| Welcome | 7 April 2006 |
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With the release of the findings of the 2005 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) study , there was a lot of discussion on skills development and business success rates for the last two weeks. BizSmarts look at these findings and other current issues in the SME environment.
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Add a bright light in your garden! Powered by the sun, this garden light features Advanced Solar Technology that provides brighter light and stays lit longer. Since it requires no wires, it's easy to install anywhere and automatically turns on at night. It's ideal for flower eds, pathways, decks and any area where light will bring an extra flair in your garden at night!
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Have a Smart Phone or SMS Device? You can read, edit, delete, and back-up your phone book from SIM cards on your PC with the SIM card reader. Simply remove the SIM card from your phone and place it into the reader for full access to all of your information via your PC!
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| Events Calendar |
Decorex KZN
18 - 21 March 2006
Convention Centre, Durban
Stylish and interactive exhibition aimed at professional interior designers, architects and relevant industry suppliers and manufacturers.
http://www.decorex.co.za
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Futurex
16 - 19 May 2006
Futurex is the new, single, unified and definitive event for the Information and Communications Technologies and Electronics (ICTE) industries; an exhibition "Where ICTE and business connect".
Venue: Sandton Convention Centre
http://www.futerex.co.za |
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| BizSmarts News |
Small SA firms face accounts dilemma
SA’s small, mostly private companies are sitting on the horns of a painful dilemma. All companies including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are obliged to comply with the onerous requirements of Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP), which have been harmonized with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Losing the entrepreneurship battle
SA’s entrepreneurial activity will continue to trail that of other developing countries unless enterprise education is drastically improved in our primary and secondary schools. |
BEE now ‘vital’ for winning new business
Black economic empowerment is increasingly regarded as important for winning business across all regions of SA, says a report released by Grant Thornton at the weekend. |
Skills gained in SA ‘need to be recognized’
As globalisation increased it became ever more important to ensure skills and qualifications obtained in SA were recognized in other countries, Ivor Blumenthal, CEO of the education and training authority for the services sector, said on Friday. |
Broadband changes the way small companies operate
In the past many small businesses connected to the internet with a dial-up line because the cost of a permanent Diginet leased line connection was prohibitive, says Ermano Quatero, director of business solutions at Internet Solutions (IS). |
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| SA Guide to... |
 Making sure of Working From Home Smalls ads
It usually starts off like this: "wouldn't you like to stay at home today, not fight the commute to work, and be able to have that extra cup of coffee in the morning and read the paper."
The advertisement will then go on to talk about all of the great money you can make immediately. Sometimes, the claims are upwards to RIO 000 a month and guess what, you can make that amount for part-time hours, a maximum of 20 hours a week.
My advice is to let your eyes flow right on past this kind of advertisement. Every time I see this kind of sales pitch, I am reminded of the time I was at university in desperate need of a job that would pay some good money. I walked into class one day and on my chair was a slip of paper advertising a job that would pay me R50 an hour. Now, to a university kid, that seems like plenty of cash.
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