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A N Damane Chief Executive Officer

Small Enterprise Development Agency (seda) Presentation to Trade and Industry Portfolio Committee. A N Damane Chief Executive Officer. Background. National Small Business Act (Amended) December 2004. seda established as a juristic person Incorporation of Ntsika and Namac Trust

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A N Damane Chief Executive Officer

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  1. Small Enterprise Development Agency (seda) Presentation to Trade and Industry Portfolio Committee A N Damane Chief Executive Officer

  2. Background National Small Business Act (Amended) December 2004 • seda established as a juristic person • Incorporation of Ntsika and Namac Trust • Incorporation of agencies as designated by the Minister (CPPP)

  3. NationalSmall Business Act Objectives of seda • To design and implement development support programmes • Promote a service delivery network that will increase the contribution of small enterprises to the South African Economy and promote economic growth, job creation and equity • Strengthen the capacity of service providers • Strengthen the capacity of small enterprises to compete domestically and internationally

  4. NationalSmall Business Act Functions of seda • Implement government policy for small enterprise development • Design, develop and implement small enterprise development support programmes • Access to non-financial resources • Market access • Foster partnerships • Develop service delivery network

  5. NationalSmall Business Act Functions of seda • Design and implement a standard and common national delivery network that must uniformly apply throughout the Republic in respect of small enterprise development, integrating all government funded small enterprise support agencies across all tiers of government. • Establish provincial structures to ensure the effective implementation of its functions.

  6. NationalSmall Business Act Accountability to beneficiaries • In order to ensure that seda remains accountable to its beneficiaries the Board must at least once a year hold consultative meetings with stakeholders, beneficiaries and provincial representatives to discuss the activities and performance of the Agency • The business plan must include an operational plan, a financial plan, a human resources and performance management plan as well as performance indicators for the purposes of monitoring and evaluation

  7. NationalSmall Business Act Finances of seda • Funds of seda consists of • Money appropriated by Parliament – R187 573m • Transfers from Legacy Institutions – R33 376m • SWEEEP Funds – R23m • Finnish Government, etc – R17 (commitment) • Money lawfully obtained from other sources – R14 146m (to date) • Includes interest and transfers from provincial and local government • CEO is accounting officer • Financial year 1 January 2005 to 31 March 2006 • Accounts and balance sheet will be audited by Auditor-General

  8. NationalSmall Business Act Progress to date • Transfer of Staff from Ntsika and Namac Trust • Transfer of assets, liabilities, rights and obligations • Liquidation of Ntsika – July 2005 • Deregistration of Namac Trust – April 2005

  9. The seda Vision “to be a centre of excellence for small enterprise development in South Africa”

  10. The seda Mission “to promote, develop and support small enterprises to ensure their growth and sustainability”

  11. The seda Strategic Objectives Internal • Build a professional and functional organisation • Increase the visibility and credibility of the seda brand countrywide • Build and maintain effective stakeholder relations • Create a people centered, customer focused and performance driven culture to make seda an employer of choice

  12. The seda Strategic Objectives External • Implement an effective delivery network • Facilitate access by small enterprises to products and services of seda and other public and private sector partners • Develop and provide products and services that support small enterprises • Unlock opportunities for local and international competitiveness • Promote the culture of entrepreneurship • Increase the number of active entrepreneurs • Encourage innovation • Ensure sustainability of small enterprises • Generate, package and provide information on small enterprises and the economic environment in South Africa, including insuring implementation of best practices learnt from other regions and countries

  13. Value Proposition Opportunities S M A L L E N T E R P R I S E S E C T O R s e d a N E T W O R K Finance Private sector Premises Info Centres Sector Specific Incubation Enterprise Development Centre Mentorship • Procurement • Raw Materials • Machinery Incubation Centre Business Linkages Trade Point Entrepreneurship Chambers of Commerce Capacity Building Technology Centres Research & Info Standards DFI’s Regulations Other IO’s Technology

  14. Target Market Approximately 20% of seda’s focus will be on Medium enterprises whilst the Small, Micro (Formal, Informal) and co-operative enterprises will get 80% of the Agency’s focus

  15. Provincial Roll-outProgress to date KwaZulu Natal • Provincial Office : Durban • Branch Office : • Ethekwini Metro (Durban) Eastern Cape • Provincial Office : Bisho • Branch Offices : • Amathole (East Londen) • OR Thambo (Mtata) • Chris Hani (Queenstown) • Nelson Mandela Metro (Port Elizabeth)

  16. Provincial Roll-outProgress to date Northern Cape • Provincial Office : Kimberley • Branch Offices : • Francis Board (Kimberley) • Siyanda (Upington) • Namaqua (Springbok) Free State • Provincial Office : Bloemfontein • Branch Offices : • Mangaung (Bloemfontein) • Xhariep (Trompsburg) • Northern Free State (Sasolburg)

  17. Provincial Roll-outProgress to date North-West Province • Provincial Office : Mafikeng • Branch Offices : • Contral District (Mafikeng) • Bophirima (Vryburg) • Bojanala Platinum (Rustenburg, Brits) • Southern District (Klerksdorp) Mpumalanga • Provincial Office : Nelspruit • Branch Offices : • Ehlanzeni (Nelspruit) • Nkangela (Witbank)

  18. Provincial Roll-outProgress to date Limpopo • Task Team working on final roll-out plans Western Cape • Task Team working on final roll-out plans Gauteng • Branch Office : Tshwane Metro (Pretoria) • Provincial Office : Discussions initiated by the seda Board

  19. Key Programmes2005

  20. Key Programmes2005 (cont…)

  21. Key Programmes2005 (cont…)

  22. NewProgrammes

  23. Conclusion • Set up phase of the organisation proceeding well • Key programmes have been identified • Despite challenges roll-out to provinces proceeding well

  24. Thank You

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