JOHN DLUDLU | Government has no business making life harder for SMEs with new law

The National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill is an expense government cannot begin to afford

02 February 2021 - 19:35 By john dludlu

In December, the department of small business development released the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill for public comment. A serious rethink is required, especially chapter 3A, which establishes a small enterprise ombudsman service and grants far-reaching powers to the minister of small business development to determine and prohibit “unfair trading practices”. ..

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