Gauteng Business 2017-18 edition
Gauteng Business 2017/18 is the ninth edition of this highly successful annual journal, that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province. Special features for 2017/18 include a focus on major new developments in the region’s metros, complemented by detailed overviews of the main economic sectors in South Africa’s most important provincial economy.
Gauteng Business 2017/18 is the ninth edition of this highly successful annual journal, that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province. Special features for 2017/18 include a focus on major new developments in the region’s metros, complemented by detailed overviews of the main economic sectors in South Africa’s most important provincial economy.
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PROFILE<br />
The Small Enterprise<br />
Development Agency<br />
(Seda)<br />
“Together Advancing Small Enterprise Development.”<br />
The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda)<br />
is the implementing agency of the Department of<br />
Small <strong>Business</strong> Development (DSBD) responsible for<br />
providing non-financial support to small, medium<br />
micro enterprises as well as aspiring entrepreneurs<br />
in South Africa. Since its inception in 2005, Seda has<br />
been assisting small businesses which possess the<br />
highest potential for job creation and empowerment.<br />
Notwithstanding this, Seda continues to give<br />
the very best support and service to all entrepreneurs<br />
and businesses requiring assistance.<br />
Seda has designed and developed a number of High<br />
Impact Programmes (HIPs) targeted at addressing<br />
the needs of small and medium businesses. The<br />
success of the programmes depends to some extent<br />
on establishing sufficient value-adding partnerships<br />
with like-minded entities. The acquisition of<br />
additional resources will invariably result in a higher<br />
impact in business development and greater impact<br />
within the region.<br />
Seda <strong>Gauteng</strong> offers to its prospective partners<br />
11 years of operations experience, and an established<br />
network comprising three branches:<br />
Johannesburg Branch, Tshwane Branch and<br />
Ekurhuleni Branch as well as six co-location points<br />
in the Tshwane District located in Atteridgeville,<br />
Olievenhoutbosch, Mamelodi, Sekampaneng,<br />
Bronkhorstpruit and Mabopane. Inherent in the<br />
organisational culture is the drive towards finding<br />
new and cost-effective ways of improving small<br />
businesses and the environment within which<br />
they operate. Some of Seda <strong>Gauteng</strong> choice<br />
offerings are:<br />
Last Drop Juice Pty Ltd.<br />
Supplier Development Programme<br />
(SDP)<br />
This programme aim to strengthen the performance<br />
of supplier firms by enabling them to acquire the<br />
skills and capacities they need to make them compete<br />
locally and globally. Supplier Development<br />
presents several advantages to the buying firm as<br />
well as to suppliers and these yield benefits to the<br />
economy. The goals of this programme include<br />
the capacitation of SMEs to have the ability to do<br />
business with corporate-sector entities, provide a<br />
platform to access potential business opportunities<br />
provided by big enterprises, improve growth<br />
and diversification through procurement and, lastly,<br />
facilitate localised supply chain.<br />
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