Micro Finance in Nigeria

Mobile Surveys on Access to Finance in Nigeria

Very interesting infographic. Read more...

Business Intelligence

Small and Mid-Sized Enterprise Business Intelligence Market Study

Wisdom of Crowds® Series Licensed to Klipfolio, Dresner Advisory Services, LLC.

Interesting article about the BI landscape. Read more...

A regulatory check-list for SMEs

Published on 10th September 2014 by Ivan Epstein

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Startup Communities...

Entrepreneurship – the next (r)evolution in South Africa! By Melody Arendse - Allan Gray Orbis Foundation

A good article on entrepreneurship, very relevant to what we are doing in the Eastern Cape. Read more...

Women Empowerment through Renewable Energy

Is Renewable Energy the last opportunity for women empowerment?

AFSD is managing the CSI revenues for a 27MW wind farm in one of the most impoverished provinces. Read more...

The Truth about Job Creation

Jobs can't create jobs

It is a fallacy that throwing money at skills development, training and enterprise incubation will create jobs.

Only sustainable and financially viable businesses can create jobs.

In fact, establishing an SMME is way more complex than a business that is already turning over several ZAR million.

The problem is further compounded by the global recession

Supply Chains

How to navigate new supply chains

With production costs rising in established markets such as China, this month’s supply chain briefing looks at the markets of tomorrow and weighs up the pros and cons of moving to suppliers in less-developed countries. Read more...

Small Power Producers and Mini-Grids

From the Bottom Up

How Small Power Producers and Mini-Grids Can Deliver Electrification and Renewable Energy in Africa Bernard Tenenbaum, Chris Greacen, Tilak Siyambalapitiya, and James Knuckles. Read more...