Artisan skills training centre collects Medium Business Entrepreneur of the Year® award
Marthie Jansen van Rensburg, founder of Gauteng-based Ekurhuleni Artisans and Skills Training Centre, walked away with the Medium Business Entrepreneur of the Year Award ® at the annual Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® Competition, held in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 3 September 2014. Ekurhuleni Artisans and Skills Training Centre was established in 2006 […]
Free State entrepreneur awarded Small Entrepreneur of the Year® award
Johan Eksteen, owner of Agricon Pty Ltd – a worldwide supplier of pelletizing machinery and equipment as well as agri–processing factories – was awarded the Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year® title at the annual 2014 Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® Competition, held in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 3 September 2014. With over […]
Environment needed that is conducive to SME growth
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are widely considered a major contributor towards the South African economy and one of the biggest contributors to job creation, yet despite this, the SME community continue to face various challenges that limit their growth. According to Lionel Billings, head for national consulting services at Business Partners Limited, government needs […]
Sanlam and Business Partners launch the anticipated Entrepreneur of the Year® competition in the Nelson Mandela Bay
Budding entrepreneurs from around the Nelson Mandela Bay last week packed into the plush Radisson Blu hotel along the Port Elizabeth beachfront for the launch of the anticipated Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® (EOY) competition. Announcing the call for entries for 2013 – the closing date is June 16 – head of […]