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SME's - a link between funding and a compliance model - Click To Read Article
Exploring the link between a compliance model and funding for SME's

SME's - entrepreneurs with no skills - Click To Read Article
South African universities have come under fire from the Minister of Education for producing too many arts graduates. What is the true cause of the problem?

SME's - the impact of regulation
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What happens when we overregulate?

SME's - why tendering is bad for business
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SME's - why tendering is bad for big business and SME's

SME's - regulation in Africa
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Why so much regulation in Africa?

SMEs - the problem with development capital in South Africa
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Development capital is available in South Africa. The problem is getting access to it.

SME's - WIll China be the next colonial power in Africa
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What is China's role in Africa?

SMEs - a challenge for African countries
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Why SME's are a challenge for African countries

SMEs The impact of the current power crisis in South Africa
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The impact of the current power crisis in South Africa on SME's is high. Where to from here?

SME's - does protectionism help
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Is protectionism necessary in the African context fro SME's

SME's - major external reason for failure
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My auditors claim that South Africa has one of the worst payment cultures in the world

SMEs - survivalist start ups in South Africa present a unique problem
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Problems associated with survivalist start ups in South Africa.

SME's - the impact of government mindset on entrepreneurship
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Does government mindset impact on SME's?

SME's - the importance of communications for SME's in Africa
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A look at why communications are important for African SME's

SME's - a wish list for Africa
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A quick look at what I would like to see happen in Africa in 2008

SMEs - why governments contribute to SME failure in Africa
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What are African governments doing that exacerbates the SME failure problem?

SME's - government purchasing opportunities
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What are the options for government purchasing?

SME's - why communication is good for innovation
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A look at the link between communication and innovation

SME's - in Africa the skills challenge grows
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The impact of the skills drain on SME's in Africa

SME's - The attractiveness of Africa
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Is Africa, or will Africa, be attractive to SME's?

SMEs The African error
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Do SME's create jobs?

SME's - Africa versus the Far East
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Do the Far Eastern countries have an advantage over African countries?

SME's - interventions in developing countries
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In my literature review, a pattern developed for developing countries separate to developed countries.

SMEs the difference between entrepreneurs and franchisees
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There is a vast difference between a franchisee and an entrepreneur. what is the impact thereof?

SMEs - a South African perspective on SME start up and growth
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How does the South African government plan its interventions to increase the start up and growth rate of SME's

SMEs - their future in the world economy
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The next decade or two will become known as a period of economic decentralization. This refers to the breakdown of the large corporate organisation for a number of reasons, in such a way as to lead to economic decentralisation. Why should this occur?

SMEs - oil prices, globalisation and SMEs
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An overview of the possible effect of oil prices on globalisation and SMEs

SME's - regulatory compliance - is it an issue
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Is regulatory compliance a real issue in Africa?

SME's - the future is bright
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Where do the fortunes lie for SME's in the future?

SME's - an African challenge
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Trying to understand the clash between tribal systems and entrepreneurialism

SME's - can entrepreneurialism survive in Africa
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An overview to see whether entrepreneurialism can survive in Africa

SMEs working in the dark
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Poor statistical information leaves SME's with no direction.

SME's - protectionism does it help?
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Does protectionism help entrepreneurs?

SME's - a changing trend in SME failure
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Are fewer SME's failing

SME's - The need for more thought by African governments on the informal sector
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The importance of a proper informal sector policy.

SMEs the impact of government interventions
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An overview of the impact of government interventions on SME's.`

SME's - why business from government is a challenge
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Why African governments battle to give SME's business

SME's - Does colonialism impact on entrepreneurialism
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Can Africa blame colonialism for it's lack of entrepreneurial success

SME's - Is tendering harmful to SME's?
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Does tendering hurt more SME's than it helps?

SME'S - is government spending good for them
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A look at the use of government spending to create SME'S

SME's - Trends to watch for new business opportunities over the next decade or two
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A review of predicted trends for the next decade - what business opportunities exist among them?

SME's - government strategies
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An overview of government strategies for SMME's

SME's - are some Africans more entrepreneurial than others
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Are Nigerians more entrepreneurial than Zulus? What about other groups?

SME's - why compliance models work in Africa
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Compliance models offer Africa the best hope for creating SME's

SME's - whose responsibility is finance for SMEs?
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Is it the role of government to fund SME's?

SME's - a solution for Africa
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Building sustainable SME's in Africa is tough. It can be done like this.

SMEs - Are African SMEs serious about business
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Overseas businesses often question me as to the ability of South African SME's to deliver

SMEs - South African SMEs and development capital
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Certain entrepreneurs battle to get finance in South Africa

SMEs and South African banks
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South African banks are permanently between a rock and a hard place in the context of SME's.

SME's - supply chain and ethics
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Understanding ethics and supply chain

SME's - collectivism yes or no
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Collectivism - Africa vs Far East

SME's - why is franchising not more popular in Africa
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Why are franchises so seldom seen in Africa?

SME's - still a strong component in the South African economy
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Despite the educational crisis in South Africa, entrepreneurship is thriving, albeit not the way it could be!

SME's - do you want business from government?
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Do SME's want business from government?

SMEs - opportunities in Africa
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An overview of opportunities in Africa for SMEs

SMEs - entrepreneurs sourcing start up finance
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How do entrepreneurs source start up finance?

SMEs internal reasons for business failure
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What causes most SME's to fail as businesses?

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Based in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Married with 3 children (22, 21 and 14). Have an MBA and am currently doing a PhD in entrepreneurial success. I have been self employed since 1982. I have started 26 and bought 5 businesses since then. Most were sold again and a few were shut down because of a lack of profitability. Many were run by staff or family while I worked in full time employment in my bigger businesses. 6 books written in SME and Project Management educational field. Written articles for various magazines, newspapers and websites.
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