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.
Click for full story
———————————————————————————————————————————
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.
Click for full story
———————————————————————————————————————————
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.
Click for full story
———————————————————————————————————————————
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.
Click for full story
———————————————————————————————————————————
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?
Click for full story
———————————————————————————————————————————
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.
Click for full story
———————————————————————————————————————————
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.
Click for full story
———————————————————————————————————————————
