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Browse through the top 20 articles ordered by date (newest to oldest) in the sections below. Articles are featured in our SME publications, SA Guide to Business Opportunities, SA Guide to Working from Home & SA Guide to Internet Business.
• SME News
• Starting Your Business
• IT & Technology
• Business Finance
• Recession Busting Advice
• The Budget & You
• PR, Marketing & Sales
• SA Small Business Initiatives
• BEE
• Management & Leadership
• Skills Development
• Human Resource Solutions
• Dodgy SA Business Practices

SME News

• Are you a CEO or a Chief Everything Officer?
• Don't Fear The Power: Enabling Employees To Grow Your Business
• What you didn’t know about Steve Jobs and Apple
• Small businesses get SABS approval
• What’s APPening Part 2
• What’s APPening
• Calling on Mentors for Young Entrepreneurs
• Wellness Programmes at Work Tax Free
• Fire-walking for corporate team-building!
• The ten best tips you will ever need before launching your start-up
• LinkedIn Makes Business Sense.
• Article Marketing – part of being an expert
• Trade your way to financial freedom
• Franchising in South Africa Continues to Innovate and Show Growth
• Mobilising your brand – mobile web vs native apps
• Auditing a thing of the past?
• Social Media Goes Mainstream in SA
• 5 Common Mistakes Businesses Make in Social Media
• Cha-Ching Strategies- Principle 1: Think
• The Power of Your Voice

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Starting Your Business

• 7 Stark Realities you need to know if you want to build a Successful Business
• All you need to know about starting a Restaurant in South Africa
• The Bear Necessities of Business
• BOTTOMS UP TO MEAD
• ‘Urban Organic’ – The Newest Restaurant Trend
• Plan for business as if it were battle
• Business Launchpad Competition Extended
• Hungry for Profit? Healthfood Vending Staves Off Pangs.
• Grow Your Business: Develop Channel Partners
• Grow Your Business: Acquire a Company
• The Positives about Failing in Business
• A Great Opportunity in Social Entrepreneurship Uplifts Communities
• Vending – Your 24/7 Sales Manager
• Credit Bureaus and Small Business. Do they gel?
• Preparing your Business for Resale
• Gearing Up for Success in Your Indoor Entertainment Business
• How Not to Start and Run your Own Business 3
• How to Choose and Start the Right Business for You
• What No-one Ever Told You About Starting Your Own Business
• How NOT to Start and Run Your Own Business: 2

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IT & Technology

• Acer set to dethrone Apple for world's thinnest notebook
• RIM Showcases New BlackBerry 7.1 OS
• RIM Previews BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 at CES
• Telkom SmartAccess
• Mobilising your brand – mobile web vs native applications
• Tailored Internet offering
• What is sexy, slim and can last for up 8 hours?
• Your website needs an overhaul-This is what you need to consider.
• 15 Tech & IT savings tips for every business
• Tapping local expertise is a key to offshoring success
• Affordable solutions for every size of business
• Telkom lands high speed undersea cable on West Coast
• Stability in Communication says a lot about Your Business
• App Proves Speaking Is Faster than Typing
• New Technologies Reshaping the Mobile Enterprise
• Helping Small Businesses handle their finances effectively and securely
• 8ta’s Data Plans for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G in South Africa
• Google anything BUT what you asked for
• Running your life from your phone
• New 4G Tablet to Deliver Unmatched Power and Web Performance

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Business Finance

• Know your Rights and Duties as a Policyholder
• The worst tax mistakes that Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) make
• SMEs: Monthly Management makes for an easy Year End
• Unlocking Legal Information Online
• The SA 2011 Budget and You
• A New Tax Incentive for Manufacturing Businesses
• PAYE Tax Deadline Approaches
• Individual Tax Season Kicks Off
• Grow Your Business with Planet Payment
• Battle of the Banks
• Managing Tax Affairs in Your Small Business
• Tax Support for SMEs Submitting e-Documentation to SARS
• Saving Your Small Business through Debt Review
• Turnover Tax Registration Deadline Extended to 30 April 2010
• Manufacturing Business Confidence Ticks Up
• Is Your Small Business Gearing Up for Growth?
• Tips for Taking the Pressure Out of the Financial Year
• A R1.8 Million Technology and Innovation Boost for Entrepreneurship
• Changes to the Taxing of Micro Businesses
• Budget to Offer Some Relief but SME’s Have Work to Do

