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Small Business Conversations

Small Business Conversations with Akhona Matshoba offers a fresh take on critical conversations that impact South Africa’s small business sector. This weekly podcast offers interviews with ground-breaking entrepreneurs and industry experts, extracting the gems they have to offer to those wanting to take their businesses forward.
Daily English South Africa Business · Careers
70 Episodes
40 – 60

SMEs: Need funding? Here's how to get it

What funders look out for, how to avoid the common pitfalls and the essential documents you need to seal the deal – Vijay Jainundh, head of Paragon Debt Advisory.
16 Mar 2023 12AM 17 min

How tech will change the face of entrepreneurship

Research by the Heavy Chef Foundation suggests that advancements in internet technology could see entrepreneurs deferring critical business administration skills to cloud services.
8 Mar 2023 11PM 25 min

SA SMEs optimistic about revenue growth and new investments in 2023

Despite severe challenges, businesses in the country have an appetite for growth that surpasses global trends. This week we spoke to Yugen Pillay, the director of business consulting at SNG Grant Thornton. This is Episode 5 of the Small Business Conversations podcast.
1 Mar 2023 11PM 23 min

Going off-grid is costly for SMEs

From farm owners to ceramic makers, wig makers and restaurateurs, load shedding is squeezing all business owners, chipping away at margins and driving up costs. In this week's episode, we look at the impact of load shedding on SMEs. We touch on the cost implications of moving away from the…
23 Feb 2023 11AM 21 min

Going off-grid is costly for SMEs

From farm owners to ceramic makers, wig makers and restaurateurs, load shedding is squeezing all business owners, chipping away at margins and driving up costs. In this week's episode, we look at the impact of load shedding on SMEs. We touch on the cost implications of moving away from the…
22 Feb 2023 11PM 21 min

Profile: Inga Gubeka – Taking African luxury to the world

A sluggish economy coupled with the consumer’s dwindling buying power has shrunk South Africa’s luxury market, forcing players like luxury bag brand Inga Atelier to exit the local market in pursuit of greener pastures. We speak to the founder and creative director of Inga Atelier, Inga Gubeka, about his journey…
15 Feb 2023 11PM 13 min

SA needs 40 000 new SMEs a year

The National Development Plan expects small and medium-size enterprises to create 90% of the new jobs it wants in place by 2030 – but with just seven years to go the figure is standing at 30%. Small Business Institute CEO John Dludlu helps us understand where the stumbling blocks are.
1 Feb 2023 11PM 17 min

How to break into the wine industry

Siwela Masoga the founder of Siwela Wines provides insight on how the right skills set can develop into running a lucrative wine business.
29 Oct 2020 3AM 11 min

How to prevent cybercrime breaches

Riaan Schoeman, head of legal at LAWtrust, says data has become the new oil and therefore it is important for a business to protect its clients' information from data breaches.
7 Oct 2020 8AM 12 min

Pricing your services and products correctly

Tyronne Nel, director at fintech SME Snapshot, which assists small businesses with accounting tools, speaks on pricing correctly for different sectors of the market and how to avoid price wars.
10 Sep 2020 1AM 13 min

Why starting your own business is crucial now more than ever

Starting a business during Covid-19 may not seem like a great idea, due to the current uncertainty amid the global pandemic. However, in this episode Michelle Janse van Rensburg, MD of Nimacc Business Lounge, explains why she believes this is the perfect time to kick off that business idea.
31 Aug 2020 7PM 5 min
40 – 60