Do you want to start and run your own business? This fully revised and updated 12th 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 of 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-related matters
• Updated information on the new Companies Act and Consumer Protection Act
• Case studies featuring real South African entrepreneurs
• 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.cipc.co.za
The website of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission, which is the government commission where businesses are registered. All company registration forms can be obtained from this site.

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

www.khula.org.za
The website of the government’s main small-business finance agency: Khula Enterprise Finance

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