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SEDA Kimberley Branch
The Small Enterprise Development Agency, SEDA is an agency of the Department for Small Business Development. Seda was established in December 2004 through the National Small Business Amendment Act, Act 29 of 2004.It is mandated to implement government’s small business strategy; design and implement a standard and common national delivery network for small enterprise development; and integrate government-funded small enterprise support agencies across all tiers of government.
Seda’s mission is to develop, support and promote small enterprises throughout the country, ensuring their growth and sustainability in co–ordination and partnership with various role players, including global partners, who make international best practices available to local entrepreneursSeda’s five day entrepreneurial training courses empower small business owners with the necessary skills to enable them to take their businesses to greater heights. Entrepreneurs learn to:
Market their business effectively;
Understand the importance of building a reputable business profile as a marketing tool; and
Maintain financial records and develop their business plans.
The training courses also cover financial management, customer care, report writing and business writing skills, whilst helping entrepreneurs to identify areas of improvement for their businesses.
COOPS & CPPPVISION
To be the center of excellence for cooperatives and collectively owned enterprises in South AfricaMISSION
To promote entrepreneurship and develop small enterprises by providing customised non-financial business support services that results in business growth and sustainability in collaboration with other role playersGOALS
Ensure that cooperatives grow and increase their contribution to sustainable and equitable social and economic development, employment and wealth creation.STRATEGIC OBJETIVES:
Increase the number of cooperatives trading in townships though coordinated efforts with other stakeholdersIncrease the number of cooperatives trading in rural areas through coordinated efforts with other stakeholders
Increase the number of cooperatives supported through supplier developments development program and through transversal agreements generated through DSBD
IMPLEMENTATION MODEL:
Rural Enterprise empowerment Process (REEP): the REEP provides a comprehensive reference point to support implementers and other in addressing complex challenges. It enables the facilitation and development of sustainable enterprises in a way that also leads to effective empowerment of the collectives involved.There are three (3) operational phases that a collective enterprise goes through.
Mobilization
Enterprise development
Transfer and Transformation
Within each phase, a number of activities take place and a number of criteria must be met before progressing to the next phase
OMOP (One Municipality One Product):
OMOP is a regional development approach in which a community is encouraged and supported I producing one competitive product and its entire value chain as a business to gain sales revenue and improve the livelihood of the members of the community.
In this regard the aim is to facilitate the establishment of successful OMOP projects in as many municipalities as possible. At the very minimum each district municipality would have to own its OMOP project.
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SEDA – Kimberley
Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
