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SME South Africa
Leverage digital solutions with Mastercard’s free virtual workshop and SME South Africa
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of South Africa’s economy, contributing 34% to the nation’s GDP and spanning diverse industries. Yet, many SMEs face challenges in securing funding, accessing business support, and navigating competitive markets – leaving a significant number unable to survive beyond their first few years. 27 Nov 2024 Read more

SME South Africa
SME South Africa wins silver for Blogging Excellence at New Gen awards 2024
During the recent New Gen Awards, SME South Africa was announced as the silver winner for Blogging Excellence by an Agency. This remarkable achievement was awarded to them for their work on the MTN SME Hub. 9 Oct 2024 Read more

SME South Africa
SME South Africa is a finalist in 4 categories at the 2024 Next Gen Awards
SME South Africa is excited for the Next Gen awards as this platform recognises excellence in marketing and business. Finalists in four categories, the leading business resource platform believes that participating in awards is an opportunity to drive innovation on a local digital publishing stage. 19 Sep 2024 Read more

SME South Africa
Marketers, media agencies find value in a dedicated SME audience
Marketers and media agencies alike benefit from leveraging the engaged attention of an audience that is hungry for knowledge. These are the metrics that sum up SME South Africa’s engaged readers, making them the ideal target audience that is ready to discover solutions that help manage and grow their businesses. 9 Sep 2024 Read more

SME South Africa
SME South Africa presents 'Empowering Women in Tech' webinar
SME South Africa, the number one resource platform for South African small to medium enterprises (SMEs), is proud to announce its upcoming webinar 'Empowering Women in Tech'. The webinar will take place on 7 August 2024 at 11.30am. 2 Aug 2024 Read more

SME South Africa
SME South Africa named as a finalist in 2 categories at 2024 IAB Bookmark Awards
SME South Africa, the go-to website for South African small to medium enterprises (SMEs), has been named as a finalist in two categories. The categories for which the website has been named are Publisher Innovation and Publisher Monetisation. 18 Jul 2024 Read more

SME South Africa
SME Brief, a newsletter-first publication is the first of its kind in South Africa
SME South Africa introduces SME Brief, a one-stop-shop for business owners and industry stakeholders to access information, business tools and resources. Aiming to empower small to medium enterprises with the knowledge to make informed decisions. 27 Jun 2024 Read more

SME South Africa
SME South Africa adds award-winning Startwise to form SME Advice
SME South Africa integrated the award-winning on-demand consulting platform Startwise into its main platform as SME Advice. This brings entrepreneurs access to information and resources all in one place. 4 Jun 2024 Read more

SME Advice
Startup owners should seek business advice online
The Covid-19 lockdown has forced many of us to take things online, whether it was to do online banking for the first time or to do online events via Zoom (and other platforms). 23 Oct 2023 Read more

SME South Africa
Grow your business network to increase revenue
Many successful entrepreneurs and business owners have spoken about how personal connections and a business network contributed to the success of their companies. 23 Oct 2023 Read more

Adclick Africa
Adclick Africa puts Bonitas on the podium with New Generation Awards 2023
Adclick Africa, a leading digital marketing agency, is proud to announce its outstanding performance at the prestigious New Generation Social and Digital Media Awards 2023. The agency emerged as a finalist in two coveted categories, Agency of the Year and Best Revenue Generating Marketing Campaign, and clinched a prestigious Bronze award for the Bonitas Medical Fund Price Freeze campaign. 4 Oct 2023 Read more

SME Advice
How business mentorship could save your company
How do you generate more sales and quality leads as an owner of a small business? How can you make money on platforms like Fiverr or Upwork? And how do you identify red flags when onboarding new clients, to ultimately not lose money in the end? 21 Sep 2023 Read more

SME South Africa
Want to get funding for your small business? Do this first
Lack of funding support is a major obstacle for small business owners in South Africa. According to the new 2023 State of Entrepreneurship in South Africa Survey conducted by the Entrepreneurs' Organisation (EO) South Africa, only 10.1% of respondents reported to ever receiving government support. 21 Sep 2023 Read more

SME Advice
Startwise Engage: Free forum connecting entrepreneurs with experts
Startwise, a leading platform for entrepreneurial growth, is proud to announce the release of their highly anticipated forum feature. Startwise Engage revolutionises the way entrepreneurs interact with experienced experts, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and business success. 10 Jul 2023 Read more

SME South Africa
New digital community for startup founders to launch
SME South Africa is launching a new, digital community that aims to help early stage entrepreneurs to connect with experienced founders of startups and business owners. 10 Jul 2023 Read more

Adclick Africa
Adclick Africa partners with Admazing to reach premium mobile game audiences
Adclick Media, a division of Adclick Africa, is excited to announce its new media sales partnership with Admazing, a leading platform that enables marketers to maximise their Return on Investment (ROI) for mobile marketing campaigns. This strategic collaboration aims to leverage Admazing's capabilities to reach high-quality audiences with compelling creatives, ultimately driving impactful results for brands. 29 Jun 2023 Read more

SME South Africa
Trends every SME should look into in 2023
Small businesses were hard hit during the Covid-19 pandemic, but SMEs are known to be resilient and have the flexibility to bounce back when hit with extreme circumstances. According to Business Tech, existing debt, lack of cash reserves, outdated financials, no access to relief funding, and an inability to operate during the lockdown, forced the closure of 42.7% of small businesses. 1 Feb 2023 Read more

SME Advice
Startwise announced as the 'National Startup Champion' winner
Startwise, a virtual, on-demand consulting platform where small business owners can connect with experts to obtain mentoring and coaching has been announced as the winner of the 'National Startup Champion' award at the NSBC Small Business Awards ceremony held on 17 November 2022. 28 Nov 2022 Read more

SME Advice
Learn how you can double your profits in 6 months with Startwise
The end of the year is a great time to reflect on the year but also to start planning for the year ahead. Many small businesses often become stagnant and show no prospects of growth, and thereafter fail. 18 Oct 2022 Read more

SME Advice
Startwise unpacks 2023 Digital Marketing Trends with Cleo Johnson
With year-end fast approaching, planning for 2023 marketing is well underway for many big brands and small businesses across South Africa. 5 Oct 2022 Read more


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