Why it's tough to do business in SA

19 Feb

Liesl Peyper and Riana de Lange

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While entrepreneurs are often touted as critical to growth, many in South Africa bemoan poor support and energy constraints as barriers to starting businesses

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Where entrepreneurship in other countries is fuelled by a need to create wealth and make a difference in the world, 90% of South African entrepreneurs say they had to start their own businesses because they couldn't find work. Being an entrepreneur was therefore the only way to earn an income.

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