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Ten tips for aspiring entrepreneurs to avoid being fragment of the failure rate

By Mitchan Adams, founder of Venture Builder, Aions Creative Technology In South Africa, there are more than two million small, micro, and medium enterprises (SMMEs), which represent more than 98% of formal business, and employ 50-60% of our labour force and contribute 34% towards GDP. But – South Africa has the world’s highest failure rate …

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