Small Businesses Are Part of Solution to the World's Economic Slowdown

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ISBC, International Small Business Congress, opens in South Africa, the next growth frontier after Asia.

What is ISBC?

The International Small Business Congress (ISBC) gathers individuals from governments (policymakers), small business support agencies, entrepreneurs, business membership organizations, academia, financial institutions, international development agencies and various others with an interest in entrepreneurship and small business development around the world to discuss issues pertinent to the promotion of entrepreneurship and small business worldwide.

 South African Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies says:

"Small enterprises do not only provide economic opportunities for the runners and operators of those small and medium enterprises, but also many of the new jobs that are created in expanding economies come from small enterprises.

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