Sponsors:
ABSA, HP and PWC

Focus:
The impact of IT & financial services on SME competitiveness in SA

Research: 5000 interviews–nation wide
SMEs with 1-200 Staff
(With PCs)

4 Seminars attended by 280 delegates: JHB(2), CT, DBN

Sponsors:
Standard Bank and HP

Focus:
The role of government in support of SME growth in SA and the impact of IT and financial impact on SME productivity

Research: 2500 interviews-nation wide
SMEs with 1-200 Staff
(No IT filter)

3 Seminars attended by 155 delegates: JHB, CT, DBN

Sponsors:
Standard Bank, MWEB Business and Microsoft

Focus:
The factors affecting entrepreneurship and SME competitiveness in SA, including business enablers such as IT, financial services and BEE

Research: 6000 interviews-nation wide
SMEs with 1-200 Staff
(No IT filter)

3 Seminars attended by 160 delegates: JHB, CT, DBN

Sponsors:
Standard Bank and Oracle

Focus:
The factors affecting entrepreneurship and SME competitiveness in SA, including business enablers such as IT, financial services and BEE

Research: 6000-interviews–nation wide
SMEs with 1- 200 Staff
(IT and non-IT)

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2006 Archive Press Releases

• SMEs want Finance – but must consider the risks
• Many SMEs don’t consider ICT critical
• Skills and finance the answer for SME growth
• Finance and skills the enabler, ICT and BEE take a back seat
• Purchase decisions: Quality of product or service the SME Holy Grail
• It’s empowered!
• How does BEE impact competitiveness?
• What’s behind SME competitiveness: Banking and mobile communications

3 Seminars attended by 110 delegates: JHB, CT, DBN

Sponsors:
Standard Bank and Fujitsu Siemens Computers

Focus:
Resources used by successful SMEs

Research:
5000-interviews–nation wide
SMEs with 1- 200 Staff
(IT and non-IT)

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2007 Archive Press Releases

• The blueprint for a successful SME 
• More women needed in business
• What keeps you up at night?
• Technology makes the South African SME competitive
• What makes the South African SME competitive?
• The secrets of successful business
• "Incubator Snap Survey" Findings

1 Seminar attended by 86 delegates: JHB

Sponsors:
Standard Bank and Fujitsu Siemens Computers

Focus:

Infrastructure challenges facing SMEs

Research: 5000-interviews–nation wide
SMEs with 1- 200 Staff
(IT and non-IT)

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2008 Archive Press Releases

• ADSL comes of age
• Micro-enterprises bear brunt of financial turbulence
• South African SMEs show resilience in the face of adversity
• Crime a daily reality for South African SMEs
• Adapting to infrastructure challenges
• Cash Crunch hits SMEs

3 Seminars attended by 214 delegates: JHB, CT, DBN

Sponsors:
Standard Bank, National Youth Development Agency and Fujitsu

Focus:
SMEs and the recession challenges

Research: 2500 interviews–nation wide
SMEs with 1-200 Staff
(IT and non-IT)

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• World Cup gap for SMEs
• Beat the recession with business basics
• The end of dialup and the continued rise of ADSL
• Small business coping with recession
• SME Survey: Potential financial woes worry SME owners
• The recession and the South African SME