners Limited invites entries for the annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards

SMEs

Business Partners Limited invites entries for the annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards

David Morobe, Issued by Business Partners Limited 23 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Cape Town CBD property development hits R7.285bn in 2023

15 Aug 2024

South African SMEs to compete in 36th annual Entrepreneur of the Year competition

Awards

South African SMEs to compete in 36th annual Entrepreneur of the Year competition

28 Jun 2024

Economy

Employment statistics highlight the grim reality for workers

Abigail Moyo 26 Jun 2024

Small businesses are optimistic about SA’s democratic future post-2024 elections – Q1 SME Index

SMEs

Small businesses are optimistic about SA’s democratic future post-2024 elections – Q1 SME Index

David Morobe, Issued by Business Partners Limited 11 Jun 2024

4 tips for choosing the best franchise for you

Franchising

4 tips for choosing the best franchise for you

11 Jun 2024

Source: © Benoni City Times Spending in preparation for the upcoming elections could have had a positive impact on economic activity in April

Economy

Load shedding suspension and upcoming elections see ‘positive mood’ in economic activity

8 May 2024

Source: © 123rf The Deloitte South Africa Consumer Signal report for Q1 2024 says South African consumers remain under pressure

Research

Deloitte report finds SA consumers remain under pressure, most of budget goes to essentials

6 May 2024

Property

SA property resilient despite challenging economic conditions - here's why

Mahir Hamdulay 29 Apr 2024

New SME survey results reveal upcoming national elections a deep concern for SA small business owners

SMEs

New SME survey results reveal upcoming national elections a deep concern for SA small business owners

Issued by Business Partners Limited 25 Apr 2024

Franchising sector counteracts wasted year with key initiatives

Franchising

Franchising sector counteracts wasted year with key initiatives

17 Apr 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#SARBMPC: Central bank eyes late 2024 for cuts amid uncertainties

Raymond Parsons 28 Mar 2024

SA's business confidence slips in Q1, survey shows

Retail

SA's business confidence slips in Q1, survey shows

Prerna Bedi 7 Mar 2024

9 trends impacting your small business in 2024

Entrepreneurship

9 trends impacting your small business in 2024

Catherine Wijnberg 26 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Catherine Wijnberg, chief executive officer of Fetola.

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: After a disappointing Sona, will the national budget deliver any relief for small business?

Catherine Wijnberg 21 Feb 2024

The year in review: 3 key takeaways from 2023 for SA’s small businesses

SMEs

The year in review: 3 key takeaways from 2023 for SA’s small businesses

Issued by Business Partners Limited 19 Dec 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Challenging conditions continue to close doors in 2023

Craig Blumenthal 19 Dec 2023

Banking

AfDB greenlights $300m loan to bolster SA's energy governance and climate resilience

13 Dec 2023

Communities in South Africa's coal heartland in Mpumalanga will be most affected by the energy transition.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA secures $300m loan for Energy Governance and Climate Resilience

12 Dec 2023

Source: © Rugby Dump That moment when Madiba donned the Springbok jersey at the 1995 Rugby World Cup final has been lauded as a masterclass for leaders says Parusha Partab, head of the IAB Africa Transformation (DEI) Council

Branding

Remember when we were leaders: How brands can shape nations and drive progress

Parusha Partab 30 Oct 2023

Cape Town's CBD shows business growth

Commercial Property

Cape Town's CBD shows business growth

27 Sep 2023

Why SA small business owners should be proud of their heritage of resilience

SMEs

Why SA small business owners should be proud of their heritage of resilience

Issued by Business Partners Limited 22 Sep 2023

Renewed optimism as agriculture business confidence rebounds in Q3

Agribusiness

Renewed optimism as agriculture business confidence rebounds in Q3

Paul Makube 20 Sep 2023

Image supplied. Joe Otin, the chief executive of The Collective, a digital advertising agency in Kenya, is Pamro's Piet Smit Achiever of the Year

Research

Pamro's Piet Smit Achiever of the Year is Kenya's Joe Otin of The Collective

13 Sep 2023

3 ways small businesses can compete for the best skills in a competitive labour market

HR

3 ways small businesses can compete for the best skills in a competitive labour market

Issued by Business Partners Limited 6 Sep 2023

Cape Town's retail sector continues to bounce back

Retail

Cape Town's retail sector continues to bounce back

5 Sep 2023

Alternative power supply solutions critical as business confidence thwarted by ongoing energy crisis

SMEs

Alternative power supply solutions critical as business confidence thwarted by ongoing energy crisis

Issued by Business Partners Limited 17 Aug 2023

#WomensMonth: Judy Foster on what's needed to make it in the property industry

Residential Property

#WomensMonth: Judy Foster on what's needed to make it in the property industry

Sindy Peters 3 Aug 2023

Source: © 123rf PwC’s latest Global Consumer Insights Survey identifies five key areas impacting consumer spend and shaping shopping trends

Research

5 key areas impacting consumer spend, shaping shopping trends

21 Jul 2023

Gear change needed to accelerate SA's auto manufacturing sector

Manufacturing & Parts

Gear change needed to accelerate SA's auto manufacturing sector

Pieter Wessels 10 Jul 2023