With Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni’s mini-budget speech still resonating and giving some hope with his call that ‘together, as a country, we can rebuild and recast our future... and choose a path that takes us to faster and more inclusive economic growth and strengthens private and public sector investment,’ the Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA) signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Small Business Institute (SBI). According to Vera Valasis, FASA’s Executive Director  ”the collaboration with SBI will provide FASA with an official ‘voice’ to be represented and lobby through the SBI at BUSA level on business related issues that arise on a regular basis.  We hope our involvement with both the SBI and BUSA will help strengthen the voice of small business and franchising in particular to government.” The Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA) has a proud 40 year history of nurturing entrepreneurship through the franchise business system and o...