A small business can on average employ 12 people. The drop in entrepreneurial activity over the past five years is equal to 2.3 million possible job opportunities lost. Small and micro business sectors are the main source of real employment in the economy.
South Africa’s economy needs to inspire entrepreneurship in order for it to grow. By creating an environment that is friendlier to small businesses and actively encouraging the sector, the country is in a better position to create jobs.
Two simple measures that would go a long way to support and develop entrepreneurs is access to finance and improvement of logistics.
The government created government funding to extend finances to previously disadvantaged South African’s in order to develop black economic development. Your much needed capital investment could come from government funding opportunities.
Financing a small business, whether you’re starting-up or trying to expand, is a challenge all entrepreneurs go through. Here are a few examples of government funding that focuses on black entrepreneurs:
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- National Empowerment Fund (NEF)
- Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Funding
- Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)
- The Isivande Women’s Fund (IWF)
- Khula SME Fund
- Black Business Supplier Development Programme (BBSDP)
- Incubation Support Programme (ISP)
- National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)