Informal and Micro Enterprise Development Programme (IMEDP)
The Informal and Micro Enterprise Development Programme (IMEDP), an instrument of National Informal Business Upliftment Strategy (NIBUS), which aims to uplift informal traders and SMMEs.
The IMEDP provides qualifying entrepreneurs with basic business management training followed by a 100% grant for the acquisition of basic equipment and tools.
SSSF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Who can Apply?
- The basic qualifying criteria for the IMEDP is that the entrepreneur must have been trading for at least three months, must be a South African and black-owned informal and micro enterprise, must produce a certified South African Identity Document for both the owner and employees.
- The applicants must further provide proof of banking (personal or business account). Should they be using a Stokvel, proof thereof is also required. The applicants must have also undergone mandatory business development training which takes place at SEDFA branches.