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Small Business Development
Minister of Small Business Development on Department Written Responses required by Committee
7 Jun 2017
The Minister of the Department of Small Business Development appeared before the Committee to respond to criticisms of poor performance by her Department.
The Minister expressed her apologies for her non-attendance at meetings of the Committee in the past, and said that she never intended to disrespect the Members as ...
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Department of Small Business Development on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
31 May 2017
The Department of small Business Development briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan.
In her preliminary remarks, the Minister said that the strength of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) depended upon there being a coordinated approach between the DSBD, provinces and local government to support small and ...
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Department of Small Business Development on its 2015/16 Annual Performance Report, with Minister
14 Feb 2017
The Department of Small Business Development briefed the Committee on its 2015/16 Annual Performance Report.
The Minister of Small Business made preliminary remarks before the presentation. In her remarks, she conceded that there were areas that required improvement when it came to the Department’s performance. Not all ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development on its 1st Quarter 2016/17 performance, with Minister in attendance
7 Sep 2016
The Chairperson proposed an amendment to the initial oversight plan of the Committee. The change she was proposing was based on the Department of Small Business Development’s (DSBD’s) planned visit to KwaZulu-Natal. The Department had funded 12 cooperatives which were spread across five municipalities -- Umgungundlovu, Ugu, Sisonke, Ethekwini and ...
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Workshop on Small Business Development: Day 1; in presence of Minister
20 Jul 2015
The Committee held a workshop focusing on challenges that are experienced by Small Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) and cooperatives in accessing funding. The Minister, Ms Lindiwe Zulu attended the meeting and explained that the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) was set up to deal with ways to unlock ...