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"YES, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OWN BUSINESS"
Resources and links
Recommended links are those that we have tried ourselves and of which we approve as being useful for the small business owner. The other links appear for your information and their products, services or information are as yet untested and may or may not be useful to you. Use your own common sense when evaluating them.
Resources and links for starting a new business.
- Stephen Smith: Cape Town based consulting services regarding business plans and negotiation for finance.
- Department of Trade and Industry: General information on companies and industries provided by the South African government .(Recommended)
- SEDA finance: List of possible options for accessing finance.
- SEDA: Procedure for registering a cc.
- Standard bank: If you have assets for security, the commercial banks will grant you loans.
- FNB bank: If you have assets for security, the commercial banks will grant you loans.
- Business Partners: Finance and mentorship for small and medium businesses.
- Sbomag: Is an online small business publication with a couple of micro enterprise ideas. Don't take the site too seriously with some get rich quick schemes, and it is US oriented, but maybe you'll pick up an idea or two.
- Food franchises: If you're looking for a franchise opportunity in the food industry, take a look at this US site. Many brands are unknown here in SA, so there are some great ideas and brands that you may turn into a highly successful venture.
- US business opportunities: A large selection of small US business opportunities for sale. Worth a look..
Resources and links for recently started businesses.
- House of contracts: Legal contracts for businesses, such as employment contracts and loan contracts.
- Stephen Smith: Cape Town based consulting services regarding BEE structuring and cash flow management.
- Strategic planning: A book which helps you plan your company strategy. A road map to success.
- SARS (South African Revenue Service) : For tax and registration information.(Recommended)
- Department of labour: SA Government web site with labour law information.(Recommended)
- SARS efiling: For payments of UIF,SDL,PAYE and VAT. (Recommended)
- Ananzi: Good local search engine for finding prospective customers and services.
- Aardvark: Good local search engine for finding prospective customers and services
- Workplace strategies: Labour law and HR consultants for small businesses.
Resources and links for existing small businesses.
- Voice2email: A service where by you can send a verbal (sound) message to an email address from a cell phone.
- Sizanani Advisory: Help with raising expansion finance.
- Seventwentyfour: A service that helps those with websites maintain broken links and search engine ratings.
- CRM information: Pick up some info and products on managing your customer information and relationships.
For more information contact us at info@smallbusinessowner.co.za with your query and we'll see if we can assist.
Are you an expert in a field related to small businesses in South Africa? Drop us a mail at info@smallbusinessowner.co.za. Perhaps your skills could be of use to us and our clients
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