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Small Business Development — Committee — SA Policy Space

Small Business Development

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Policy ideas

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Meetings

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Themes

Top themes

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Recent meetings

DSBD & SEDFA Annual Performance Plans 2026/27; Legal Opinion Report on the Appointment of Ombudsperson
6 May 2026
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Analysis of DSBD and SEDFA Annual Performance Plan: AGSA input
29 Apr 2026
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Role and impact of provincial investment agencies on small businesses and cooperatives
1 Apr 2026
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Tourism Equity Fund; Reconsideration Appointment of Small Enterprise Ombudsperson; Eastern Cape Oversight Report
25 Mar 2026
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Reconsideration of the Appointment of Small Enterprise Ombudsperson Report
18 Mar 2026
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Policy ideas

Just Energy Transition SMME Finance Facility
Financial Accessproposed
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Enterprise and Supplier Development: Corporate Linkage Programme
Financial Accessproposed
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Informal Economy Integration: Simplified Tax and Municipal Trading Infrastructure
Regulatory Burdenproposed
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Data as of 2026-05-11 · latest PMG meeting 2026-05-08

DSBD & SEDFA 2025/26 Quarter 2 and 3 Performance, with Minister

11 Mar 2026

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Progress on Spaza Shops funding, support and licensing; with the Minister

Update on Committee resolutions emanating from the oversight visits

Cannabis and Hemp Industry: Challenges and Opportunities

DSBD, SEFA and SEDA Q2 &3 of 2023/24 Performance

Cooperative Development: Outcome-Based Redesign

Government Capacityproposed

SEDA Digital Transformation and Specialist Sector Hubs

Government Capacityproposed

Cannabis and Hemp Industry Licensing Rationalisation

Regulatory Burdenproposed

SMME Red Tape Reduction: BizPortal and Compliance Integration

Regulatory Burdenpartially implemented

SEFA Mandate Refocus: Growth-Oriented SMME Finance

Financial Accessproposed

Government SMME Procurement: Enforcing the 30% Set-Aside

Financial Accesspartially implemented

National Small Enterprise Amendment Act: Ombud Service Operationalisation

Financial Accesspartially implemented