Pandemic frustrates 2020 SMME, Business growth

Monday, December 21, 2020

Street vendors stalls at Francistown Bus Rank PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

The year 2020 was difficult for the Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs).

Many of the enterprises in this bracket struggled to survive and this was worsened by the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the year.

The pandemic pushed most of them to the brink and many faced severe losses in revenues while some are headed for closure.

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