small business hub (sbh)
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hree years on since its establishment, the SEIFSA Small Business Hub continues to seek to play a significant role in supporting small businesses through partnerships with the both private and public sectors. An integrated approach which aims to ensure that small business interests are represented in various platforms where SEIFSA Divisions lobby will enhance the hub’s efforts in influencing policy in favour of small businesses in our sector.
ENTERPRISE AND SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT The Small Business Hub continues to explore prospects in the Supplier and Enterprise Development space. The hub offers turn-key solutions to large enterprises seeking to enhance their BBBEE score through supplier and enterprise development. Over the past three years, SEIFSA has accumulated a good track record for supporting small business to grow.
PARTNESHIPS This year also saw SEIFSA partnering with the National Gazelles Programme under the auspices of the Department of Small Business Development. The National Gazelles Programme is a national SME growth accelerator funded by Seda and the Department of Small Business Development. It aims to identify and support SMEs with growth potential across 10 priority industry sectors (including the Iron and Steel Sector) aligned with the National Development Plan and Seda’s SME strategy. SEIFSA joined a panel of independent assessors which identified and shortlisted the 2017 finalists.
Nonhlalo Mphofu SBH Coordinator
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SEIFSA ANNUAL REVIEW 2017
