Jun 16, 2020
YOUTH MONTH: 6 Entrepreneurship Tips For Young Businesses
Youth Month Entrepreneurship Tips! 1. Dream All businesses start with a dream. How can…
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Jun 15, 2020
YOUTH MONTH: Turn Your Kids Into Young Entrepreneurs
Turning job seekers into youth entrepreneurs and job creators doesn’t happen overnight. Youth entrepreneurship requires…
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May 26, 2020
THE COMEBACK: Pivoting Perspective
The coronavirus has decimated thousands of small businesses in South Africa, preventing many from trading.…
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May 18, 2020
THE COMEBACK: Unlocking Adaptability
A factory that went into liquidation a few months ago, not only became the breeding…
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Apr 13, 2020
COMBAT COVID19: Reimagine
REIMAGINE - Definition: To recreate something imaginatively; to form a new conception or recreate. Most…
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Apr 8, 2020
COMBAT COVID-19: Financial Relief For SMEs
Are you accessing all available financial relief for SMEs? In our bid to keep…
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Apr 6, 2020
COMBAT COVID-19: Reframe
REFRAME - Definition: To create a new or different way of looking at a situation,…
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Apr 1, 2020
COMBAT COVID-19: Are You Fighting Fit?
Lockdown does not equal slow down. While it’s easy to fall into the traps of…
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Mar 30, 2020
COMBAT COVID-19: Recalibrate
RECALIBRATE - Definition: To create a new or different standard scale of readings. Every now…
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Mar 24, 2020
COVID-19: Look After Yourself First
As an entrepreneur we have this in-built martyrdom and a need to suffer the most…
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Mar 19, 2020
Marketing Your Small Business Through COVID-19
In this highly competitive day and age, a sound marketing strategy and a well thought…
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Mar 18, 2020
COVID-19: Leadership In Crisis
Once or twice in our lifetimes we face events that are completely out of our…
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Mar 16, 2020
COVID-19: Corona Proof Your Business
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do…
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Feb 10, 2020
Why We Love Small Businesses
We have a soft spot in our heart for entrepreneurs. Starting a business is a…
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Feb 4, 2020
Bouncing Back From The Festive Season
Struggling to find your 2020 feet? Don’t stress – we’re here for you. Whichever way…
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Jan 30, 2020
Funding 2.020
At the start of a new year we are also, like you, trying to connect…
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Jan 21, 2020
Twenty-Elementary
Every new year brings with it a sense of excitement. With the turn of a…
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Dec 17, 2019
Discover What Your Customers Want In 2020
Knowing and understanding your customers’ needs and how best to serve them can be a…
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Dec 13, 2019
Become A Loadshedding Power User
Last month we talked about the many knocks that entrepreneurs face. We also conducted a…
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Dec 9, 2019
Understanding Risk In Retail
While many South African retailers may be basking in the afterglow of the most recent…
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Nov 7, 2019
To The Business Owners In The Ring
Not many people know the names Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard but if you’re a…
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Nov 5, 2019
How Your Business Can Budget For The Holidays
Christmas time is a holiday season where most people often think of having fun, going…
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Oct 30, 2019
Mid-Term Budget Statement
Small business got no govt support -why not Minister Mboweni? Today saw the Minister deliver…
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Oct 25, 2019
Are You Maximizing On Black Friday?
As a business owner, Black Friday can seem daunting, time consuming and highly competitive but…
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Oct 8, 2019
The State Of Investment
It’s been said that when it comes to investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.…
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Oct 8, 2019
Global SME Finance Awards
We are extremely proud to announce that Retail Capital has been awarded Silver for Product…
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Oct 2, 2019
How To Grow Your SME
A successful business doesn’t stop and start with a good idea. One of the single-most-important…
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Sep 16, 2019
Is Your Data Safe?
