2024/25 Budget Gives Small Businesses a Boost
The Department of Small Business Development recently unveiled its budget for the 2024/25 financial year, allocating R2.16 billion to facilitate 130,006 jobs and support black-owned, women-owned and youth-owned businesses, along with businesses owned by persons with disabilities and businesses based in townships, rural towns and villages. This move was met with approval by David Morobe, […]
600 Entries, 16 Stand Tall: Who will be SA’s next Entrepreneur of the Year®?
From launching a household and restaurant staple in their dining room, to scaling a multi-million Rand space component manufacturing company, the 16 finalists in the 36th annual Business Partners Limited Entrepreneur of the Year® awards have beaten the odds – and over 600 other entrepreneurs – to compete for the coveted title. After months of […]
BUSINESS/PARTNERS ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR® AWARDS ANNOUNCES 2020 AWARDS CANCELLATION DUE TO COVID-19 DISRUPTIONS
24 June 2020: The BUSINESS/PARTNERS Entrepreneur of the Year® competition today announced that the 2020 iteration of the event has been cancelled due to circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Gugu Mjadu – spokesperson for the BUSINESS/PARTNERS Entrepreneur of the Year® competition – the ability to fairly assess the current state and sustainability […]
We must continue to celebrate and support our entrepreneurs – says expert
2020 BUSINESS/PARTNERS Entrepreneur of the Year® competition is now open for entries The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that there have been over 184 976 confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide with approximately 116 of these being in South Africa, at the time of writing. While this international disaster is impacting the health and wellbeing of […]
Top local entrepreneur of 2019 revealed
South Africa’s premier annual entrepreneurial platform, The Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and Business/Partners, has named Andrew Weinberg, the Managing Director of Retail Engage, as this year’s overall competition winner at the awards ceremony held in Johannesburg on 4 September 2019. Having started his first business venture as a varsity student, 48-year-old […]
Local e-commerce specialist named Innovator of the Year in entrepreneurial competition
Due to his impressive feat of driving digital transformation among local businesses, Wynand Geldenhuys, the founder and owner of Vectra, has been awarded the Innovator of the Year® awardat the 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and Business/Partners awards ceremony, which was held on 4 September 2019 in Johannesburg. A modern-day information […]
Local fruit export company recognised as 2019 Medium Business Entrepreneur of the Year®
27-year-old B Com graduate, Uzair Essack has been named Medium Business Entrepreneur of the Year® at the 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and BUSINESS/PARTNERS at an awards ceremony held on 4 September 2019 in Johannesburg. Essack is the founder of Cape Crops, a fruit and vegetable export company based in […]
Local winery named Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year® in entrepreneurial competition
Johannesburg: 04 September 2019: Through sheer grit and resilience, Carmen Stevens has built a winemaking empire, resulting in numerous industry awards and, most recently, earning her the title of Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and Business/Partners. Stevens, the founder of the independent small-batch […]
Local sneaker brand named Emerging Business Entrepreneur of the Year® in entrepreneurial competition
Armed with a bold vision and a proudly South African story to tell, entrepreneur and CEO of Bathu Swag, Theo Baloyi has earned himself the title of Emerging Business Entrepreneur of the year at the 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and Business/Partners. Baloyi, who is a trained accountant, and the visionary […]
SA’s premier entrepreneurial competition announces 2019 winners
Following a gruelling judging process and assessment of 15 inspiring finalists, South Africa’s premier annual entrepreneurial competition, the Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and BUSINESS/PARTNERS, announced this year’s overall victor, as well as five category winners, at an awards ceremony held in Johannesburg on 4 September 2019. The event saw Andrew Weinberg, […]