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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

Green transition1

Market linkages1

Informal economy1

Cooperative economy1

Business support services1

Recent meetings

50 Years After the Women’s March and 30 Years of Constitutional Democracy: Assessing Progress in Women-Owned Small Businesses, Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment
19 Aug 2026
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DSBD & SEDFA Q1 2026/27 Performance; Progress on Spaza Shops Support Fund and allegations
12 Aug 2026
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Stakeholder organisations representing informal traders, township enterprises, disability-owned businesses, and cooperatives
24 Jun 2026
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Briefing by Buffalo City Metro on Red Tape Reduction and Ease of Doing Business
10 Jun 2026
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Update on Northern Cape oversight recommendations implementation plan and responses from the Department and Sedfa; with Deputy Minister

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 Burden

Data as of 2026-08-24 · latest PMG meeting 2026-08-21

3 Jun 2026

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National Treasury on draft procurement regulations, Cooperative Bank Act status, funding access initiatives supporting MSMEs, cooperatives & DSBD’s Funding Policy

DSBD & SEDFA Q4 2025/26 Performance (with Ministry)

Revised 2026/27 Annual Performance Plan of the Department of Small Business Development; revised 2026/27 Committee Budget Vote Report, with Minister

Responses outstanding from previous meeting; Small Business Development Budget Vote Report; Appointment of Small Enterprise Ombudsperson Report

DSBD & SEDFA Annual Performance Plans 2026/27; Legal Opinion Report on the Appointment of Ombudsperson; with Ministry

Proposed

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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