Immediate release: Thursday, 12 January 2012
SME Survey 2012: Small businesses recognise the value of a website
As more and more consumers start their search for products and services on the Internet, and with more companies moving online and reaping the benefit of their web presence, savvy South African SMEs are taking the importance of an online presence to heart.
That’s according to Arthur Goldstuck, principal researcher of the annual SME Survey, a unique study which assesses the competitiveness of this sector of the South African economy.
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Immediate release: Tuesday, 10 January 2012
SME Survey 2012: Small businesses recognise the value of a website
As more and more consumers start their search for products and services on the Internet, and with more companies moving online and reaping the benefit of their web presence, savvy South African SMEs are taking the importance of an online presence to heart.
That’s according to Arthur Goldstuck, principal researcher of the annual SME Survey, a unique study which assesses the competitiveness of this sector of the South African economy.
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Immediate release: Friday, 7 October 2011
Membership change increases scope of Coolcumba’s service offering
Coolcumba Communications is pleased to announce that it has broadened its organisational scope and embraced changing market dynamics by selling 30% of its membership to Tebogo Marima.
With experience in brand communications management and over a decade of achievements in the sales and marketing arena at companies such as Media24, Primedia and MegaVision Media, Marima brings a complementary set of skills to the organisation.
A full-service marketing agency based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Coolcumba Communications’ membership is now comprised of: Debbie Whittaker (60%), Kelly Conradie (10%) and Tebogo Marima (30%).
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Immediate release: Monday, 29 November 2010
SME Survey 2010: Diversify to boost resilience and profitability
Targeting a single sector of the market? Chances are that as an SME, you felt the pinch of the recession more than anyone else. That’s because new research from SME Survey 2010 reveals that those companies which have not diversified are at more risk than their counterparts who sell to a range of customer segments.
Sponsored by the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), SME Survey 2010 for the first time examined diversity as a factor in competitiveness.
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Immediate release: 23 November 2010
SME Survey 2010: The South African SME and the environment – does it care?
Much is made, in big business, of the necessity for environmental responsibility and sustainability. But what about the
SME – does the call for ‘green’ ways of doing business resonate with the South African small to medium enterprise owner?
The answer to that question is definite – and perhaps not quite what you may expect.
That’s according to Arthur Goldstuck, principal researcher of SME Survey 2010, which is sponsored by the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA). He says the assumption is that peripheral concerns such as ‘being green’ might be of less interest than establishing a profitable business. However,
“We were proven wrong. Very wrong,” Goldstuck says.
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24 August 2010
SME Survey 2010: Was the World Cup all that?
The year 2010 will be remembered as South Africa’s crowning glory in successfully delivering what has been called the best World Cup ever. But has the football spectacular had any effect on the small and medium businesses which are considered to be the engine room of the South African economy? That is one of the key issues which SME Survey 2010, sponsored by National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), will tackle as it gauges the sentiments and competitiveness of South African business owners.
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30 November 2009
World cup gap for SME’s
World Cup windfall for South African business in 2010 is likely to fall dramatically short for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMEs). That’s one of the key findings of SME Survey 2009, which set out to gauge expectations of the event among SMEs. Small, medium and micro enterprise owners, it emerged, tend to be overwhelmingly positive for the country as a whole, but have a gap in expectations for themselves.
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14 October 2009
SME Survey: Beat the recession with business basics
Business basics will get you through the recession. That is the single most important piece of advice to emerge from SME Survey 2009, the latest edition of the annual study of the factors behind the success of small and medium enterprises in South Africa.
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1 October 2009
EOH Sponsors Oracle Day 2009
Oracle Corporation is launching Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g and Oracle Database 11g Release 2 at Oracle Day on 6 October in Johannesburg and on 8 October in Cape Town. The purpose of the event is to address business issues such as increased competition, business expansion and dynamic market conditions that require a continual response to change.
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28 September 2009
SME Survey: Potential financial woes worry SME owners
With the economy in recession for the first time in 17 years it comes as little surprise that small to medium business owners in South Africa are being kept awake at night by financial issues. This is among the key findings from the SME Survey 2009, which tracks the confidence and sentiments of this critical contributor to the national economy.
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18 May 2009
The recession and the South African SME
Big business has taken a beating from the global financial crisis, but from car manufacturers to financial institutions worldwide, the possibility of government bailouts has provided a silver lining. There is no such option for the small to medium enterprise, owners of such concerns are compelled to look within their own resource nets to weather the storm. But how prepared and capable is the South African SME for survival?
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30 April 2009
Durban Oracle partner sets sights on national expansion
Cocking a snook at the prevailing tough economic climate, a Durban-based Oracle Corporation Partner is reporting strong growth and is going national after ten years of success in KwaZulu-Natal. Despite the adverse market conditions, TiFozi is reaping the rewards of an aggressive expansion plan by securing new business and rapidly growing its competencies through acquisition, key hires and organic growth.
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30 April 2009
New format, new venue for the SAOUG User Conference
The 2009 South African Oracle User Group Conference is ushering in changes to the format, venue and target audience of this premier event to reflect market conditions, new developments at Oracle Corporation and the executive focus on getting value from existing infrastructure. With the theme of Navigate, the SAOUG has devised an agenda which continues the tradition of hands-on, technical content while adding further strategic value to executives looking to gain maximum value from their investments in Oracle technology and applications.
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