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Small Business Development
SEDA & SEFA 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance & progress in assisting small enterprises; with Deputy Minister
11 Mar 2020
The Small Enterprise Financing Agency (SEFA) and the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) gave presentations on their 2019/20 third quarter performance.
The agencies reported on their achievements and the areas where they had fallen short of meeting their targets. A collaborative presentation between SEDA and SEFA outlined the areas in ...
Small Business Development
DSBD 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance; Blended Funding Model and plans for SA SME CEO FUND; with Minister
4 Mar 2020
2019/20 Quarter Three Performance Report by the Department of Small Business Development:
The Minister of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) said the Ministry takes the responsibility assigned to it of ensuring South Africans can create jobs. It is not about creating jobs for others but about self-employment for ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development 2019/20 Revised Annual Performance Plan; First Term Committee Programme
19 Feb 2020
The Portfolio Committee met to consider and adopt the first quarter Committee programme, and also to get a briefing on the revised 2019/20 annual performance plan of the Department of Small Business Development.
The Members adopted the first quarter programme, but raised concerns over the fact that the responsible Minister ...
Small Business Development
Processes and procedures in developing legislation; Summary and analysis of legislation administered by DSBD
27 Nov 2019
Members of the Portfolio Committee were made aware of how a Bill was tabled in Parliament, and the various processes involved before it became law. The Committee’s researcher gave a detailed explanation of the different types of Bills that could be initiated, and the criteria that determined whether they would ...
Small Business Development
DSBD 2019/10 Quarter 2 Performance & Action Plan on Auditor-General’s Findings and Recommendations
20 Nov 2019
The Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) said it had performed reasonably well against its approved performance plan, exceeding its targets and indicators in many areas. It had achieved 28 of its 31 indicators, representing an 88% performance. There had been improvements in the enterprise development programme, the SEDA development programme ...
Small Business Development
“The Unseen Sector”: Research paper by International Finance Corporation & World Bank
13 Nov 2019
The Unseen Sector: A Report on the MSME Opportunity in South Africa
“The Unseen Sector,” jointly prepared by the World Bank Group and the South African Department of National Treasury, was a report which focused on the size and profile of the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) market. It ...
Small Business Development
Access to Affordable Business Premises and Infrastructure briefing
6 Nov 2019
The Committee was told that the major challenges faced by small businesses in accessing affordable business premises and infrastructure were the high initial costs incurred in securing services, such as electricity installation, the time taken for applications to be approved, and the maintenance and expansion of infrastructure to rural and ...
Small Business Development
Access to Markets – Major Issues for consideration
30 Oct 2019
There was a general consensus that the small business sector was the backbone for many emerging economies, and contributed massively to their Gross Domestic Products (GDPs). The main aim of the presentation was to identify the key snags restricting access by Small, Medium And Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and cooperatives, to ...
Small Business Development
Entrepreneurial Finance Imperative for Growth and Employment: briefing by Content Advisor
23 Oct 2019
The Committee met to discuss how accessible financial institutions were to small business enterprises in the country, and to consider recommendations on how the situation could be improved. The key points which arose from the briefing focused mainly on the bureaucratic red tape that negatively affects small businesses, as well ...
Small Business Development
Small Business Development Budget Review and Recommendations Report
16 Oct 2019
Available here once adopted: BRRR 2019
The Portfolio Committee reviewed and adopted the minutes of its meetings on 11 September 2019 and 08 October 2019 respectively, without amendments. They also considered the Budget Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR), and made some additional recommendations.
Members maintained that due to the ...