| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.10.2024 | Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams hands over machinery and equipment to entrepreneurs in Beaufort West, 24 Oct | Minister for Small Business Development, Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will be handing over machinery and equipment to entrepreneurs in Beaufort West
Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will be leading a delegation of senior officials from the De... |
| 22.03.2024 | Johannesburg Water’s bold plan to tackle city’s challenges | Johannesburg Water is committed to enhancing water and sanitation services. Image: X/Twitter
Johannesburg Water remains committed to providing quality water and sanitation services to the residents of the city. The entity is focusing on ini... |
| 13.02.2024 | Small Business Institute: SMME’S overlooked in EFF manifesto | The Small Business Institute says the EFF manifesto did not mention SMME’s and economic growth. Image: SABC News
The CEO of the Small Business Institute, John Dludlu, says he’s disappointed that the Economic Freedom Fighter’s (EFF) politica... |
| 07.02.2024 | SONA 2023 promises: Did Ramaphosa keep his word? | South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday give his most important state of the nation address. Image: SABC News
Ahead of tomorrow’s 2024 State of the Nation Address (SONA), here are four promises that President Cyril Ramapho... |
| 20.04.2023 | Halalisiwe Mncwango’s restaurant boosts local economy | Image: GCIS Vuk’uzenzele.
Halalisiwe Mncwango is creating jobs and boosting the local economy through her restaurant in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal.
Mncwango is the owner of Halalisa Restaurant and Shisanyama.
“Financing the business was ... |
| 28.09.2021 | Small Business Development and United Nations Development Programme launch study on impact of COVID-19 on Micro and Informal Businesses in South Africa, 28 Sept | The Department of Small Business Development in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme launches a study on the impact of COVID-19 on Micro and Informal Businesses in South Africa
The Department of Small Business Develop... |
| 02.09.2021 | Looted small businesses can get help from these govt relief packages | (Getty Images)
The Department of Small Business Development has various programmes to assist uninsured small businesses affected by looting.
Depending on which programme you apply for, funding can be for anything from R3,000 to R2 million.
... |
| 03.06.2021 | Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme launches | The Department of Small Business Development has launched The Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme (TREP). The programme aims to promote and integrate business opportunities in townships and rural areas.
The Department of Small Bu... |
| 03.06.2021 | Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme launches | The Department of Small Business Development has launched The Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme (TREP). The programme aims to promote and integrate business opportunities in townships and rural areas.
The Department of Small Bus... |
| 01.06.2021 | R700 million allocated to township entrepreneurs – here’s how the money is being split | Spaza shop, Langa, Cape Town (Photo by Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme, founded in 2020, has been allocated a new budget of R694 million.
Most of this money will... |
| 25.06.2020 | Township entrepreneurship fund delayed, Seda funding cut as Covid-19 support prioritised | The Department of Small Business Development will delay the implementation of its R800-million township entrepreneurship fund, to offset the R1.1-billion allocated to the department to support small businesses affected by the Covid-19 pande... |
| 25.06.2020 | Township entrepreneurship fund delayed, Seda funding cut as Covid-19 support prioritised | The Department of Small Business Development will delay the implementation of its R800-million township entrepreneurship fund, to offset the R1.1-billion allocated to the department to support small businesses affected by the Covid-19 pande... |
| 05.06.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [05/06/2020] | The Harambeans Prosperity Fund aims to provide $1-million in a mix of equity and debt funding to African networks affected by the economic downturn
This, as GreenTech Capital senior company builder Max Bayen has reported that as of 31 May ... |
| 05.06.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [05/06/2020] | The Harambeans Prosperity Fund aims to provide $1-million in a mix of equity and debt funding to African networks affected by the economic downturn
This, as GreenTech Capital senior company builder Max Bayen has reported that as of 31 May a... |
| 25.05.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [25/05/2020] | The SA government will further ease lockdown regulations from 1 June, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address last night.
This, as former M4JAM (money4jam) co-founder Warren Venter is behind a new platform that is helping needy South A... |
| 25.05.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [25/05/2020] | The SA government will further ease lockdown regulations from 1 June, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address last night.
This, as former M4JAM (money4jam) co-founder Warren Venter is behind a new platform that is helping needy South ... |
| 30.03.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [30/03/2020] | In just a few days SA small businesses and startups can expect more details from financiers Business Partners on how to access funding from the Rupert family’s R1-billion in debt relief.
This, as the Department of Small Business Development... |
| 30.03.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [30/03/2020] | In just a few days SA small businesses and startups can expect more details from financiers Business Partners on how to access funding from the Rupert family’s R1-billion in debt relief.
This, as the Department of Small Business Developmen... |
| 20.03.2020 | Department to set up fund to help SA small businesses affected by coronavirus [Updated] | UPDATE (30 March 2020): The Department of Small Business Development on Saturday (28 March) said in a statement that it had published guidelines for application for the Debt Relief Finance Scheme and Business Growth and Resilience Facility.... |
| 20.03.2020 | Department to set up fund to help SA small businesses affected by coronavirus [Updated] | UPDATE (30 March 2020): The Department of Small Business Development on Saturday (28 March) said in a statement that it had published guidelines for application for the Debt Relief Finance Scheme and Business Growth and Resilience Facility.... |
| 07.11.2019 | Small business department calls for comment on new incubation, business services policy | SA’s Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) has called on the public to help devise a new incubation and business development services policy for the country.
In a written communication on 28 October (pictured below) the departmen... |
| 07.11.2019 | Small business department calls for comment on new incubation, business services policy | SA’s Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) has called on the public to help devise a new incubation and business development services policy for the country.
In a written communication on 28 October (pictured below) the department... |
| 15.07.2019 | Ntshavheni announces string of new initiatives to boost small business support | The Minister of Small Business Development Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has announced a string of new initiatives, in what could be a major step to improving the government’s up till now lack lustre small business support.
