Every entrepreneur in this country should be respected and supported for their willingness to risk their own capital (and sometimes those of their families that assist them to get going) and hard work and innovation to build a business. These businesses sustain not only the entrepreneur, but also create jobs, direct and indirect.
Businesses and their employees pay tax to pay for government and infrastructure. They require services and products from accountants, lawyers, stationery suppliers, machine and equipment suppliers, service technicians, IT specialists and a myriad of other suppliers. They use water and electricity and indirectly provide jobs to municipal employees, Escom employees, the very same people who are now on strike and are stoning vehicles and vandalizing buildings.
It is very risky to start your own business, therefore we need the best of the best to go forward and to share their skills with the rest of the population. We cannot afford to employ cadres such as our wonderful government is doing. We can also not just give away 50% of our business to someone who has no interest in the business and has no skill to take it forward.
Don't get me wrong, I would love to have a black partner that can add value to my business, but the bottom line is adding value and being prepared to work hard and put in the same hours that I do. Also to make sacrifices and be prepared to take a cut, or even go without a salary when things are tough. The workers get paid first and the boss stands at the back of the queue. If I look at the fat cats in parliament, I cannot see any one of them being prepared to make any kind of sacrifice for their country. They just want more, without having to work for it.
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