This week the Carte Blanche Consumer team will pinpoint ways for small businesses to survive in this tough economic climate. They will also show a follow up story on the exposure and liquidation of Planet Wheels from earlier this year.

Small business

Big business and corporations are slowly recovering from the recession, but spare a thought for smaller companies, where it takes much longer to bounce back. Many of them simply don’t recover because their customers aren’t able to pay them. Carte Blanche Consumer visits some struggling businesses and gets a few tips from those who have survived through tough times. Presenter: Annika Larsen; Producer: Kim Cloete.

Planet Wheels III

Five months ago we exposed wheeling and dealing at a used car dealership in Johannesburg. Complaints about Planet Wheels indicated that owner Lynne Schreiber was rolling over payments. Reports were that she was leading a quality lifestyle, but seldom reimbursing her clients. Shortly after our first story, the business was liquidated, leaving many out of pocket and with no wheels. What’s happened since? Carte Blanche Consumer catches up with still car-less clients, finds out what Lynne’s been up to and locates her former partner John Griffin, who hangs out in Durban. Presenter: Derek Watts; Producer: Este de Klerk; Journalist: Tshediso Sesioana.

Catch the show at 7pm on M-Net tonight.

Sources: CarteBlancheConsumer; Image Source: asobec.com