Since it was set up in 2... |
| 15.07.2019 | Small business department to partner with Vodacom to roll out four digital hubs | The Minister of Small Business Development Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has announced a partnership with Vodacom to roll out four digital hubs.
This, as Ntshavheni also revealed that the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) — which currently... |
| 15.07.2019 | Sefa’s Small Business and Innovation Fund to finance 100,000 startups, SMEs [Updated] | SA small businesses will soon have access to a mixture of grants and loans from the state’s Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) — through a new blended finance model fund that aims to finance 100 000 young entrepreneurs.
Presenting her ... |
| 15.07.2019 | Ntshavheni announces string of new initiatives to boost small business support | The Minister of Small Business Development Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has announced a string of new initiatives, in what could be a major step to improving the government’s up till now lack lustre small business support.
Since it was set up in 20... |
| 15.07.2019 | Small business department to partner with Vodacom to roll out four digital hubs | The Minister of Small Business Development Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has announced a partnership with Vodacom to roll out four digital hubs.
This, as Ntshavheni also revealed that the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) — which currently ... |
| 15.07.2019 | Sefa’s Small Business and Innovation Fund to finance 100,000 startups, SMEs [Updated] | SA small businesses will soon have access to a mixture of grants and loans from the state’s Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) — through a new blended finance model fund that aims to finance 100 000 young entrepreneurs.
Presenting her d... |
| 16.05.2019 | Nationwide SA digital procurement, funding tour to kick off next month | A nationwide digital procurement and funding tour aimed at helping entrepreneurs to source opportunities and finance, is set to kick off on 8 June at The Innovation Hub in Pretoria.
The tour is an initiative of Pretoria-based entrepreneur ... |
| 16.05.2019 | Nationwide SA digital procurement, funding tour to kick off next month | A nationwide digital procurement and funding tour aimed at helping entrepreneurs to source opportunities and finance, is set to kick off on 8 June at The Innovation Hub in Pretoria.
The tour is an initiative of Pretoria-based entrepreneur p... |
| 04.03.2019 | Seda ready to roll out township tech hubs announced by Ramaphosa | The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) says it is ready to roll out a network of township digital hubs that President Cyril Ramaphosa announced last month would be set up over the next three years.
Ramaphosa made the announcement d... |
| 04.03.2019 | Seda ready to roll out township tech hubs announced by Ramaphosa | The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) says it is ready to roll out a network of township digital hubs that President Cyril Ramaphosa announced last month would be set up over the next three years.
Ramaphosa made the announcement du... |
| 11.02.2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| 11.02.2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| 07.02.2019 | Outcry as department’s Gazelles programme stalls on grants, support | When it was launched in 2016, the Minister of Small Business Development Lindiwe Zulu hailed the National Gazelles programme as a key intervention that would help fast growing firms (commonly called gazelles) to grow exponentially and creat... |
| 07.02.2019 | Outcry as department’s Gazelles programme stalls on grants, support | When it was launched in 2016, the Minister of Small Business Development Lindiwe Zulu hailed the National Gazelles programme as a key intervention that would help fast growing firms (commonly called gazelles) to grow exponentially and creat... |
| 08.06.2017 | Facebook to host one-day summit for young digital entrepreneurs in Joburg | Facebook is partnering with the Department of Small Business Development and Livity Africa to host Youth Enterprise Day, a one-day summit that aims to celebrate and catalyse youth entrepreneurship in South Africa.
In a press release Faceboo... |
| 08.06.2017 | Facebook to host one-day summit for young digital entrepreneurs in Joburg | Facebook is partnering with the Department of Small Business Development and Livity Africa to host Youth Enterprise Day, a one-day summit that aims to celebrate and catalyse youth entrepreneurship in South Africa.
In a press release Facebo... |
| 31.05.2017 | Supporting one million small businesses can create over one million jobs – Zuma | President Jacob Zuma says supporting one million SMEs could help South Africa to create over a million jobs and added that the government would later this year hold a rural and township economy summit to develop critical ways to grow “the i... |
| 31.05.2017 | Supporting one million small businesses can create over one million jobs – Zuma | President Jacob Zuma says supporting one million SMEs could help South Africa to create over a million jobs and added that the government would later this year hold a rural and township economy summit to develop critical ways to grow “the i... |
| 29.05.2017 | Unpacking South Africa’s tech startup and scaleup investor landscape | Getting access to the right seed and growth finance is critical to the success of most emerging technology companies. But finding the right investor can be a daunting task for any founding team.
You have to deal with different mandates, big... |
| 29.05.2017 | Unpacking South Africa’s tech startup and scaleup investor landscape | Getting access to the right seed and growth finance is critical to the success of most emerging technology companies. But finding the right investor can be a daunting task for any founding team.
You have to deal with different mandates, bi... |
| 13.12.2016 | Amavulandlela Fund launched for disabled entrepreneurs | A new fund, dubbed the Amavulandlela Fund, has recently been announced, focusing on supporting entrepreneurs with disabilities.
The Amavulandlela Fund will be made up of a R24-million loan funding component as well as a R6-million business ... |
| 13.12.2016 | Amavulandlela Fund launched for disabled entrepreneurs | A new fund, dubbed the Amavulandlela Fund, has recently been announced, focusing on supporting entrepreneurs with disabilities.
The Amavulandlela Fund will be made up of a R24-million loan funding component as well as a R6-million business... |
| - | South Africa’s youth are a top priority | South Africa’s youth are a top priority: Image: GCIS Vuk’uzenzele
For more information about the PES, visit www.stateofthenation.gov.za/employment-stimulus-dashboard. National Youth Development Agency
The National Youth Development Agency a... |
