The Department of Small Business Development in partnership with Seda is hosting a POP-UP Market at Secunda Square from 25 to 27 November 2021. Come and show your love for Local Brands

The Youth Challenge Fund (YCF) is a youth start-up support programme intended to stimulate the establishment and growth of youth-owned businesses, promote digital skills, grow the economy and foster job creation.

The South African Cabinet’s approach to localised industrialisation is intended to rebuild the economy, create jobs, and transform the ownership patterns to a more inclusive environment for the operation of Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises.

The Department of Small Business Development is participating in the Intra African Trade Fair.  IATF is the key event boosting trade in Africa. No other event brings together more professionals under one roof. In 2021, IATF’s theme will focus on the newly-launched African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) - a single market for goods and services across 55 countries, aimed at boosting trade and investment.

Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams launches the third Cisco EDGE Centre in Cape Town. The hub will offer business facilities including workspaces with high-speed broadband connectivity, video conferencing and collaboration platforms, as well as boardroom and training facilities.

Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams is invited as a keynote speaker under the theme “ Reboot Empowering Small Business Recovery”.