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David Morobe, executive general manager for impact investing at Business Partners Ltd, said the company was eager to explore the hemp and cannabis downstream investment options in the Eastern Cape, east of East London.
Contrary to popular belief, the main function of entrepreneurship in an economy such as South Africa is to give back to our bruised ecosystem as opposed to taking from, writes Siko-Shosha.
Business confidence among owners of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has risen again, albeit marginally, despite various challenges and the difficult economic landscape as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the national lockdowns, according to the Business Partners Limited SME Index for the first quarter of this year.
The Sukuma Fund To Focus On Preventing More Restaurant Closures
Johann Rupertâs Covid relief fund sets aside R100m for SA restaurants By IOL Reporter Share THE Sukuma Fund is set to allocate R100 million to restaurants that have been hit hardest by the Covid pandemic. The Sukuma Fund was formed to distribute the R1bn donated by the Rupert family and Remgro Limited, long-time supporters of the small business sector, in response to the economic crisis resulting from the pandemic. To date, 1 303 SMEs and 2 614 formal sole proprietors have received survival grants and/or soft loans from The Sukuma Fund, saving more than 32 000 jobs in the process. It i...