Last year the inaugural Alexandra Business Leader of the Year Award was held for small business owners in the Alexandra area who had been operating for six months or more and had an annual turnover of under R500,000. The idea of the competition was to inspire and celebrate small businesses as well as give the top three winners a cash injection into their business. It was instigated by The Business Place Alexandra in collaboration with Standard Bank Ekurhuleni Region. The Alex Awards were  read more ...

These contracts created over thirty permanent and nearly 140 temporary jobs. We interviewed OpEx’s Delsy Dludlu and Maxwell Nyamajiwa to find out how they are achieving this. So what is the OpEx? Delsy explains: “It’s a place where clients are linked into available opportunities from both private and public sectors. Where they can attend information and networking sessions on specific sectors, and where they can interact and exchange opportunities amongst themselves&rd read more ...

While most can argue whether entrepreneurs are born or made, The Business Place believes that at some point of their entrepreneurial journey, developmental activities and support creates a better platform for young entrepreneurs to succeed. As local fashion is steadily climbing with more youngsters getting involved in clothing manufacturing, during the Independence Holidays Ramotswa was invaded by the FAKE brand as they launched their clothing line and The Business Place was there to support th read more ...

Winners in the Alexandra/Soweto Small Business Awards 2009 have been announced, revealing a diverse range of innovative, thriving small businesses that have identified good opportunities within and outside the Alexandra and Soweto areas. Sponsored by Standard Bank, and in collaboration with The Business Place, the annual awards serve to recognise and publicise the many achievements of entrepreneurs, many of whom have established their mainly survivalist businesses with little start-up capital.  read more ...