“Last year, we undertook to create a larger market for small businesses and designate 1,000 locally produced products that must be procured from SMMEs. As the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of global value chains, we have been able to speed up this initiative as the local supply chains became…
Click on the link to download the DSBD Procurement Plan for 2021/2022. >> Procurement Plan.
The 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan of the Department for Small Business Development (DSBD) was developed with the objectives of achieving the targets set-out in the National Development Plan (NDP, the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF), and the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan of South Africa. Follow the link below to…
MEDIA STATEMENT For immediate Release SMME DEBT RELIEF SCHEME – FUND EXPENDITURE Thursday, 14 January 2021 The Minister of Small Business Development, Hon. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni is appalled at the misinformation peddled by the DA about expenditure on small businesses COVID-19 relief funds. Just some few fact check would have clarified…
An opportunity for women entrepreneurs in South Africa Through the SheTradesZA platform, selected women-owned businesses and corporations will benefit from a wide range of opportunities to expand their businesses and broadly advance women economic empowerment. What is the SheTradesZA Hub? Together with the Republic of South Africa’s Department for Small…
This is an open and fair process and we encourage small enterprises with existing e-commerce platforms to register. All proposed e-commerce solutions must list all the products and services provided. The determination to be added to the DSBD portals will be based on how well you respond the requirement specifications,…
OPEN CALL ON JOINT COVID-19 RELIEF FUND TO THE CRAFT, DESIGN, VISUAL ARTS AND AUDIO-VISUAL SECTORS The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on lives and livelihoods has been both far reaching and devastating beyond what could have been imagined. It is this recognition that prompted the continuation of work towards…
