ADSL comes of age in SA

Five years since its launch, ADSL has finally replaced dial-up completely as the connection of choice for the South African SME. This was among the key findings of SME Survey 2008 on the use of information and communication technologies by small to medium South...

Micro-enterprises bear brunt of crisis

South African SMEs are feeling the pinch of higher interest rates, as the cost of capital and bad debt begins to rise. While the majority of SMEs appear to be confident in their ability to weather the storm, it is the start-up and micro-enterprise that finds itself at...

SMEs show resilience in adversity

Turbulent times have characterised the environment for South African small, medium and micro enterprises (SMEs) in the past year – but most have come through with their competitiveness intact. This emerged with the announcement of the results of the annual SME Survey...

The crime reality for SMEs

One in four small businesses in South Africa has been a victim of crime more than once in the past year, according to the interim findings of SME Survey 2008, the latest edition of South Africa’s largest annual survey of small, medium and micro enterprises. This shock...

SA research for global conference

SME Survey, the largest annual study of factors influencing the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises in South Africa, has scored an international coup. A paper based on the findings of the 2007 edition of the study has been selected for inclusion in the...