South African Council for Small Business

the mission of the company is to advance the understanding of entrepreneurship and small business development related issues. it is a membership-based organization which facilitates the creation and dissemination of new knowledge through research, education, policy & practice, and the open exchange of ideas between professions and across national and cultural boarders. the company embraces the following four pillars: 1. researchers, who provide the evidence upon which decisions about small and medium sized enterprises (smes) and entrepreneurship can be made; 2. practitioners and business service providers, who help to nurture smes and facilitate entrepreneurship through their help and support; 3. educators, who facilitate learning related to entrepreneurship and starting and / or operating successful business ventures; 4. policy makers, who are responsible for the road map for supporting entrepreneurship and sme development. the company encourages membership from individuals, smes,