The Informal Economy Development Forum (IEDF) is a new body that has been set up to drive growth within the sector, support informal economy workers and function as the conduit between government, corporate South Africa and the informal economy. The IEDF’s key… Continue Reading
Surveys conducted by Brand South Africa on challenges of start-ups revealed that the top five challenges of entrepreneurs in South Africa were considered to be: • Ability to find clients or customers (47% of participants); • Inability to raise funds… Continue Reading
Township economies promote and foster job creation and entrepreneurship, especially in rural, peri-urban and urban residential townships – in other words, where most South Africans live. Informal spaza shops form an integral and vital part of these economies. They are… Continue Reading
SMEs are known to be less likely to obtain bank loans than large firms in the business world, which makes most entrepreneurs rely on their personal savings from investments, friends and families, credit cards, or business partners and government grants… Continue Reading
