Business Funding: An overview of how SME’s can access funding in SA
Searching for business funding for your SME can be a complicated journey. But it doesn’t need to be. In this post, you’ll learn more about the most common ways you can get business funding in South Africa. Jump to the section to learn more about: How to find COVID-19...
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COVID-19 SME Support: Business Brightspot Listing
Small businesses have inspiring stories to share, even during the most difficult times. In this edition of the Business Brighspot blog, we’re covering three South African SMEs that moved fast to respond during COVID-19. Kallie Mamba About your business We manufacture...
This Young Entrepreneur Will Inspire You to Take the Leap
Back in primary school, as her classmates jostled all around her on the playground, Boitumelo Moroe was getting ready to start her first business. “From a young age, I fully understood the value of money and profit. I was that school girl always finding something to...
COVID-19 SME Support Guide: How to Grow During a Crisis
Are you unsure about how to run your business during COVID-19? You aren’t alone. Business owners tell us they’re feeling uncertain about the future. That’s why we partnered with the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) to create this Back to Business guide for South...
COVID-19 SME Support: List Your Small Business for Free Today
These are difficult times for small business owners. South African SMEs have taken a knock as the COVID-19 pandemic forced entire industries to shut down. Now, we’ve always been huge supporters of the SME community. Small business is important for our economy, and...
SA online retailer Granadilla Swim on adapting business during COVID-19
Joshua Meltz and Adam Duxbury have been running Granadilla Swim for the last five years, along with other businesses Rooftop on Bree and Sunn Kombucha. When news stories of the coronavirus and its impact on European countries like Italy and the UK started appearing,...
Business High Five: Online hangouts for South African business owners
The coronavirus lockdown is in full swing in South Africa. Some of us are still working remotely, whilst others are unable to work at all. It’s uncharted territory, and we’re all still working out how we make this time meaningful. Maybe you’re trying to set...
Live Q & A: Should I take a payment holiday?
The impact of the coronavirus on people’s ability to earn an income and remain committed to their financial obligations has been huge. A number of financial institutions have offered South Africans a payment holiday or an opportunity to pause or reduce monthly...
COVID-19 Support for South African SMEs: Do you Qualify for Tax Relief?
If you’re a South African SME, you can apply for the government's COVID-19 tax relief. As part of its coronavirus COVID-19 support for South African SMEs, the National Treasury has launched tax relief measures. In this article, Lulalend’s team of finance experts...
Could COVID-19 present recruitment opportunities for small businesses?
The last week has been an uncertain time for the thousands of South Africans who run and are employed by small businesses. The narrative we’ve all been seeing play out online and on social media paints a bleak picture of possible retrenchments and job losses, but what...
Coronavirus Support for South African SMEs: List of Government Funds
Are you struggling with the impact of COVID-19 on your SME? You’re not alone. South African SMEs will be hit hard by the 21-day lockdown needed to curb the country’s coronavirus outbreak. In response, the government has announced a SME support package to keep...
