Mission

The coordination, integration and mobilisation of efforts and resources towards the creation of an enabling environment for the growth and sustainability of small businesses and co-operatives.

Mandate

To lead and coordinate an integrated approach to the promotion and development of entrepreneurship, Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) and Co-operatives, and to ensure an enabling legislative and policy environment to support their growth and sustainability.

Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni will delivers Budget Vote 36

23 May 2021 - Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni will delivers Budget Vote 36 on Tuesday, 25 May 2021. Minister Ntshavheni will use the platform to inform Parliament and society at large on how the department has been able to support and empower SMMEs and Co-operatives in the previous financial year. Minister Ntshavheni will use the platform to inform Parliament and society at large on how the department has been able to support and empower SMMEs and Co-operatives in the previous financial year.

Open tender

Appointment of a service provider to provide full and professional editing, proof-reading, design, layout and produce the annual reports (2020/21 to 2022/23; annual performance plans (2022/23 to 2024/25) and strategic plan (if applicable) for a period of 36 months.

Speech by Minister of Small Business Development on the occasion of the stakeholder engagement in Dundee

10 January 2019 - I am delighted to be afforded this important opportunity to share my thoughts on the role of small businesses and how the department’s programmes can advance the growth and sustainability of small businesses. At the outset, let me state that the vision of the Department of Small Business Development and its agencies is to create a vibrant culture of entrepreneurship and enterprise growth, where small businesses and co-operatives act as drivers of job creation and inclusive economic growth.