The time has come for SMMEs to focus – on themselves. Leading the way is Hepsy Mkhungo, a renowned South African thought leader in the ESD space, an international speaker, entrepreneur and mentor of hundreds of small, medium and micro businesses. Here she speaks with authority on why independent businesses should not despair, but thrive … if they take the right steps.
Read MoreNational Treasury has highlighted that an important aim of the Public Procurement Bill is to use the procurement system to advance economic opportunities for previously-disadvantaged people, women, the youth and people with...
Read MoreSMME Clinic interviews BEE consultant and specialist Monica Molise, CEO of Thriving Dirang. Molise lets us in on some important differences between black owned and BEE and tells us that being compliant may not be as complicated...
Read MoreChanges made to South Africa’s government procurement policy are aimed at relying more heavily on public procurement as a tool for increasing the pace of economic transformation and urgently addressing socio-economic...
Read MoreLocal government procurement practitioners need to recognise the inextricable link between good governance, accountability and long-term socio-economic development, says Prof. Douglas Boateng. Many people on the entire African...
Read MoreThe challenge for emerging businesses to access government opportunities continues Most suppliers believe that doing business with government is easy: it amounts to applying for a job that has no specified minimum requirements,...
Read MoreIn this month’s SmartProcurement, Stuart Townshend, Edge Growth Director, explores how you can use your Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) initiative to be cash efficient, and become self-sustainable – yet...
Read MoreAgencies working – or hoping to work – on major corporate accounts in the advertising, marketing and communications industry can no longer ignore or misunderstand procurement departments and their importance in...
Read MoreRecent studies by Stats SA indicate that the face of poverty in South Africa remains black, female and that of children below the age of 17. Furthermore, more than one in every two SA citizens can be officially classified...
Read MoreEven if organisations are not doing business with organs of state, they may well form part of the supply chain of organisations to which the PPPFA directly applies. Therefore, they need to be aware of its scope and...
Read MoreA transformation initiative for small businesses in engineering and manufacturing, the Empowered Engineering and Manufacturing Initiative (EEMI), will be launched in September.The initiative is a collaboration between...
Read MoreUnder the World Trade Organisation’s agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, The South African government cannot prescribe to the business sector that they must follow localisation (75% local content in...
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