Mark Horner

The SME Market in South Africa

What is a Small to Medium Enterprise in South Africa?

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are businesses that maintain revenues, assets or a number of employees between certain thresholds. Each country has its own definition of what constitutes a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME). Small and medium-sized enterprises in Africa are generally businesses with no more than 250 employees, though some countries have lower limits.

🇿🇦 ZAR [23.407 GBP]

Africa/Johannesburg

How big is the SME Market in South Africa?

Small and medium-size enterprises play a hugely important role in the economy of South Africa. They outnumber large firms considerably, employ vast numbers of people and are entrepreneurial in nature, helping to shape innovation and support local communities.

South Africa has a population of over 59,624,674 people.

What help is available for SMEs in South Africa?

Help for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) includes virtual peer-to-peer advisory boards. With our blended model utilising Zoom and supplemented by in person meetings we are able to support and grow businesses anywhere in the world. Our growing network of Regional Directors ensure that we have suitable people to help you whatever your language or time zone.

Africa

Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | KwaZulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | North West | Northern Cape | Southern_[xx] | Western Cape

Help for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) includes virtual peer-to-peer advisory boards. With our blended model utilising Zoom and supplemented by in person meetings we are able to support and grow businesses anywhere in the world. Our growing network of Regional Directors ensure that we have suitable people to help you whatever your language or time zone.

