Presentation to the Ad Hoc Committee on Trade and Industry

1. Presentation to the Ad Hoc Committee on Trade and Industry May 2004 By Lefa Mallane CEO

2. Background • Established in terms of the National Small Business Act no 102 of 1996 as amended • Started operations in 1996 • Public entity on 20 June 1997 • Executive Authority: the dti • Reporting dti division: Enterprise and Industry Development Division (EIDD) • Juristic Person • Subject to the Public Finance Management Act, no 1 of 1999

3. Mandate (Section 10) • Training, advice and counseling and any other non-financial services • Financial support to Service Providers • Consult with other organs of government or Advisory Board • Facilitate business advice and counseling to small Business • Facilitate access to small business to raw material and other products • Facilitate national and international market access • Generally strengthen capacity of service providers and small business

4. Mandate (Section 10) • Other Functions • Investigate at request of DG effect of proposed or existing legislation • Provision of info or analysis on the implementation of the National Small Business Support strategy • To improve the general understanding of the public regarding small business’ contribution to the SA economy

5. Structure and Corporate Governance (Section 11 to 15) • Board of Directors appointed by the Minister • CEO appointed by Minister on recommendation of the the Board of Directors • Experts in a representative capacity • All except the CEO must serve part-time as non-executive • Responsibilities of Directors is similar as contained in the Companies Act • Must have a separate Constitution adopted by the Board of Directors • CEO is the Accounting Officer

6. Structure and Corporate Governance (Section 11 to 15) Continued • Audited by the Auditor General • Funding comprise of: • Parliamentary appropriation • Grants, donations and bequests made • Money lawfully obtained • Loans subject to approval by the Ministers of Trade and Industry and Finance

7. Structure Projects Committee HR Committee Finance Committee Audit Committee Human Resources Doreen Mulaudzi Communicatin & Relationships Jacky Kola

8. 1 Implementing Agencies Small business associations and chambers Small, micro & medium enterprises THE NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT STRATEGY Policy & Needs Identification Level Centre for Small Business Promotion co-ordinates efforts of government departments, institutions & organisations National Small Business Council Ntsika Non-Finance Khula Finance Central, Provincial & Local Government Implementation Level Tender Boards PARASTATALS such as CSIR, SABS, IDS, etc. Private Sector Local & International Funders

9. Ntsika Product Line

10. PROGRAMME PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW - PROVISIONAL & UNAUDITED

11. Activities and achievements • MOU’s with SETA’s • Wholesale and Retail SETA and Transport SETA • Development of Course material for Business Start–up Training • Food and Beverage SETA • Business Performance Improvement Programme • Assessed 60 Service Providers and contracted 42 • MOU with SEBRAE the Brazilian Equivalent of Ntsika • Benchmarking • Sharing of expertise • Exchange of Information • Hosted the Annual Black Economic Empowerment Conference in • Nelspruit

12. Activities and achievements cont. • Host the Annual Black Economic Empowerment Conference in • Mafekeng • Partnership with APDF, GTZ and Umzombomvo Youth Fund contracted • Gestalt Corporate Engineers to investigate Standard Bank, Petro SA, • Ntsika and Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) to develop a guide to assist • corporates in transforming their policies to be BEE friendly. • Held the Vukani Fashion Awards • Supported 37 SMME’s to participate in the Nepad Indaba EXPO in • Bryanston • Sales of R7 million • Sales during the Business Growth and Opportunities Exhibition • came to R47 Million

13. Activities and achievements cont. • Supported 90 SMME farmers in the National African Farmers Union • (NAFU)/ Ntiska Agri-linkages project • Strengthen the Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry • (NAFCOC) • Supported the African Council of Hawkers and Informal Business to • link members with service providers • Supported the Manufacturing Advisory Certres (MAC’s) • Facilitated a trade mission to India and Mauritius for 20 SMME’s • 12 MOU’s were concluded by the SMME’s • Hosted an inward trade mission from India to Gauteng, Limpopo and • Kwazulu Natal

14. Activities and achievements cont. • Hosted a delegation from Cape Verde with ITED • Sponsored 13 exhibitors from all provinces to participate in the BOGAE • Conference • Trained 450 Enterprises in export • Held 4 Export awareness seminars for 84 SMME’s • Supported 130 SMME’s in marketing and product development • Assisted SMME’s to attend the SEMA • Hosted the Ambassador of the EU on a field visit to the automotive sector in • Port Elizabeth • Facilitated a consortium comprising of the CSIR, CapeMac, Clotex and SAITEC • to manage the SMME Textile Development Programme

15. Activities and achievements cont. • Supported 11 SMME’s to participate in Decorex, Saitex, Small Business • Overdrive (SBO) and Mozbex trade exhibitions • Supported 15 Limpopo SMME’s on a trade mission to Brussels • Supported 12 Gauteng SMME’s and 4 Tender Advice Centres (TAC’s) to • participate at the Gauteng Economic Empowerment Exhibition at • Gallagher Estates • Completed a study on supply chain opportunities in: • Mining and mineral Beneficiation • Agro Processing • Tourism

16. Activities and achievements cont. • Undertook a Study Series to determine the training practices in small • business firms • Concluded the longitudional study to determine the skills practices and • needs of SMME’s • Published the State of small Business Development in South Africa • (2002) • Facilitated the formation of the African Forum of Trade Points and • commissioned the Johannesburg Trade Point.

17. Priorities for 2004/2005

18. Thank You