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The importance of access to funding for SMEs

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SMEs are engines of innovation, job creation & economic growth, yet they have challenges accessing funding. Join Audery Masango & Nobesuthu Ndlovu, Director of SME at Old Mutual address the challenges SMEs face with access to funding and more. 
Chapters
  • 00:18 Importance of Funding Clarity in Entrepreneurship
  • 04:34 Entrepreneur Funding Simplified With Technology
  • 16:18 Navigating Funding for Entrepreneurs
  • 23:19 Financial Challenges for Black Entrepreneurs
  • 41:40 Funding for Informal SMEs
  • 45:49 SME Business Formalization Made Easy
9 May 2024 English South Africa Business

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