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Recession Busting Advice

• Demand for Virtual Offices surges in South Africa
• SMEs Ready to Benefit from End of Recession
• Upbeat Business Attitude Reflects in SABRE 2010 Results
• SME Survey: Beat the recession with business basics
• Buying a Database to Promote your Company’s Exposure? Read This First.
• Develop a Cash Positive Culture
• Advice to Small Business Owners: Persistence is Your Greatest Asset
• Recession-busting Tips from Sanlam Cobalt
• Hints and Tips for SMEs & Entrepreneurs
• Why Cash is King for SME’s
• Grow your Business using Available Resources
• Is Your Small Business Feeling The Squeeze?
• Shrinking Back in a Slowed Economy Creates More Loss
• Give Your Living-room Business Wings
• How to Get Your Clients to Buy During the Recession
• The Three Keys to Success in Uncertain Times
• Surviving the Small Business Journey
• Forget About Bailouts – Here’s What You Can Do For Your Business
• Tips to Manage Your Business Wisely During the Recession
• More Recession-busting Advice - Off-Line Marketing for On-Line results

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The Budget & You

• When Loyalty Cards Become Average - Pick 'n Pay's Smart Shopper Card Proves It
• Walmart and job creation – How can the whole of SA benefit?
• Truth: Renewable Energy Opportunities Exist in the 21st Century
• 10 Must Have tips for your Social Media Policy
• Take personal responsibility for 2010
• Social Media- Business Guidelines and Trends
• Electricity Price Hikes – Savvy Entrepreneurs No Longer in the Dark
• 2010 - A Catapult to Growth

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PR, Marketing & Sales

• Smart companies use SMS to make and save money - you should as well Part Three
• Smart companies use SMS to make and save money - you should as well Part Two
• Smart companies use SMS to make and save money - you should as well
• Mobile Coupon Marketing with GraphicMail
• Sales: As simple as the right database
• Marketing Solutions for the New World
• The art of cool
• A cloud to blanket IT requirements for Small Businesses
• A Conference for SMEs interested in online retailing
• Co-located SAITEX and Africa’s Big Seven exhibitions are Utopia for FMCG retailers
• Developing an Emotional Connection with you clients will improve Brand Loyalty
• Google creates Pandemonium
• Sales intelligence, the INTELLIGENT way
• Becoming a Challenger Brand: What Underdog Strategies can do for your business
• Marketing Consultants That Understand Your Business
• Social Media: Managing Company Reputation Online
• Win Product Photography for Your Business with Deschan Marketing & Promotions
• Sights set high for Markex 2011
• Leap! 101 Ways to Grow Your Business: Know the Competition
• Nice to Have Credit Card Branding

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SA Small Business Initiatives

• Democratic Alliance releases business growth plan for Cape Town
• 2010 South Africa SMME Awards Competition
• New Companies Act Will Protect Your Investment
• Call Rates Cut Could Spell Good News for SME’s
• To Be Showcased: Country’s Most Innovative and Dynamic Businesses
• SMEs Can You Feel It? Business Confidence is UP!
• Payment Assistance Hotline for SMMEs
• On-line Competition Opens the Fast Lane to Funding
• Cut Again - The Repo Rate
• 2.4-Billion Bailout-out Set Aside for Resources and Manufacturing Companies
• Preliminary SME Survey Results: Small Business Coping with Recession
• More SME Support
• Zuma’s Plans to Fight Recession – Hope for SME’s
• Shocking Electricity Tarrif Hike Could Put Many Out Of Business
• Unified Communications To Help SME’s
• Taking Your Payroll Admin Online - A New Boost for SME's
• Where Has Business Confidence Gone?
• CIPRO's e-Focus to Benefit Businesses
• A Sure Way for SME’s To Save On Debit and Credit Card Rates
• A Debit Order System That Allows Companies To Zap the Money Off The Minute It Comes In

