Seeding a knowledge garden to support enterprise and supplier development in South Africa
Seeding a knowledge garden to support enterprise and supplier development in South Africa By Martin Feinstein Enterprise and Supplier Development…
Read MoreContributing to South Africa’s Small business ecosystem
Contributing to SA’s small business ecosystem, from policy to platforms Small business is key to South Africa’s future. The National…
Read MoreImplementation of Business Recovery Support Package; merger of Seda, Sefa, CBDA
Date: 8 December 2021 The Small Business Development Committee met with the Department of Small Business Development and its agencies,…
Read MoreDepartment of Small Business Development, SEFA and SEDA: 2021/22 Q1 and Q2 performance reports
Date: 1 December 2021 In a virtual meeting, held on 1 December 2021, the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development…
Read MoreSmall Business Development BRRR: DSBD, entities, 2021 annual reports
Date: 17 November 2021 In this virtual meeting, held on 17 November 2021) the Small Business Development Committee received briefings…
Read MoreDSBD, seda, sefa 2020/21 audit outcomes: AGSA briefing
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) maintained an unqualified audit opinion with findings. The main obstacles preventing it from…
Read MoreEnabling improved support delivery through digital platforms in South Africa
ENABLING IMPROVED SUPPORT DELIVERY THROUGH DIGITAL PLATFORMS The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and its agencies, seda and sefa,…
Read MoreSmall Enterprise Finance Agency launches Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) Fund
Small Enterprise Finance Agency launches Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) Fund The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (sefa) has launched an…
Read MoreSouth Africa Small Business Development Youth Fund Launch
THE MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WILL HOST A STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TO LAUNCH THE YOUTH CHALLENGE FUND Minister for…
Read MoreImpact of COVID-19 on micro and informal businesses: South Africa 2021
How has the Covid-19 pandemic and related lockdown measures affected the most vulnerable players in the South African economy and…
Read MoreGender Dynamics in Township Micro-Enterprises: Learning from the CSP and EDSE Programme’s Township Economic Development Project
The National Treasury’s Cities Support Programme has partnered with the Ecosystem Development for Small Enterprise (EDSE) Programme to advance township…
Read MoreAccess to finance by women-owned small enterprises
Gender equality is good for business and there is a compelling and strong business case for supporting women-owned and run…
Read MoreNational Treasury: Non-compliance with payment of supplier’s invoices, 2020-2021
National Treasury’s 2020-2021 annual report on non-compliance with payment of supplier’s Invoices – 2020-2021: extract from the executive summary The…
Read MorePublic Space Trading Guidelines for Local Government 2021 – 2026
The local government elections are once again on our doorstep. The incumbent councilors have had a steep learning curve dealing…
Read MoreDSBD, SEDA 2020/21 Quarter 4 performance: presentations
1. DSBD and SEDA 2020/21 Quarter 4 performances: Small Business Development Portfolio Committee (26 May 2021) Extract from the meeting…
Read MoreSmall Business Development Department Budget Vote 2021/22: speech by Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni
Small Business Development Department Budget Vote 2021/22: speech by Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni We are tabling this Budget for debate exactly…
Read MoreNational Integrated Small Enterprise Development (NISED) Masterplan: fact sheet
Why a Masterplan? “Despite considerable resources and policy intervention to support micro, small, & medium enterprises (MSMEs), support for MSMEs…
Read MoreSA SMME COVID-19 Impact Report
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a lockdown that had a devastating impact on the livelihood of small businesses. According to…
Read Moreseda: SMME Q3 2020 report, analysis
Executive summary: The number of SMMEs in South Africa declined by 11% (or 290 000) year-on-year (y-o-y) from 2.65 million…
Read MoreDepartment of Small Business Development: Annual Performance Plan 2021/2022
Date: 12 May 2021 The Committee met virtually on 5 May 2021 to receive the annual performance plans presentations from…
Read MoreDSBD, sefa, seda: 2020/21 Quarter 3 performance reports
Date: 12 March 2021 DSBD, sefa, seda: 2020/21 Quarter 3 performance reports In a virtual meeting (10 March 2021), the…
Read MoreDSBD, sefa, seda: 2020/21 Quarter 2 performance, July-September 2020
Date: 09 March 2021 DSBD, sefa, seda: 2020/21 Quarter 2 performance, July-September 2020 In a virtual meeting (03 March 2021),…
Read MoreImpact of SONA on the Department of Small Business Development, SMMEs
Date: 01 March 2021 Impact of SONA on the Department of Small Business Development, SMMEs In a virtual meeting (24…
Read MoreMeasuring the pulse of firms in South Africa: Results from the COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey
Date:26 February 2021 Measuring the pulse of firms in South Africa: results from the COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey Measuring the…
Read MoreSOPA 2021 resource page
Date: 25 February 2021 SOPA 2021 resource page Following President Ramaphosa’s State of the National Address, delivered on 11 February…
Read MoreMinister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni responds to misinformation on Covid-19 expenditure
