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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

• Import and Export Foreign Currency Rule Relaxed
• Electricity Price Hikes – Savvy Entrepreneurs No Longer in the Dark
• BER 2010 Growth Forecast Unchanged, but with a Different Mix
• Does My Small Business Need a Budget?
• Women-owned Business Still Face Many Challenges in the New Decade Ahead
• Celebrate Your Success in Empowerment
• Ten trends for 2010
• How Tenacious Small Business Faces Up to Challenges
• SME Survey - World Cup gap for SMEs
• Remain Focused While Working from Home
• Tips for Keeping Your Family Business Intact
• 2010 - A Catapult to Growth
• UK Health Store Franchise is Taking SA by Storm
• Women-owned Companies are still pulling the Shortest Straws
• Young Entrepreneurs Dreams Kick Started
• Interesting Home Business Facts
• Tariffs on Imported Goods Slashed
• DAD Fund launches Youth Entrepreneurship programme in South Africa
• Eight Year Old Entrepreneur Steals the Show
• Eskom Does Not Have All The Power

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Starting Your Business

• Small Business Taking on Giants
• Serving Up Opportunities for Entrepreneurs
• Don’t Confuse an ‘idea’ with a Potential Business
• So Where in the World Would You Like to Start a Small Business?
• How to Break into the World of Consultancy. Part 2
• Eskom Solar Heater Rebate Set to Boost Renewable Energy Industry
• The Optimal Business Form and Capital Structures to adopt when starting a Business
• How to Break into the World of Consultancy. Part 1
• The Future of Close Corporations Hangs in the Balance
• New-age Incubators Spur Economic Growth
• Is 2010 The Right Time to Start a Small Business?
• 3 Deadly Sins to Avoid in Running a Small Business
• New Business Centre Opens Doors for SMEs
• What Has Starting Your Home Business Got in Common with the Lottery?
• South African Startup Index to Monitor Tech and IT Startups
• Many Start-ups, More Opportunities
• New Rules for Older Entrepreneurs
• Top Industry Ideas for Entrepreneurs
• Just Started a New Business? Ten Things To Do Right Now
• Retail and Entertainment Franchising Show a Bright Future Awaits when we Emerge from the Recession

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IT & Technology

• Selling Online? Are you Getting the Best From your Payment Gateway Service?
• Moving to Next Generation Networks for Business Efficiency
• Smartphone the Surprise Newcomer in Mobile Race
• Save Your Company from Downtime
• Local Businesses Are Still Jumping on the IP Bandwagon for Obvious Reasons
• Being Organized Equals Small Business Success
• Apple Launches iPad
• Make Twitter Work for Your Business
• Social Media Trends for Business 2010 and Beyond
• Hardware as a Service for SMEs
• Turn Your Cell Phone into a Powerful Transacting Tool
• The Benefits of Installing an ATM inside Your Store
• SA Internet growth accelerates
• Improving Business Decisions can be Tough
• Small Businesses Can Gain Access to e-Commerce via New Toolkit
• Merging Business Principles with Accounting Rules
• WorldSIM Could Drive Down Business Call Costs
• BIG-IP solution enables Growth of Mobile Services
• Africa Broadband Market Set to Quadruple by 2012
• Cloud Computing Takes Business Higher

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Business Finance

• 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
• Proper Audits are lowering the Regulatory Burden for Small Businesses
• SMEs Here’s Another Break from SARS
• Draft Customs Bill Provides a Tax Relief Bubble for Import and Export for 2010 Worldcup
• What Venture Capital can do for your Fledgling Business
• Don’t get nabbed by SARS
• Tax Compliant Small Business?
• Bureau for Economic Research Shows Latest Figures
• Is Venture Capital The Right Funding For Your Business? Take The Online Test
• Tax Season is Officially Here – How to have a Pain-Free Tax Return Experience
• Why Insure Your Business Assets?
• Business LaunchPad Offers Entrepreneurs Access to a R50 Million “Fast Lane”
• Late Tax Certificate Submissions Will Incur Hefty Fines From SARS
• Does Tax Freedom Day Bring Any Relief to The SME?
• Enterprise Development is Critical During Challenging Economic Times
• SME’s Get Help Finding Freelance Bookkeepers and Payroll Specialists

