BEE ownership levels and statuses for QSEs and EMEs
On March 29th, the dti released a (draft) Easter gift to South African businesses in the form of a first-ever BEE incentive, along with some changes to Skills Development which could have far-reaching, positive, consequences for the economy, if companies will focus on implementations aligned to impact rather than to compliance only – which is where […]
Reflections on what our new President’s maiden SONA speech might mean for BEE and development in 2018
2018 is the first time in as long as I can remember that I listened to a SONA speech in part, let alone the whole thing. It’s the first time I made notes and wondered how this might benefit our country, particularly our poor people, which is where our economy requires the most stimulation, needs […]
The not so often discussed reason for small business failure – exploitative big business
As another year comes to a close, we have been doing some reflecting on the entrepreneurial ecosystem in South Africa – as we often do. There has been an abundance of reports written on the challenges for entrepreneurs in SA and beyond, and the conclusions many of them come to are certainly things we ourselves […]
Our Impact Inspired Launchpad Winner Discusses Takeaways
Our first round of our Impact Inspired closed with a pitch competition and the winner was Reitumetse Matla, founder of Greenthings Projects. Greenthings Projects’ goal is to create an app that would link small-holder farmers with resources (everything from advice to low-cost fertilizers). Reitumetse has a lot of great things to say, not only about his takeaways from participating in […]