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Small Business Development
SMMEs benefitting from Covid-19 Debt Relief Fund: oversight
17 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, 17 March 2021
The Portfolio Committee received commentary from small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) who received loans from the Covid-19 Debt Relief Fund aimed at providing relief to SMMEs during COVID-19.
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) gave the Small Enterprise ...
Small Business Development
DSBD, SEDA, SEFA 20/21 Quarter 3 performance; with Deputy Minister
10 Mar 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD), the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) reported on their third quarter performance.
The DSBD had met 19 of its 20 quarterly targets, missing only its plans to achieve below 10% vacancy rates ...
Small Business Development
DSBD, SEFA & SEDA 2020/21 Quarter 2 performance; with Deputy Minister
3 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD), the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) reported on their second quarter performance.
The DSBD had met 17 of 19 its quarterly targets, which was an ...
Small Business Development
Impact of SONA on Department
24 Feb 2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2021 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to discuss the pronouncements the President had made during the State of the Nation Address (SONA), specifically focusing on the small, medium and micro enterprises’ (SMME’s) perspective. The Committee also adopted the amendments ...
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Committee Programme
10 Feb 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee considered and adopted its programme for the first term of 2021. Members suggested amendments to the programme to allow for the provision of a strategic planning session for the Sixth Parliament and for a joint meeting with the Portfolio Committee on Tourism to engage ...
Small Business Development
DSBD 2019/20 Audit outcomes: AGSA briefing; DSBD BRRR
11 Nov 2020
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) in a virtual meeting on the Department of Small Business Development’s (DSBD’s) 2019/20 performance. This was followed by a presentation of the observations and recommendations contained in the Committee’s Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR).
AGSA reported ...
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SMME Market Access Opportunities in response to Covid-19; with Minister
28 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, (National Assembly) 28 Oct 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) on market access opportunities as part of the Covid-19 lockdown economic recovery plan for the small, medium, micro economic SMME sector formulated ...
Small Business Development
Gauteng Township Economic Development Bill; Development Microfinance Association recommendations
21 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development (NA) 21 Oct 2020
Development Microfinance Association (DMA) is a not-for-profit association aimed at giving a chance to poor, hardworking and entrepreneurial people presented its mandate, activities and challenges in working with small enterprises. It offers developmental microenterprise credit, savings and support to ...
Small Business Development
SEDA’s District Development Ecosystem Model
14 Oct 2020
Audio: Seda’s District Development Ecosystem Model
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Small Enterprises and Development Agency (SEDA) on its District Development Ecosystem Model. This model is a framework within which programmes will be rolled out to improve the development of small business. The Committee ...
Small Business Development
Committee Programme
7 Oct 2020
In a virtual platform meeting, the Committee considered and adopted its draft fourth term programme, as well as the minutes of its meetings during the past two quarters.
The fourth term programme was amended to include a proposal by a Member that the Committee request Gauteng officials to make a ...