The #SMMEs operating in the #Health, #Education, #Agriculture and #Tourism (#HEAT) sectors that have been selected from various #SADC countries by the Southern African Innovation Support Programme (#SAIS) and the Research Institute of Innovation and Sustainability (#RIIS) to participate in the second Regional Connect project are graduating this week (17-21 August). Regional Connect is a…
As CEO of SME TradeLinks, I am particularly proud to announce the publication of our research report “Sustainable Tourism Investment Financing in Eastern Africa” which was commissioned by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (#UNECA) Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa (#SROEA) based in Kigali, Rwanda. This publication, the culmination of many months of hard…
Access to credit and financial markets: – The Reserve Bank has reduced interest rates by 100 basis points, making it easier for consumers and firms to access credit. – A range of measures have been taken to support market liquidity and protect the banking system. Support for businesses: – The Employment Tax Incentive has been…
A great day was had today at our Entrepreneurship Support Centre in Sandton where we held a workshop on applying innovative thinking to the development of a small business. #ESD; #EntrepreneurshipSupportCentre; #SMETradeLinks; #InnovativeThinking; #CreativeThinking.
We were invited this morning by HyChem, one of the largest chemicals companies in South Africa, to introduce SME TradeLinks and its ESD services to them. A visit to the factory floor gave us great insight into the operations of the company. A few pics. #HyChem; #ESD; #SMETradeLinks
It is always a thrill to welcome new intakes into our growing community of incubated businesses. At our Entrepreneurship Support Centre in Sandton, we have, this morning, inducted Bambolunye Technologies, Clean N Care Cleaning Xperts, Alabanza and Alegria Trading (Pty) Ltd into our SMME Incubation Programme.
We have an opportunity for SMMEs in the tourism and tourism related sectors to participate in a fully funded Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) programme. The programme will run from 20 June to 6 December 2019 at our Entrepreneurship Support Centre in Sandton. To be eligible, SMMEs must meet the following criteria: – CIPC registration…
We are delighted to announce that our 2019 SMME Incubation Programmes are scheduled as follows: Programme 1: 15 March – 15 August 2019. Applications close 5 March 2019. Programme 2: 15 June – 15 November 2019. Applications close 5 June 2019. Programme Duration: Each programme is 6 months in duration. Programme Design: Combination of group…
The 2018 class of small businesses incubated in the SME TradeLinks Incubator Programme has completed the 6-month programme and received their Certificates of Completion during a graduation ceremony held on Thursday 6 December 2018 at The Soweto Hotel in Kliptown to celebrate this important event. The event was attended by representatives of corporate sponsors as…
