What is driving SA’s drastic decrease in entrepreneurial activity?

Entrepreneurial intentions among South Africans has dropped by almost 30% in 2015 when compared to 2013, and almost halved when compared to 2010, yet the perceived entrepreneurial opportunities has increased over the same period, according to the recently release Global Entrepreneurship Monitor South African Report 2015/16. According to Kobus Engelbrecht, spokesperson for the Entrepreneur of […]

21 years of entrepreneurial growth in SA

Christo Botes, spokesperson of the 2015 Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® competition, provides insight into how entrepreneurial activity has evolved over the last two decades in South Africa. South Africa celebrates 21 years of democracy on 27 May 2015 – Freedom Day – which represents the liberty for individuals to follow the […]

21 years of entrepreneurial growth in South Africa

Freedom represents the liberty to follow the path one chooses, which includes an individual’s career path. Entrepreneurship is one such path, and since the first democratic election in 1994, South Africa has witnessed the rise of small businesses. This is according to Christo Botes, spokesperson of the 2015 Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the […]

Bosses must support retirement planning

With 51% of surveyed pensioners not making ends meet and 62% of job changers still not preserving their retirement savings, South Africa’s employers and business owners have a vital role to play in solving the country’s retirement savings shortfall. This is the conclusion drawn by Sanlam after analysing the results of its 2013 Sanlam Benchmark […]