Do you want to start and run your own business? This fully revised and updated 11th edition of South Africa’s best-selling business guide contains all the information you need to start, manage and sustain a profitable small business in South Africa.

The book covers the key stages in starting a business: Planning, Getting started and Scaling up. Read it in one go or as you need the relevant information.

Includes:

• Step-by-step guidelines, advice and support tailored to the South African business environment
• Vital information about financial, legal and labour matters
• Case studies featuring real South African entrepreneurs
• Discussion on the issues faced by women in business in South Africa
• Up-to-date information on BBBEE requirements for small businesses
• Links to other useful resources and organisations

Useful links to relevant business sites are listed below:

www.businessreport.co.za
Online version of the business section of Independent Newspapers’ daily titles

www.businessday.co.za
Online version of South Africa’s top business daily newspaper

www.businessowner.co.za
News for business owners

www.dti.gov.za
The website of the Department of Trade and Industry

www.entrepreneurmag.co.za
Online version of the monthly magazine Entrepreneur

www.itsmybusiness.co.za
Online version of the Sunday Times’ small business supplement

www.labour.gov.za
The website of the Department of Labour

www.labourwise.co.za
The website of the labour consultancy Labourwise

www.seda.co.za
The website of the government’s Small Enterprise Development Agency

www.fin24.com/personal_finance
The small business section of the business news website Fin24

www.youthportal.org.za and click on Starting a Business
The website of the Umsobomvu Youth Fund