2007 / 2008 Annual Report - Eastern Cape Development Corporation

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EASTERN CAPE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 2007/08PROGRAMME PERFORMANCEENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTSERVICES3.2 Enterprise Development Services trends in performance from 2006/07 to 2007/08Output Performance Measure 2005/6(actual)To provide BusinessDevelopmentServices (BDS) ina sector-focusedapproachTo providementorshipprogramme on ademand drivenbasisNumber of businessessupported inpriority sectors (# ofinterventions)Impact of support perpriority sector; CIDBrating for constructionTurnover for arts andcraftsIntegrate/Partner withother DevelopmentAgencies w.r.t. SMMEDevelopment (No. ofwalk-ins and BusinessReferrals)Business Registrations(CC Registrationsonly(CK1, CK2 & CK3)SMME Training andcapacity buildingsessions/workshopsfocusing on QualityManagement Systems(QMS) & OccupationalHealth & Safety (OHS)Reduction in defaultrate for businessessupported2006/7(actual)2007/8(actual)CompoundAnnualGrowthReason for deviation119 169 279 +53 Increase in demand.54 54 62>Grade 5+7 Positive response to 5regional Road shows(Construction Indabas)n/a R441 000 R15 565 -96 DSRAC withdrew support,grossly affecting operations. Acomparison with the previousyear not realistic.n/a N/A 731 n/a New measuren/a n/a 1 907 n/a New measure4 4 13 +80% Partnered with BKCOB,UFH and NMMU in hostingBusiness EXPOs and SMMEConference. Held thematicseminars covering variousaspects such as BEE,Importance of networking,access to finance, etc. 5workshops held for theconstruction sector (1 perregion)4 Enterprise Development Services challenges fACED DURING 2007/08• Lack of accreditation of service providers by their respective SETAs still remains a problem (even when this service isprovided, there are serious delays in the process);• Most businesses are not affiliated to any professional body and this fragmentation affects co-ordination of support;• There is an uneven spread and acute shortage of service providers in the province, particularly in rural areas.44
EASTERN CAPE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 2007/085 Enterprise Development Services achievements During 2007/08• Training of SMMEs in Quality Management and Occupational Health Systems comprising:o ISO 9000 (30 entities) and ISO 22 000 (16 entities)o OHSAS (35 entities)• 54 Emerging Contractors successfully completed the final phase of the Integrated Emerging Contractor DevelopmentModel training programme, which was supported by 15 mentors who were in turn developed by ECDC through amentorship training programme with the University of the Free State (UFS);• Partnered with the DTI on the Arts & Craft Export Programme;• Implementing Agent for the Provincial Craft Hub with the DTI;• 65% increase in the number of SMME interventions as compared to last year;• 1 907 businesses registered with CIPRO through ECDC;• Non-financial support to AB350 and bus operators, which was subsequently launched in March 2008;• Piloted a business outreach programme (Siyahlwayela) in partnership with COMSEC targeting Makana and NelsonMandela Metropolitan Municipalities.45
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