That South Africa needs more employment is not even vaguely open to debate. That disabled people require employment is also not open to debate. There are a number of service providers that will come to you and advise you on disability and place candidates etc etc etc. I'm a cynic when it comes to the […]
This post has been written often in my head. It's proper title should be – "the future of empowerment is……… Fifty One Thirty". You're going to see a lot of 5130. The correct representation is actually 51/30, 51% black owned with 30% black women ownership. You're going to see a lot of those companies sprouting
Fifty One Thirty – your new magic number Read More »
WITS Business School and headache powder brand Grand-Pa on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at helping spaza shop owners grow their businesses. The Grand-Pa Spaza Shop Programme will be offered by the school’s Centre for Entrepreneurial Development and will provide owners of small shops with the tools to ensure the sustainable growth of their stores.
This is a fantastic idea – Grand-Pa and Wits Business School Read More »
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Is that a hole in your umbrella dear Cyril, dear Cyril? Read More »
Good news is hard to come by these days and this blog doesn't exactly stand out as the great good news blog. At the moment the mining industry is not happy with our esteemed leaders' incompetence (that's plural) that manifests itself in (this list in not exclusive) mixed messages, inconsistent BEE policies and the application
A good news post on this blog Read More »
It has been brought to my notice that a certain verification agency in KZN is insisting that an ED contribution must be spent within the period that it is made. I don't agree and have written an opinion on this which you can download here. For those who don't download, read on below. Caird Holdings
The world is moving into unpredictable socioeconomic terrain. South Africans need to take responsibility and work themselves out of unemployment. There are very few adults who cannot learn something at almost any age. If only the marchers would shift their focus away from Malema’s exuberant fantasy life towards focusing on establishing and supporting microbusinesses. Tiny
Malema’s marchers strangers to world of work – Linda Master Read More »
Is it on, is it off? I spoke to someone who has been involved in the Financial Sector Charter negotiations last week and they told me it was still on. I was told that the once empowered, always empowered details had been finalised and that signatures were imminent. My most excellent friend Leila told me
FSC still struggling – but not with ED Read More »
This has to be approached with a certain amount of caution. Other than the fact that the NEF itself instills very little confidence in me, this information we get to read is sketchy, and for an investment of R5m you'd want a lot more information. The first issue is their "blackness", they claim in the
NEF Enterprise Development project – not convincing enough Read More »
Do we need to be concerned about what Rob and the souls are the DTI are sprouting from their mouths, especially when it comes to enterprise development? The first thing I paid attention to was Rob muttering "companies would have to be actively involved in fostering small businesses" in April this year. I thought this
The DTI’s big stick Read More »
