Unlocking Market Access to China for South African Small Businesses

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South African Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu is unlocking the Chinese market for South Africa’s small businesses and cooperatives.  Zulu challenged her Chinese counterparts and Chinese businesses to help open their markets to South Africa’s small and medium businesses.

“Many SMMEs and Cooperatives have pointed out to us that their growth and sustainability is hampered by lack of access to markets. CISMEF must be a platform that opens the doors for many SMMEs to enter global markets,” Zulu said.

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A Small Business Guidebook for South African Entrepreneurs

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Before Nokwazi Mzobe started her consulting agency Matoyana, she spent eight years at two Fortune 500 multinational companies operating throughout Africa and the Middle East, where she developed and honed her business skills.

She is now sharing her wealth of international experience with the new crop of ambitious South African entrepreneurs in her new book, The Small Business Handbook.

Mzobe says her book is far from being a typical business publication. It is more of a guide, covering 17 critical business-related topics. These include the role of social media in business as well as finance and best practices. She says the book is easy to understand and can be referenced on a daily basis to provide inspiration and practical advice.

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Broad Global Market Appeal

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The phenomenon of Pokémon Go offers a lot of global small business lessons.  For example, it offers the perfect example of how the correct utilization of current technology and business strategy can result in huge commercial success -- offering broad global market appeal.

Pokémon Go also tells us it is never too late to reinvent yourself.

Learn more:  Lessons for South African small business from Pokémon Go