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Recession Busting Advice

• 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
• Grow your Business using Available Resources
• Why Cash is King for SME’s
• 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
• Forget About Bailouts – Here’s What You Can Do For Your Business
• Surviving the Small Business Journey
• Tips to Manage Your Business Wisely During the Recession
• More Recession-busting Advice - Off-Line Marketing for On-Line results
• Six Ways to Protect Your Business from Fraud
• Forget About Bailouts – Here’s What You Can Do For Your Business.
• Attracting Customers During a Recession - What’s Your Hook?

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The Budget & You

• Electricity Price Hikes – Savvy Entrepreneurs No Longer in the Dark
• 2010 - A Catapult to Growth

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PR, Marketing & Sales

• The Explosive Benefits of a Natural Market
• Business Marketing: Six Powerful Prospecting Tips
• Social Media - Relevance to Small Business Marketing
• Sales Tip Number 98 of 99: What am I recognized as being the BEST at?
• Is Your Packaging an Advert for Your Product?
• Sales Tip Number 97 of 99: Are you a sales leader or a sales chaser?
• Your Customers Can Help You Boost Business
• IFE 2010 Takes the Lead in Stimulating Entrepreneurship
• PR Tips for Small Business Owners
• Sales Tip 96 of 99: What are you “known” for?
• 5 Ways to Build a Business with Attitude
• e-Commerce Could Help SME’s Blaze a Trail in Business
• Why Businesses Should Podcast
• Internet Marketing Basics: What Worked Years Ago Still Works Today!
• What is the Difference between Marketing and Sales?
• Sales Tip Number 95 of 99: What can I Do to my Website to Entice my Customers to Buy from Me?
• mimoney Making e-Dreams Come True for People sans Credit Cards
• The Benefits of Employing a “Pepsi” Strategy for Your Small Business
• Sales Tip Number 94 of 99: How often am I in front of my customers?
• Tips to Successfully Sell a Small Business

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SA Small Business Initiatives

• 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
• Funding Discipline is the Key When Credit is Tight
• Facilitating Cost-effective Access To Ready Cash
• Something New - A Chamber Of Commerce for Small Businesses
• Will policymakers succeed in rescuing the economy?

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BEE

• 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
• The BEE Verification process - a business imperative.

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Management & Leadership

• 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
• Strategic Edge Needed to Address South Africa’s Challenges
• Providing SME’s with Affordable Legal Advice
• Small Businesses to Showcase Products at the Khayelitsha Festival
• Budding Entrepreneurs to be Mentored by Top Executives
• Entrepreneurs Guide to Surviving Tough Times

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Skills Development

• Learning what it takes to run a Successful Business
• Entrepreneurial Thinking Equals Skills Development and Staff Retention
• Boost for Township Entrepreneurs
• Can NeuroLeadership Make a Difference to Your Business?
• ICT Skills Shortage: Western Cape SMEs
• Stronger Entrepreneurs Equal Stronger Economy
• Is Your Grammar and Spelling Putting Potential Clients Off?
• Fast, Effective Coaching for SMEs
• Organizational Change Demystified
• Artists are Developing as Entrepreneurs
• SME Supporting Agencies To Get Training from the Italian Government
• Why Executive Coaching Makes Sense for Business Owners
• A Talent Management Solution for SME’s
• UCT launches South Africa’s first postgraduate CSI qualification
• An Exciting New Development for Coaching in South Africa
• Most Renowned Conference in Entrepreneurial Development Arena
• Growing Your Business Amidst Turbulence
• UCT business school sees increase in African students
• Creating Sustainability Through Entrepreneurship
• Seda Mpumalanga hosts Small Business Week

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Human Resource Solutions

• 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
• Employees Can Easily Cripple Companies
• Can a Staff Member Retain Copyright After Quitting?

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Dodgy SA Business Practices

• 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