Starting your own business in South Africa

This 12th edition of South Africa's bestselling guide to starting a business contains all the information you need to start, manage and sustain a small business in South Africa, now updated to incorporate the latest changes to SA legislation that affect small businesses. The book is divided into three parts that cover the key stages in starting a business: Planning, Getting started and Scaling up. The material is further divided into clear and manageable chapters, each dealing with a particular element of the process. The chapters offer: vital information, step-by-step guidelines, relevant SA case studies, advice and support, links to other resources, and information on women in business.

Barrie Terblanche is a graduate of Stellenbosch University, and is a financial and business journalist who co-owned and edited the newspaper Big News for the Business Owner. He won the Africa SMME journalist of the year award (2003) for his writing on small, medium and micro-enterprises and regularly contributes to the 'It's your business' supplement of the Sunday Times newspaper.Pamela Moeng worked in educational publishing before moving to the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) to head up one of their business publications unit. She has extensive experience of small business development in South Africa and has a particular interest in the challenges facing women in industry. She currently works for the Gauteng provincial government in a directorial capacity.Guy Macleod has an MBA from the University of Stellenbosch Graduate School of Business. He has set up and run several businesses and currently works as a business consultant.