Data; 2019’s buzzword. Coined ‘the new oil’. Touted as ‘the way of the future’. “Without…
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Sep 4, 2019
Fast Forward – South Africa’s SME Sector Come 2030
Between today and 2030, the digital revolution will profoundly change how small business owners in…
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Aug 8, 2019
Women Driving A Green Vision For Africa
From the headlines of newspapers to social media posts, the green revolution has begun. No…
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Aug 7, 2019
Reinventing SME Funding
Despite the important contribution small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) make to the economic growth of South Africa,…
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Jun 25, 2019
What Does It Take To Be A Millennial Entrepreneur?
When asking millennials about where they see themselves career-wise, many will reveal their dream of…
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Jun 13, 2019
The Evolution of Entrepreneurship
Starting a business is exhilarating. It is the first step in a long journey of…
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Jun 10, 2019
The Essence of Business
"Songo" means 'essence' in IsiXhosa In October 2018, we embarked on our annual campaign…
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Jun 5, 2019
10 Top Tips on Creating a Sustainable Business
World Environmental Day is celebrated worldwide on 5 June. Whilst it is a United Nations…
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May 30, 2019
Fast Forward Funding
Making the decision to grow our scale your business is a big decision and often…
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May 20, 2019
Local Companies Combine Forces To Boost SMEs
PRESS RELEASE Two Cape-based companies have joined forces to ensure that small and medium-sized…
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Apr 25, 2019
Digital Paid Advertising: Your Best Bet
Over the past 10 years the world of social media has gone from: "Why…
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Apr 12, 2019
Digital Disruption Is Coming For SMEs
I remember sitting in a hall during my university welcome speech and the dean said…
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Mar 28, 2019
Bridging The Digital Divide – 10 Tech Tips For SMEs
1. OPTIMIZE YOUR WEBSITE FOR MOBILE Your website needs to be updated regularly, easy to…
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Mar 20, 2019
Powering Through
Over the past few weeks we have became a country who woke up to the…
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Mar 19, 2019
5 Tips To Crack Up Your Sales This Easter
Marshmallow eggs, chocolate and Easter bunnies are lining the shelves. April is the month that…
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Feb 13, 2019
Finding Your Grit In 2019
After a sobering State of the Nation address and in the spring of the election,…
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Jan 25, 2019
Growing Your Business Should Not Be Like Jumping Out Of A Plane
“Bracing yourself for a bumpy ride” or “watching the seatbelt light go on”, should not…
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Jan 10, 2019
Back to Business for SA SMEs
Those who “fail to plan, are planning to fail” (Winston Churchill). It sounds harsh but…
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Dec 4, 2018
Tips to Light Up Your Festive Trade
Like every other year, December quietly snuck up on us leaving everyone, especially business owners,…
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Nov 22, 2018
What’s Really Cooking?
In South Africa (especially the Western Cape), we are spoilt. Not because of the mountain…
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Nov 5, 2018
Black Friday: Ready to Reap
It is safe to say that Black Friday is one of the most important retail…
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Sep 12, 2018
Preparing for profit this festive season
The SME guide to preparing for the festive trade – As a business owner, you…
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Feb 23, 2018
Wat beteken R2.1 miljard vir Kleinsake-ondernemings
Die kleinsakefonds van net R2,1 miljard wat deur Malusi Gigaba, Minister van Finansies, in die…
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Oct 2, 2017
SME’s Suffering from A Sluggish Economy
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) are being hammered by bad news, as they suffer from…
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Aug 18, 2017
Investing in Woman Entrepreneurs
Grassy Park salon owner is grateful to financier who took a chance on her The…
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Jul 5, 2017
Investing in your business pays off
If your business is seasonal, it might seem like a good idea to invest in…
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Jun 14, 2017
New Form of Funding for Entrepreneurs to Grow their Business
Access to funding is a thing of the past for entrepreneurs and small business owners,…
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Jun 8, 2017
South Africans’ Credit Card Data Protected by International Standards
Credit card fraud is still rife in South Africa, but merchants and customers using credit…
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May 16, 2017
Retail Capital Article – Rating Opens Doors to SME Funding
The according of a BB(ZA) rating to Retail Capital, which provides working capital to businesses,…
