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SME owners to plan for growth in 2018
https://www.businesspartners.co.za/en-za/media-centre/sme-index/2017-results/sme-owners-to-plan-for-growth-in-2018
SME owners to plan for growth in 2018
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should prepare to take action and plan for increased growth in 2018. This is according to Ben Bierman, Managing Director of Business Partners Limited (BUSINESS/PARTNERS), commenting on the latest Business Partners Limited SME Index – a survey measuring the attitudes and confidence levels of South African small and medium enterprise (SME) owners.
2018/03/07 10:00:00 PM
SMEs: funding alone not a quick fix, especially in times of volatility
https://www.businesspartners.co.za/en-za/media-centre/sme-index/2017-results/smes-funding-alone-not-a-quick-fix-especially-in-times-of-volatility
SMEs: funding alone not a quick fix, especially in times of volatility
For the first time this year, broad business confidence indicators have increased, according to the third quarter 2017 Business Partners Limited SME Index – a survey measuring the attitudes and confidence levels of South African small and medium enterprise (SME) owners.
2017/12/05 10:00:00 PM
SA's growth engines feeling the weight of economic strain
https://www.businesspartners.co.za/en-za/media-centre/sme-index/2017-results/sas-growth-engines-feeling-the-weight-of-economic-strain-14-09-17
SA's growth engines feeling the weight of economic strain
Business confidence indicators plummeted further in the second quarter of this year as the South African macroeconomic environment remains dire, resulting in increased pressure on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and their ability to deliver as one of South Africa’s leading growth engines.
2017/09/13 10:00:00 PM
Public-private partnership essential to combat economic woes
https://www.businesspartners.co.za/en-za/media-centre/sme-index/2017-results/public-private-partnership-essential-to-combat-economic-woes
Public-private partnership essential to combat economic woes
While South Africa prepares for what will likely be a rollercoaster period, it is once again evident how big a role economic and political uncertainty can play in the minds of local business owners, and the extent to which this impacts small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs’) confidence levels and their ability to do business.
2017/05/02 10:00:00 PM
