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Motheo Khoaripe speaks to Jeremy Lang, Managing Director of Business Partners, about why more South African SMEs are prioritising steady, sustainable growth over aggressive expansion, and how business owners can balance ambition with financial discipline, operational readiness and long-term success…

Small Business Focus: Why customers buy once and never come back
Stephen Grootes speaks to Bulelani Balabala, Business Speaker, Media Contributor and Township Entrepreneur at TEA, about why winning a customer is only the beginning; and what small businesses can do to improve customer service, maintain quality, create great experiences, and turn first-time buyers…

Small Business Focus: Funding mistakes SMEs make when under financial pressure
Stephen Grootes speaks to Jeremy Lang, managing director of Business Partners, about the funding mistakes SMEs can make when financial pressure hits, from taking on the wrong type of debt to using finance to mask deeper operational problems. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journal…

Small Business Focus: How SMEs can turn tax season into an advantage
Stephen Grootes speaks to Luncedo Mtwentwe, managing director at Vantage Advisory, about why tax season should be more than a compliance exercise for South Africa's small businesses. With filing season now in full swing, many entrepreneurs focus on meeting SARS deadlines, but tax time also offers …

Small Business Focus: Why founders must stop being the business
Stephen Grootes speaks to Thuto Motsie CA(SA), CEO of Thamani, about why the most valuable person in a business shouldn't be its founder. As companies grow, success depends less on individual brilliance and more on building scalable systems, strong processes, and empowered teams. The Money Show i…

Small Business Focus: How social capital can take your small business to the next level
Stephen Grootes speaks to Hiten Keshave, CEO and co-founder of Unconventional Capital and Advisory, about why the most successful entrepreneurs tend to reach their stride in their mid-40s rather than their 20s or 30s. Research shows the average successful entrepreneur is around 45 years old, not b…

Small Business Focus: Build a brand, not just a business
Stephen Grootes speaks to Bulelani Balabala, business speaker, media contributor and founder of the Township Entrepreneurs Alliance (TEA), about why a strong brand is a small business’s greatest competitive advantage. They explore how South African entrepreneurs can build brands that inspire trust…

Small Business Focus: How fuel costs are reshaping small businesses
Ray White, standing in for Stephen Grootes, speaks to Jeremy Lang, managing director of Business Partners Limited, about the growing pressure rising fuel prices are placing on South Africa's small and medium-sized businesses. The latest SME Confidence Index shows business confidence has weakened a…

Small Business Focus: The rise of flexible workspaces
Stephen Grootes speaks to WeWork South Africa, CEO, Stefano Migliore, about how flexible workspaces have evolved from a niche coworking concept into a premium, permanent pillar of commercial real estate, and how WeWork is helping South African entrepreneurs and businesses thrive through community-d…

Small Business Focus: Why South Africa’s SME funding problem isn’t money – it’s matchmaking
Stephen Grootes speaks to Rinaldo Josie, Chief Operating Officer of Unconventional Capital and Advisory, about why South Africa’s small-business funding challenge may have less to do with a shortage of money and more to do with connecting the right businesses to the right opportunities. The Money…