South Africa has one of the highest business failure rates in the world: analysts
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South Africa has one of the highest failure rates for SMMEs, with five out of seven of these businesses failing within the first year, says specialist advisory service Cova Advisory.
In a webinar held at the end of April, the group stressed the crucial importance of SMMEs in job creation, due to their higher capacity to absorb labour, with a lower average capital cost per job created.
“SMMEs play a big role in addressing the major challenges of unemployment and inequality in our country, but we are not doing well,” said Cova Advisory director Tumelo Chipfupa.