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 | If 2020 is anything to go by, it's clear that the ability to adapt and transform as a small business is necessary for survival. To help SMEs prepare for the year ahead, here are some of the most important trends that businesses should be aware of in 2021... read |
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 | ANDREW WEINBERG The rise in the amount of knowledge sharing and mentoring by businesspeople through partnerships with SMEs and entrepreneurs in order to help them survive and succeed has been, and continues to be, a silver lining in the overwhelming Covid-19 cloud...read |
|  | SANDISIWE SHOBA The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown has been devastating for young entrepreneurs. But despite the harsh economic climate some are still hustling and finding innovative ways to keep their businesses alive...read |
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| |  | JESSICA TENNANT As part of our #EvolutionofWork content feature, SoulProviders Collective's business unit manager Nosipho Ginindza shares what the future of work looks like from their point of view and how they're navigating the 'new normal' in the aftermath of Covid-19... Read |
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| Awards |
 | Johannesburg-based company Rocky Brands secured the top prize in the third staging of the Durban Chemical Cluster (DCC) Business Accelerator Programme for 2020, winning R50,000 in prize money.... Read |
| Business Plans |
 | WYNAND SMIT Forrester predicts that 2021 will be the year that companies accelerate digital transformation while focusing on customer experiences (CX) and the platforms and technologies designed to enhance them. This is a view shared by many. The world has certainly changed in 2020 and so have customers. But as a business, have you? Read |
 | PAULA SARTINI Customer experience is the driving force behind every business as it gives companies a competitive edge that earns customer loyalty and attracts new customers... Read |
 | The effects of the pandemic and the recovery of the economy has been on everyone's lips lately. 'Will we recover?', 'How long will it take?', 'Is my job secure?', 'Is now the right time to start a business?'. The answer to the last question is simply 'Yes'... Read |
| Community |
 | It's been announced that The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship will sponsor the Craft and Design Institute (CDI)'s RE:Solve Challenge... Read |
 | When the world shut down due to the pandemic, everything changed, especially for small businesses. Suddenly, the ability to connect to customers became even more critical, and the safe way to do so is through technology... Read |
| Covid-19 |
 | JAMES STENT Only a massive global rollout of an effective vaccine can end the Covid-19 pandemic in the short term. The vaccine is being rolled out in the United Kingdom and United States... Read |
 | The South African government is hoping to rollout its Covid-19 vaccine programme as early as next month... Read |
| Funding |
 | Renier de Wit of Gaia and Gaia Venture Capital Ltd discusses the ins and outs of the fund's investment approach, its underlying assets, and the importance of this tax-deductive dispensation... Read |
| Marketing & Media |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Robyn Peterson, chief technology officer at CNN chats about the evolution of the media landscape; the impact of technology on the consumption of news and the future of news journalism in a tech-driven world... Read |
 | PIETER GEYSER As content creators, we'd all like to think that the content we produce is interesting enough to stand the test of time. Unfortunately for us, when it comes to Facebook, there are more than 30 billion pieces of content published on the platform each month... Read |
| Partnerships |
 | Following the announcement in October that Pick n Pay would acquire on-demand delivery app Bottles, the company has officially come on board as the on-demand service of Pick n Pay Online... Read |
| Research Reports |
 | Decode Communications has released its latest piece of research, the South African Government Leaders on Twitter 2020 Report... Read |
| Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
 | LUKAS VAN DER MERWE Medium-sized companies in South Africa are in a precarious position in terms of cybersecurity... Read |
 | Supporting small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) is key to economic growth and recovery but SMMEs in South Africa lag far behind their international counterparts when it comes to job creation... Read |
 | It is critical that business owners pay close attention to their cash-flow situation to ensure continued success in 2021... Read |
| Social Entrepreneurship |
 | Entrepreneurs, executives, investors, scientists and government representatives from around the world recently gathered online for Ocean Innovation Africa... Read |
| Video |
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 | Robyn Peterson, chief technology officer at CNN chats about the evolution of the media landscape; the impact of technology has on the consumption of news and the future of news journalism... View |
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 | Marielle Hurter, the water sector analyst of GreenCape, explains the purpose of the Green Business Support Services Directory... View |
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 | Yaseen Salie, bio-energy analyst and DiBiCoo project lead at GreenCape, explains the latest innovations in the biogas sector as well as some of the goals and examples of the DiBiCoo project... View |
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| Africa |
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 | MATILDA MOYO Africa faces its worst economic recession in 25 years, largely due to the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
| Business |
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 | GRAHAM PARKER With the current global pandemic restrictions and lockdowns, it is very likely that a large percentage of the local workforce will continue to work from home well into 2021... Read |
 | Domestic and regional airline Airlink has announced that it is adjusting its flight schedule of early morning and evening departures so that customers can comply with South Africa's new curfew... Read |
 | In a statement on Monday, 4 January 2021, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) said the price of 93 (ULP and LRP) will go up by 43 cents, while that of 95 (ULP and LRP) will increase by 40 cents... Read |
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