Date: 14 January 2021 The Minister of Small Business Development, Hon. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni is appalled at the misinformation peddled by…
Read Moresefa Annual Report 2020
Date: 10 December 2020 Extract from the Chairperson’s Statement: During the 2019/20 financial year, sefa approved loans to the value…
Read MoreResearch on the limited success of entrepreneurial activity by locals in townships and rural areas
Date: 10 December 2020 Research on the limited success of entrepreneurial activity by locals in townships and rural areas was…
Read MoreDSBD, seda, sefa: 2019/20 annual reports to the Portfolio Committee
Date: 01 December 2020 The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development met virtually (25 November 2020) to be briefed by…
Read MoreDSBD presentations: Localization framework and SMME market access
DSBD presentations: Localization framework and SMME market access Date: 24 November 2020 The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development convened…
Read MoreDelays and non-payment by government of small, micro and medium enterprises
Date: 23 October 2020 The research (prepared for the Departments of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and Small Business Development) has…
Read MoreSeda’s Small Enterprise District Development Ecosystem Model
Date: 14 October 2020 The District Development Model (DDM) aims to improve the coherence and impact of government service delivery…
Read MoreEvaluation of the Integrated Strategy for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprises
Date: 09 October 2020 The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation has (5 October 2020) posted the evaluation report of…
Read MoreSefa Innovation Fund
The Sefa Innovation Fund As per the Programme Financing Agreement (FA), signed between the South African government and the European…
Read MoreDigital Microfinance Inclusion
Digital Financial Services and Financial Inclusion Utilisation by the Developmental Microfinance Institutions in South Africa In South Africa, there…
Read MoreMs. Gloria Serobe
For many South Africans, Ms Gloria Serobe needs no introduction, such that few could have been surprised when President Cyril…
Read MoreThe District Development Model
Date: 14 September 2020 The District Development Model: a coherent plan to change the state of local government in South…
Read MoreProgress made to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on SMMEs
NCOP briefing by Minister for Small Business Development, Ms Khumbudzo Ntshavheni (MP) The last time when I was presenting the…
Read MoreDepartment of Small Business Development Budget Vote addresses
Address by Deputy Minister Nokuzola Capa (MP) delivered in the National Assembly, 25 July 2020. Honourable Speaker, today’s session is…
Read MoreDSBD, SEDA and SEFA 2020/21 Special Adjustments Budget presentations
The Small Business Development potfolio committee met on 15 July 2020 to receive the revised performance and budget plans from…
Read MoreSmall business Job creation South Africa
The Ecosystem for Development Enterprise (EDSE) is an EU funded programme, facilitating interrelated ecosystems of government and institutional support for…
Read MoreSouth Africa incubation centres network
South Africa has more than 350 small business incubators and accelerators of various kinds, ranging from township business hubs with…
Read MoreSouth Africa Township Economic development
South Africa Township Economic Development Taxis provide the backbone of demand for the township auto maintenance, repair and support sector.…
Read MoreSmall Business Development portfolio committee meeting: Small Enterprise Development Agency 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
Date: 5 June 2020 Part A: seda’s mandate Constitutional mandate Legislative and policy mandates Institutional policies and strategies Relevant court…
Read MoreSmall Business Development portfolio committee meeting: Update on COVID response interventions and lessons learnt
3 June 2020 The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, together with the Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic…
Read MoreDepartment of Small Business Development 2019/20 Revised Annual Performance Plan
The Portfolio Committee met on the 19 February 2020 to consider and adopt the first quarter Committee programme, and also…
Read MoreSEFA, SEDA, DSBD Quarter 1 Performance 2019/20: Presentations to the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development
Main discussion points by Members was the uneven roll-out of resources to provinces; the underspending of budget by SEFA, SEDA…
Read MoreBudget vote speech by the Minister for Small Business Development, Ms Khumbudzo Ntshavheni (MP)
“We want SMMEs to contribute to the attainment of at least two of the goals as set by our President.…
Read MoreDepartment of Small Businesses Development: Annual Performance Plan presentation
The DSBD operational model focuses on four key areas. First, it addresses key aspects of finance, including the financial sustainability…
Read MoreSmall Enterprise Development Agency: 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan presentation
SEDA engages in coordination, interventions and research support that facilitates the establishment of SMMEs and co-operatives that create viable and…
Read MoreSmall Enterprise Finance Agency: 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan presentation
SEFA seeks to achieve, in the 2019/ 20 financial year, a balance between the delivery of its mandate, financial sustainability…
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