Alternative funding

Alternative funding

See below for a summary of the benefits of five product offerings developed by the National Treasury and South African Revenue Services in conjunction with the Department of Finance and the Department of Trade and Industry, and with the support of the Industrial...

How to stimulate innovation

Most new companies fail within five years More than 90% of all new companies do not survive the first five years!  Since nobody in a successful company want to become part of these statistics, the tendency is to build in checks and balances to prevent this from...
Why do we not grow new businesses?

Why do we not grow new businesses?

​Nurturing new entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial companies is seen as one of the key aspects of revitalising the South African economy. Numerous programmes and initiatives developed by government and private institutions aim to achieve this. Students and youth are...

The chemistry behind the health effects of whole grains

Cereal foods constitute a backbone of human diet all over the world and are typically the most important sources of energy and dietary fiber intake. Cereals typically contribute about 50% of dietary fiber intake in western countries. A high whole grain (WG) intake has...