Seda aims to help small businesses in Soshanguve
Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme outreach was in Soshanguve and small business owners came in their numbers.
Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) hosted its Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme outreach at Soshanguve, block F, last Thursday.
According to the Seda Tshwane branch manager, Caren Coetzee, spaza shops were a critical pillar for creating access to markets for commodities made by other small businesses.
“The purpose is to create a system where money can circulate longer in townships and villages, and this programme is designed to create a development impact in these places,” Coetzee said.
According to Coetzee, Seda aims to ensure the small enterprise sector grow and increase their contribution to a sustainable and equitable social and economic development, employment, and wealth creation.
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She said their agency is there to help support businesses owners in making their dreams come true.
“One major problem we face is getting the message out there for people to know there is assistance for them. We are aware there are a lot of requirements in terms of getting funding.”
She further said the reasons they host such workshops is because they want to solve such issues and list them nicely for people to know what to prepare before they register their companies.
Participant Olebogeng Mmakou (19) said the workshop helped her to learn more about registering, finding funds, and most importantly realising what kind of assistance she needed.
“I am not sure that I will get help from Seda, however, I will keep pushing and see how far Seda will get with helping me with the resources and equipment that I need,” noted Mmakou.
Another attendant, Wiseman Ndlovu (63), who had been running a spaza shop since 2003, said he has been unable to make his spaza shop profitable and successful, because of the lack of support and opportunities.
“Seda came today with new ideas and I think they will help me in terms of managing my business,” Ndlovu said.
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