SEDA PRESENTATION NALEDI MOROMETSI

Small Enterprise Development Agency  An agency of the Department of Small Business Development & Cooperatives, mandated to implement the national government’s Small Business Strategy  Contribute to Outcome 4 of SA Government i.e – Decent employment through inclusive economic growth

Vision & Mission Vision  To be the Centre of Excellence for small enterprise development in South Africa Mission  To develop, support and promote small enterprises to ensure their growth and sustainability in co-ordination and partnership with other role players

Operational Network

Seda’s Target Market  Historically, Seda has primarily focused on the micro and very small segments of the SMME sector, due to the sheer volumes and the number of people who want to start a business.  A number of initiatives have been implemented to balance between this and the emerging need to maximise impact measures such as employment, profitability and sustainability of assisted clients  One of these is prioritising the upper end of the small enterprise sector, i.e. the businesses employing between 21 and 200 people as the market segment with job creation potential

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What Seda does  Provides non-financial business support to entrepreneurs  Executes this function through implementation of various offerings

Seda offerings Seda Business Talk ( Pre – Start-up ) 1.Package Focus Area  Clients who want information on starting a business 2. Assistance provided include  Business advice and information on what you need to start a business, how to test if your idea can / will work and where else you can get help about starting your business  Small Enterprise Training  Business Registration

Seda Business Start (Start-up) 1.Package Focus Area  Provision of tools and techniques to clients who are ready to start a business and want assistance and direction 2.Assistance provided include  Business Planning (incl. feasibility studies & market research)  Business Counseling  Access to Finance  Business Support Seda offerings

2.Assistance provided include  Capacity Building Systems (Productivity improvement, technical support & ISO Accreditation, successful participation in trade shows & Exhibitions)  Mentorship  Tender Advice and procurement  Export Readiness  Franchising  Networking and Business Linkages (Access to Markets ) Seda Business Build (Small Businesses) 1.Package Focus Area  Clients who want skills to sustain and strengthen their businesses.

Seda offerings 2.Assistance provided  Mentorship  Business systems and technology (including technical support such as ISO accreditation, product improvement, market penetration and tender advice/procurement)  Exporting  Developing growth strategies Seda Business Grow (Medium Businesses) 1.Package Focus Area  Clients who want to grow their businesses and expand nationally and internationally

1. Seda Technology Programme  Described as a special programme  Manages different business incubators  Facilitates technology transfer and quality interventions 2. Co –Ops and CPPP Programme Its mission:-  promote the establishment of rural and collectively owned enterprises,  ensure their growth and sustainability by facilitating public and private partnerships Seda Programmes

3. Supplier Development Programme  Capacitate respective SMEs with necessary skills so that they have the ability to do business with corporate sector entities.  Concentrates on both the Supplier and the Buyer  The objectives of the Seda SDP with regard to the Supplier, are to: Reduce cost to supply; Improve technology; Increase productivity  The objective of the Seda SDP is to assist the Buyer with the achievements of the following goals: Contribution to the NDP (National Development Plan) goals of increasing economic growth, employment creation, and skills development; Contribution to Broad – Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE); Development of local industries to supply high quality, globally-competitive goods and services;

Seda Programmes 4. Mentorship  In Mentorship, Seda aims at assisting SMEs by: Encouraging SMEs; Reducing mistakes; Eliminating weaknesses; and Bring a can do attitude.  Offered to clients that have potential to grow to the next level.  The business should show signs of readiness to change i.e.: Openness to new ways of doing things; Willingness to Explore; Commitment; Willingness to accept constructive feedback; and Willing to divulge information.

Seda Programmes 5. Export Development Programme  Aims to develop and generate export-ready small enterprises that are globally competitive;  Enable enterprises to grow markets both locally and internationally; and  The programme is designed to help small enterprises in South Africa to acquire and apply practical skills in developing their export capabilities.

Sectoral Focus Areas

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Pixley Ka Seme (De Aar) Frances Baard (Kimberley) John Taolo Gaetsewe (Kuruman) ZF Mgcawu (Upington) Namakwa (Springbok) Cnr Station & Main Road 21 Du Toitspan Road, Suite 6 Perm Building Cnr Roos & Church Streets Cnr Scott & Upington 26 Street Old Sanlam Building, 3rd Floor 4 Hospital Street Tel : Tel: Tel: Tel: Tel: Where to find us Seda Branches

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