Minister of Small Business Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, and Deputy Minister. Mr Cassel Mathale, will deliver their 2018 Budget Vote speeches on Thursday, 17 May 2018 at the National Assembly Chamber, Parliament, Cape Town. Both Minister and Deputy Minister will use the occasion to present the priorities of the department for…
Minister of Small Business Development Lindiwe Zulu said the Department has recognised the need to develop a new policy framework for re-energising and repositioning business incubators and accelerators to meet the challenges of national development. Minister Lindiwe Zulu was speaking at the relaunch of the Southern African Business Technology Incubation…
Minister of Small Business Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, has used her time in China to help unlock the Chinese market for South Africa’s small businesses and cooperatives. Minister Zulu is leading a South African small business delegation at this year’s China International Small and Medium Enterprises Fair (CISMEF) which takes…
The Department of Small Business Development and its agency, Small Enterprise Development Agency launched the Rapid Youth Incubator at Motheo TVET College in Bloemfontein on the 15th September 2017. Deputy Minister of Small Business Development, Ms Nomathemba November delivered the keynote address. The Rapid Incubation programme focuses on an 18-month…
Minister of Small Business Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu and Premier of the Free State, Mr Ace Magashule, as well as the leadership of the cooperatives movement have led successful International Cooperatives Day celebrations from the 25th to the 26th of August 2017 in Bloemfontein, Free State. The event was also…
Minister of Small Business Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu handed over a truck to Gridbow Engineers as part of the Gazelles programme on the 11th July 2017. Gridbow Engineers was funded to the tune of R800 000 and the amount was used to purchase a truck. Gridbow Engineers is a 100% black-owned…
The Department of Small Business Development in partnership with Facebook Africa hosted the Youth Enterprise Day in Newtown, Johannesburg on the 24th of June 2017. The full-day event was designed to inspire and help young entrepreneurs utilise digital platforms for business growth. The event featured a morning of inspirational talks and…
Minister Lindiwe Zulu launched a Centre for Entrepreneurship (CFE) in MotseThabong, Welkom in the Free State Province on 21 April 2017. The centre is situated at the Goldfields TVET College to provide entrepreneurship education and business development services to college graduates. Specifically those who graduated in qualifications related to Renewable…
The Deputy Minister of Small Business Development, Ms Elizabeth Thabethe hosted the graduation ceremony of women trained and provided with sewing machines through skills development programme known as Bavumile by the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD). The event took place on Friday, the 9th of August 2016 at the…
The Department of Small Business Development hosted the Women Emporium on the 26th of August 2016 at the DTI Campus. Minister Lindiwe Zulu led the occasion attended by women in small businesses as part of the Women’s Month programme. The event is a business and knowledge sharing engagement which seeks…
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