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BEE

• Facing the BEE Facts
• The Association of BEE Verification Agencies Trains the Industry
• BEE Certification Deadline is 1 February 2010
• Empowering Individuals To Grow SME’s Can Impact The Economy Positively
• Reinstatement of Accreditation Process for B-BBEE Verification Agencies
• BBBEE Codes Simplified in Light of New Legislation
• UCT Runs BEE Course with Empowerdex Director
• BEE IT Firm goes National
• What to Expect from the BEE Verification Process
• Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions About Broad-Based BEE
• A Chance for Unemployed Graduates
• BEE Verification Questions to be Answered
• It’s Business As Usual for BEE Verification Agencies
• Updates on SANAS Accreditation Process
• New BEE rules not welcomed by SMEs
• R300 million for BEE entrepreneurs in Transport
• Creating the blueprint for successful BEE entrepreneurship
• Companies help aid small players
• Some of the most common misunderstandings around BEE
• Wrong approach to BEE hampers growth

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Management & Leadership

• Nifty free tool for managing your personal finances – Moneysmart.co.za
• Four top tips for managers on retaining their best employees
• Customer Care - UNISA shuts down call centres
• 10 Tips for Setting Leadership Foundations
• Dynamic Small Business: A worthwhile effort
• Every Company Will Go Through its Own ‘Toyota’ Crisis
• Identify Your Goals and Steer a Winning Course for your Business
• How to Develop Leadership Skills and Succeed in Business
• The Entrepreneurial Lessons of a CEO
• Considering Bringing in a Partner to your Small Business?
• Could Electricity Management Crisis Snuff Out Business?
• Sourcing Talented Staff is Key to Business Success
• The SME Survival Guide for Today
• Google Appoints Stephen Newton to Head Google Office in South Africa
• What Is The Current Business Confidence Index Showing?
• Know Your Way to Wealth Creation Success
• Rescuing Your Business When The Chips Are Down – part 1 of 2
• Survive and Thrive in 2009
• No Good News for SA SME’s as Confidence Index Rapidly Declines
• Criticism can be Springboard to Success

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Skills Development

• Calling on Mentors for Young Entrepreneurs
• Wellness Programmes at Work Tax Free
• Trade your way to financial freedom
• Reversing Limiting Beliefs
• See things Differently
• Powerful Goals, Powerful Results
• Success by Design
• Printing Profits
• South Africa is alive with possibility
• A TV Show to Encourage Entrepreneurship
• An Orchestra of Inspiration for Business Owners
• Business is Booming: 28 Tips for your Business Success
• Finding Your Flow in Business
• An MBA using Facebook as a Learning Platform?
• Paving the way for Future Entrepreneurs
• Thinking About Going to Business School? Start here.
• Enhance Youth Entrepreneurship Skills with Memory Training
• Thinking of Being a Business Coach? How do you Qualify?
• Want to Grow Your Venture?
• Gain Business Knowledge with the 3-Day MBA Course

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Human Resource Solutions

• Fixed-term Employees Have More Rights than You Think
• Owning Your Own Business: You can do it! Or can you…?
• Selecting the Right Employees for Your Business
• Retaining Talent in Your Business
• Managing Staff Requests: Painless Ways of saying “No”
• Are Your Bosses Flexible to Flexi-time?
• Looking Ahead at the Business & Human Resources Challenges for 2010
• Job Losses Could Exceed One Million Mark. Start Your Business Now
• How to tell your Boss you want to Work from Home
• Small Business Staff Productivity – Transfering Fixed Cost to Variable
• Huge Differences in Salaries Throughout the Country Could Put Pressure on Companies
• Businesses Need to Strengthen their Talent Retention Strategies
• The Necessity of Change within a Company
• Fraudulent Activity in Companies Increases in a Downturn
• An Employee May be Retrenched Without Severance Pay
• Overcoming the Problem of Staff Absenteeism in Small and Medium Enterprises.
• Is There a Human Side to Retrenchments?
• HR is the Brain that Needs Tapping
• Prove Business Worth During the Recession
• Recruitment Still Happens in a Recession. Here’s How to Get Optimal Value When Hiring

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Dodgy SA Business Practices

• Corporate Identity Theft – Minimise the Risk
• Out-of Town Customers Could Sue You – Out of Town
• SMEs Make Sure You Know Your Own and Your Consumer’s Rights
• Why Ponzi Schemes Exist - and Not Just in South Africa
• Entrepreneurs Need To Be Careful About Signing Suretyships
• Small Business Owners Fight Corporates in Competitions Court