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President Ramaphosa backs small business incubation while department targets informal…

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The President committed to significantly expanding the Small Business Incubation Programme, which offers budding entrepreneurs physical space, infrastructure, market linkages, and finance access. Concurrently, the Department of Small Business Development initiated the Informal and Micro Enterprise Development Programme (IMEDP) in Mpumalanga. Under this programme, equipment was to be handed over to 138 informal business owners to improve their competitiveness and sustainability.

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The IMEDP aims to help informal businesses transition into formal enterprises, a process that the department stated could improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability. The government stated that this sector is crucial for job creation and poverty reduction.

From sanews.gov.za

Who's involved

  • MpumalangaProvince of South Africa where the department initiative is being implemented.
  • Cyril RamaphosaPresident who committed to expanding the small business incubation programme.

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