The EU wants business to be sustainable. But it must empower companies to do that
October 26th, 2021 – Since its inception, the EU has been confronted with numerous crises and debates on how to advance a plan for a united and peaceful post-war Europe. In essence, what began as an imperfect economic union with the ultimate ambitio...
East Africa: Mansa Digital Platform to Boost SMEs in EAC
October 20th, 2021 – Mansa digital platform will enable companies and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to trade confidently across Africa. This will cut down the transaction cost of trading under the African Continental Free Trading Area (AfCFTA)...
PayPal wants to help SMEs future proof their digital business
October 25th, 2021 – PayPal has been enabling business payments around the world for years. Despite the rise of new payment methods, PayPal feels they still have an important role to play in helping businesses achieve the best outcomes. In Asia, the...
Digital Platforms: Recovery Tool for SMEs in the Asia Pacific
October 1th, 2021 – While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt businesses worldwide, the importance of staying connected becomes all the more apparent for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Asia Pacific region. When post-pand...
Work from home increases cyber attack risks for SMEs
October 8th, 2021 – South African business, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are besieged by an increasing number of cyber attacks and need to invest in defensive technology while the state urgently needs to enact legislation and enfor...
Can automated accounting software and platforms help SMEs?
September 14th, 2021 – We’ve heard about the potential horrors of automation, and when it comes to automated accounting, it might make some people, especially accountants, nervous. But should that be the case? Historically, many SMEs and startups ...
South Africa’s Small Businesses Hit Hardest By COVID Regulations: Study
September 29th, 2021 – A recent study revealed that the coronavirus pandemic regulations have had a significant economic impact on small enterprises and the informal sector in South Africa, with over 3 million jobs affected. The study, titled “...
UN Global Compact announces new Africa Strategy to accelerate principled business, climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals
September 20th, 2021 – The United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, announced its new Africa Strategy to advance corporate sustainability and scale up responsible business practices across the contine...
COVID-19 highlights unfinished business of ensuring equality for women entrepreneurs
September 7th, 2021 – The pandemic has been anything but business as usual for women entrepreneurs. Women entrepreneurs have sacrificed more time than men to undertake unpaid care during COVID-19, and their businesses have received less public suppo...
74 pc of Africa, Middle East SMEs optimistic about growth in a year
August 30th, 2021 – More than 70 percent of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the construction and manufacturing sector in the Middle East and Africa are optimistic about business improvement and performance in the next 12 months, a survey cond...
