The table below provides information on resource with information for students who want to explore entrepreneurship as a career option.
Subject | Title | Reference | Notes |
Entrepreneurship: general (South African) | South African Institute for Entrepreneurship | http://www.entrepreneurship.co.za/ | Website with a range of information on entrepreneurship |
Entrepreneurship Magazine | http://www.entrepreneurmag.co.za/ | Website with a range of information on entrepreneurship | |
SME South Africa | http://www.smesouthafrica.co.za/Entrepreneurs/ | An on-line media news portal featuring SME news in SA, the region and globally | |
The Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) | www.seda.org.za | SEDA is an agency of the Department of Small Business Development dedicated to supporting SMEs in South Africa | |
Shanduka Black Umbrellas | www.shandukablackumbrellas.org | Its mission is ‘Developing Black businesses together’ | |
Department of Trade and Industry website promoting SME development | http://www.dti.gov.za/sme_development/sme_development.jsp | Website with general information, including the on-line versions of Small Business Connect Newspaper | |
Links to other websites | Ntsika; Khula; Industrial Development Corporation BRAIN; Small Enterprise Foundation; FRAIN Business Partners Limited; BizAssist Tourism Enterprise Programme; Namac |
Other organisations providing assistance to small businesses | |
Entrepreneurship: general (International) | Entrepreneurship.com | http://www.entrepreneur.com/ | Website with a range of information on entrepreneurship |
Entrepreneurship Insights | http://www.entrepreneurial-insights.com | Website with a variety of resources relevant to entrepreneurship | |
Entrepreneurship.org | http://www.entrepreneurship.org | Website with a variety of resources relevant to entrepreneurship, which includes a Resource Centre for entrepreneurs | |
Top 10 websites for entrepreneurs | http://www.businesshitchhiker.com/top-10-websites-for-entrepreneurs/ 1. Startups.co.uk; 2. Entrepreneur.com; 3. www.gov.uk; 4. HMRC; 5. Smarta; 6. StartupDonut; 7. Shell LiveWire 8. Cobweb; 9. StartupBritain 10. Stanford Technology Ventures Program |
List and links to the 10 best websites on entrepreneurship | |
SME Toolkit (South Africa) |
http://southafrica.smetoolkit.org/sa/en/ | Toolkit for helping to start, grow and manage businesses. It includes information on Accounting & Finance, Business Planning, Marketing & Sales, HR, Legal/Insurance, Wellness@Work, etc. | |
SME Toolkit (Australia) | http://toolkit.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/part/20/100/455 | SmartBizConnect, funded by the Government of New South Wales, Australia, with a Small Business Toolkit on: Starting, Running and Growing your Business, etc. | |
Business life cycle | Small Business Development Corporation of the Government of Western Australia | https://www.smallbusiness.wa.gov.au/business-life-cycle/pre-start/feasibility-of-the-business-idea/ | It covers the business life cycle covering starting, managing, growing and exiting the business |
Creativity | http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_CT.htm | These are Creativity Tools that can be used to develop Creative Solutions to Business Problems, for example for brain storming for teams to come up with original ideas | |
Entrepreneurship profile | General Enterprising Tendency Test (GET2) | http://www.get2test.net/background/index.htm | A self-assessment tool to identify entrepreneurial potential |
Funding | The entrepreneurs’ guide to securing funding | http://www.smesouthafrica.co.za/15832/Guide-to-help-you-secure-funding/ | Seed Academy has developed an electronic book to assist you in getting funding |
Marketing | SME South Africa | http://www.smesouthafrica.co.za/15661/Smart-marketing-ideas-to-suit-every-every-budget/ | Six marketing ideas to suit every budget |