South Africa has links with UAE
🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇦🇪 Dubai    
South Africa has links with Argentina
🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires    
South Africa has links with Azerbaijan
🇿🇦 Pretoria, 🇦🇿 Baku    
South Africa has links with Belgium
🇿🇦 Worcester, 🇧🇪 Aalst     🇿🇦 Durban, 🇧🇪 Antwerp     🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇧🇪 Antwerp     🇿🇦 Franschhoek, 🇧🇪 Dilbeek     🇿🇦 Stellenbosch, 🇧🇪 Leuven    
South Africa has links with Bulgaria
🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇧🇬 Varna    
South Africa has links with Burundi
🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇧🇮 Bujumbura    
South Africa has links with Brazil
🇿🇦 Durban, 🇧🇷 Campinas     🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro    
South Africa has links with Botswana
🇿🇦 Worcester, 🇧🇼 Gaborone    
South Africa has links with Democratic Republic of the Congo
🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇨🇩 Kinshasa    
South Africa has links with Switzerland
🇿🇦 Newcastle, 🇨🇭 Neuchâtel    
South Africa has links with China
🇿🇦 Mpumalanga, 🇨🇳 Banan     🇿🇦 Mbombela, 🇨🇳 Baotou     🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇨🇳 Beijing     🇿🇦 Witzenberg, 🇨🇳 Bozhou     🇿🇦 Pietermaritzburg, 🇨🇳 Changning     🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇨🇳 Cheongwen     🇿🇦 Mpumalanga, 🇨🇳 Chongqing     🇿🇦 East London, 🇨🇳 Daqing     🇿🇦 Durban, 🇨🇳 Guangzhou     🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇨🇳 Hangzhou     🇿🇦 Ekurhuleni, 🇨🇳 Harbin     🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇨🇳 Huangshan     🇿🇦 Newcastle, 🇨🇳 Nanchang     🇿🇦 Bloemfontein, 🇨🇳 Nanjing     🇿🇦 Durban, 🇨🇳 Nansha District     🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth, 🇨🇳 Ningbo     🇿🇦 Gqeberha, 🇨🇳 Ningbo     🇿🇦 Pietermaritzburg, 🇨🇳 Qingpu District     🇿🇦 Pietermaritzburg, 🇨🇳 Shanghai     🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇨🇳 Shenzhen     🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇨🇳 Shunyi     🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇨🇳 Wuhan     🇿🇦 Durban, 🇨🇳 Wuhan     🇿🇦 Mogale, 🇨🇳 Wujiang     🇿🇦 iLembe, 🇨🇳 Zhanjiang     🇿🇦 Newcastle, 🇨🇳 Zibo    
South Africa has links with Cabo Verde
🇿🇦 St Helena Bay, 🇨🇻 Mindelo    
South Africa has links with Germany
🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇩🇪 Aachen     🇿🇦 Durban, 🇩🇪 Bremen     🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇩🇪 Munich     🇿🇦 Newcastle, 🇩🇪 Neuburg an der Donau     🇿🇦 Buffalo City, 🇩🇪 Oldenburg    
South Africa has links with Algeria
🇿🇦 Durban, 🇩🇿 Oran    
South Africa has links with Egypt
🇿🇦 Durban, 🇪🇬 Alexandria    
South Africa has links with England
🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Birmingham     🇿🇦 Alexandra, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hackney     🇿🇦 Durban, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leeds     🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London     🇿🇦 Malmesbury, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Malmesbury     🇿🇦 Newcastle, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Newcastle upon Tyne     🇿🇦 Pietermaritzburg, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Newcastle upon Tyne     🇿🇦 Newcastle, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Newcastle-under-Lyme     🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sparkbrook    
South Africa has links with Ethiopia
🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇪🇹 Addis Ababa    
South Africa has links with Finland
🇿🇦 Makana, 🇫🇮 Hanko     🇿🇦 Makana, 🇫🇮 Raseborg    
South Africa has links with France
🇿🇦 Durban, 🇫🇷 Nantes     🇿🇦 Newcastle, 🇫🇷 Neufchâteau     🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇫🇷 Val-de-Marne    
South Africa has links with Ghana
🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇬🇭 Accra     🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇬🇭 Accra     🇿🇦 Pretoria, 🇬🇭 Kumasi    
South Africa has links with Indonesia
🇿🇦 Soweto, 🇮🇩 Mamuju    
South Africa has links with Israel
🇿🇦 Durban, 🇮🇱 Eilat     🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇮🇱 Haifa    
South Africa has links with India
🇿🇦 Bloemfontein, 🇮🇳 Bhubaneshwar    
South Africa has links with Iran
🇿🇦 Pretoria, 🇮🇷 Tehran    
South Africa has links with Italy
🇿🇦 Polokwane, 🇮🇹 Genoa     🇿🇦 Polokwane, 🇮🇹 Reggio Emilia     🇿🇦 Ekurhuleni, 🇮🇹 Reggio Emilia     🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇮🇹 Verona    
South Africa has links with Jordan
🇿🇦 Pretoria, 🇯🇴 Amman    
South Africa has links with Japan
🇿🇦 Newcastle, 🇯🇵 Shinshiro    
South Africa has links with Kenya
🇿🇦 Durban, 🇰🇪 Mombasa    
South Africa has links with South Korea
🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇰🇷 Busan     🇿🇦 Durban, 🇰🇷 Daejeon     🇿🇦 Durban, 🇰🇷 Daejon     🇿🇦 Durban, 🇰🇷 Gwangju     🇿🇦 Stellenbosch, 🇰🇷 Paju    
South Africa has links with Mauritius
🇿🇦 Pretoria, 🇲🇺 Port Louis    
South Africa has links with Mexico
🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇲🇽 Monterrey    
South Africa has links with Mozambique
🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth, 🇲🇿 Beira     🇿🇦 Gqeberha, 🇲🇿 Beira     🇿🇦 Durban, 🇲🇿 Maputo     🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇲🇿 Maputo     🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇲🇿 Matola    
South Africa has links with Namibia
🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇳🇦 Windhoek    
South Africa has links with Netherlands
🇿🇦 Kimberley, 🇳🇱 Arnhem     🇿🇦 Pretoria, 🇳🇱 Delft     🇿🇦 Dordrecht, 🇳🇱 Dordrecht     🇿🇦 Vanderbijlpark, 🇳🇱 Eindhoven     🇿🇦 Buffalo City, 🇳🇱 Leiden     🇿🇦 Durban, 🇳🇱 Rotterdam    
South Africa has links with Norway
🇿🇦 Mbombela, 🇳🇴 Oslo    
South Africa has links with Portugal
🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇵🇹 Funchal     🇿🇦 Mbombela, 🇵🇹 Maia     🇿🇦 Germiston, 🇵🇹 Póvoa de Varzim    
South Africa has links with Réunion
🇿🇦 Durban, 🇫🇷 Le Port    
South Africa has links with Romania
🇿🇦 Pretoria, 🇷🇴 Bucharest    
South Africa has links with Russia
🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇷🇺 Saint Petersburg     🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇷🇺 Saint Petersburg    
South Africa has links with Scotland
🇿🇦 Motherwell, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Motherwell    
South Africa has links with Sweden
🇿🇦 Buffalo City, 🇸🇪 Gävle     🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth, 🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth, 🇸🇪 Gothenburg     🇿🇦 Gqeberha, 🇸🇪 Gothenburg     🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇸🇪 Malmö     🇿🇦 Port Shepstone, 🇸🇪 Oskarshamn    
South Africa has links with Turkey
🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇹🇷 İzmir     🇿🇦 Durban, 🇹🇷 Mersin    
South Africa has links with Taiwan
🇿🇦 Oudtshoorn, 🇹🇼 Hualien City     🇿🇦 Durban, 🇹🇼 Kaohsiung     🇿🇦 East London, 🇹🇼 Keelung     🇿🇦 Pietermaritzburg, 🇹🇼 Taichung     🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇹🇼 Taipei     🇿🇦 Pretoria, 🇹🇼 Taipei    
South Africa has links with Ukraine
🇿🇦 Pretoria, 🇺🇦 Kyiv    
South Africa has links with USA
🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇺🇸 Atlanta     🇿🇦 Mathopestad, 🇺🇸 Berkeley     🇿🇦 Brits, 🇺🇸 Berkeley     🇿🇦 Durban, 🇺🇸 Chicago     🇿🇦 Pietermaritzburg, 🇺🇸 Hampton     🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇺🇸 Houston     🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth, 🇺🇸 Jacksonville     🇿🇦 Nelson Mandela Bay, 🇺🇸 Jacksonville     🇿🇦 Gqeberha, 🇺🇸 Jacksonville     🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇺🇸 Los Angeles     🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇺🇸 Miami     🇿🇦 Richards Bay, 🇺🇸 Milwaukee     🇿🇦 Buffalo City, 🇺🇸 Milwaukee     🇿🇦 King Cetshwayo, 🇺🇸 Milwaukee     🇿🇦 iLembe, 🇺🇸 Mobile     🇿🇦 Newcastle, 🇺🇸 New Castle     🇿🇦 Newcastle, 🇺🇸 New Castle     🇿🇦 Newcastle, 🇺🇸 New Castle     🇿🇦 Durban, 🇺🇸 New Orleans     🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇺🇸 New York City     🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth, 🇺🇸 Palm Desert     🇿🇦 George, 🇺🇸 Saint Paul     🇿🇦 George, 🇺🇸 Tacoma     🇿🇦 Pretoria, 🇺🇸 Washington D.C.    
South Africa has links with Venezuela
🇿🇦 Durban, 🇻🇪 Maracaibo    
South Africa has links with Vietnam
🇿🇦 Pretoria, 🇻🇳 Hanoi     🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City     🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 
South Africa has links with Zimbabwe
🇿🇦 Durban, 🇿🇼 Bulawayo     🇿🇦 Polokwane, 🇿🇼 Bulawayo     🇿🇦 Pretoria, 🇿🇼 Bulawayo