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Failure rate of S.African SMMEs under spotlight Panelists from various public and private sector organisations, such as Aurik Enterprise Development, Tiger Brands and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA), engaged on the topic. FILE: Picture: 123rf.com Read more small business good news on Vutivi Business News. South Africa has one of the highest failure rates for SMMEs, with five out of seven of them f...

South Africa has one of the highest business failure rates in the world: analysts Subscribe South Africa has one of the highest failure rates for SMMEs, with five out of seven of these businesses failing within the first year, says specialist advisory service Cova Advisory. In a webinar held at the end of April, the group stressed the crucial importance of SMMEs in job creation, due to their higher capacity to absorb labour, with a lower average capital cost per job created. “SMMEs play a big...