Tag: SMME
The 2023 SMME Booster Fund is open for proposals until 31 March 2024 (Subject...
The SMME Booster Fund (the Fund) is a fund that will provide financial support to organisations that implement business development support projects and/or programmes...
Backing female entrepreneurs makes economic sense
The Western Cape Government is working hard to empower many more women through the numerous programmes, like the SMME Booster Fund, run through the...
Load Shedding Crisis: Plastic manufacturing sector suffers 30%-40% declines
Load shedding is having a disastrous impact on the local plastic manufacturing sector, with some SMME’s reporting declines of around 30%-40%, according to Plastics...
SMMEs must apply for waste service provider accreditation
THE City of Cape Town's Urban Waste Management Directorate recently held an event at the Prince George Drive drop-off facility to encourage small, medium...
CSIR signs deal to drive growth, innovation in local automotive industry
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen...
Sanlam and SANparks launch R10-million SMME support programme
The Sanlam Group and South African National Parks (SANParks) launched a R10-million programme to provide access to market, finance and business development support to SMMEs from...
CDI Jobs Fund project creates 669 permanent new jobs
The Craft + Design Institute (CDI) is celebrating the close-out of a five-year R48.5m project, funded mainly by the National Treasury’s Jobs Fund, which...
Coega Corp committed to developing SMMEs
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has encouraged Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) to register on its database to access economic opportunities and benefit...
Increasing agri-processing capacity can spur economic growth and create jobs
The United Nations General Assembly designated 27 June as Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day (MSMEs).
Referred to as Small Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs)...
Benefits, burden and barriers of tax compliance for small businesses
By Black Umbrellas, a partner entity of the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation:
Benjamin Franklin, an iconic American president, famously said. “…in this world, nothing is certain...
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Localisation Support Fund Boosts Efficiency and Builds Capacity in the Retail-Clothing,...
By Larry Claasen
THE Localisation Support Fund (LSF), a private sector initiative started in 2021, as a way to help local manufacturers increase their capacity...