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Apr 13, 2017
6 ways for Retailers to make the most of the Easter rush
With the Easter weekend on our doorstep, many retailers are preparing for the potential surge…
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Mar 6, 2017
Leadership Magazine Article | Funding the Economic Boom
With SMEs rightfully earmarked as the key to South Africa's financial future, Leadership Magazine explores…
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Feb 23, 2017
In the News | Fuel levy likely to impact SMEs, retail most
#Budget2017: Fuel levy likely to impact SMEs, retail most 2017-02-22 10:26:25 PM Cape Town -…
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Feb 22, 2017
7 Ideas on How To Expand Your Business
If your business is doing well and you are considering ways to expand your business, remember…
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Feb 9, 2017
Fine Business Radio | Karl Westvig interview
As funders of SMEs, Retail Capital is well positioned to track the growth trends being…
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Jan 25, 2017
9 Top Financing Options for SMEs
One of the biggest headaches for entrepreneurs with a new business or business plan is…
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Sep 17, 2013
Strategies for Success in Tough Trading Conditions
The current economic climate is challenging. Significant increases in energy, fuel and food costs, coupled…
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Sep 17, 2013
BD Live: Fast-Food Franchise Growth
"Despite difficult access to financial back-up, the fast-food franchise industry remained one of the fastest…
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Sep 17, 2013
Entrepreneur Online: “Ask Entrepreneur” with David Lewis
David Lewis joined Entrepreneur magazine's online expert panel. Click here to read more.
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Jul 4, 2013
Sources of funding for franchises
International franchises are growing in Africa on the back of saturated western markets and consumers’…
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May 14, 2013
There Has Never Been a More Important Time to Invest in Your Restaurant!
The current economic climate is challenging. Pressure on consumer spending, devaluation of the Rand and…
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Feb 5, 2013
Your Business Magazine
Featured in Your Business Magazine, 1 December 2012 A new source of funding for existing…
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Feb 5, 2013
South African Insurance Time and Investment: New Turnover Funding Model
Featured 1 December 2012 in print edition
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Feb 5, 2013
South African Hair Dressers Journal: Offering Business Loans
Featured 1 December 2012 in print edition
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Jan 23, 2013
How to thrive: insights into the restaurant trading environment and lessons to learn from brands who are doing things right
In the current economic climate the restaurant industry has found itself under increasing pressure. People…
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Jan 18, 2013
CNBC Africa
With the latest employment figures revealing a steep decline in the number of self-employed individuals,…
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Jan 17, 2013
Finweek
Featured 20 December 2012 in both English and Afrikaans versions of the printed publication
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Jan 17, 2013
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Jan 17, 2013
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Retail Capital in the Cape Argus Newspaper
Jan 17, 2013
RETAIL CAPITAL SMALL BUSINESS BAROMETER: SUMMER 2012
HIGHLIGHTS: ________________________________________________________________________________________ The Summer 2012 Retail Capital Small Business Barometer focused on small business owners…
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Dec 13, 2012
TAKING THE GAP 19 DON’T SELL PAST THE CLOSE
Interview with David Lewis CEO of Retail Capital. Retail Capital recently concluded a Small Business…
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Dec 13, 2012
Summit TV – Business IQ Interview
Listen to Dave Lewis, CEO of Retail Capital, discussing challenges facing entrepreneurs in securing funding.…
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Oct 19, 2012
Alternative Funding for SMEs
Unsurprisingly, access to working capital was attributed as the biggest challenge faced by SMEs. The…
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Oct 12, 2012
Retail Capital Small Business Barometer: Summer 2012
The Summer 2012 Retail Capital Small Business Barometer focused on small business owners within the…
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Oct 10, 2012
Alternative funding sought when banks decline business loans
David Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of Retail Capital – a business cash advance provider –…
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Oct 8, 2012
Money for your small business
With the latest employer figures revealing a decline in the number of self-employed individuals –…
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Jun 4, 2012
Case Study : Beluga Restaurant
In 1999, Beluga opened its doors for the first time in a historic, 100 year…
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