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The EU-funded EDSE Programme facilitates a cohesive ecosystem of government & institutional support to create an enabling environment for SA’s SMMEs.
May 30, 2023 17 tweets 8 min read
Our webinar - Unpacking the @bbbeecommission report on the effective implementation of ESD Funds - is underway.

Our partners include @DSBD_SA, @Seda_dsbd, with funding from @EUinSA.

@Andile_Khumalo is our facilitator for the morning. Participants will discuss the @bbbeecommission report,
“Determining the effective
Implementation of enterprise and supplier development funds”. It assessed the challenges and opportunities experienced in implementing the 3% Net Profit After Tax for ESD.
Oct 28, 2021 22 tweets 11 min read
The fifth webinar in the joint @Seda_dsbd, @EDSE_programme Market Access for Digital Entrepreneurs (MADE) series gets under way.

Today's topic: Finding the way through the forest for your mobile app. A great line up of speakers will share their experiences. #1. Welcoming participants and speakers, Mr Colin Leshou, the acting executive manager of @Seda_dsbd's Technology Programme, acknowledges support from the @EDSE_programme for the series of webinars. Today's discussion will be moderated by @grayhaley, the CEO of Cut To Code.
Oct 8, 2021 18 tweets 10 min read
RIDING THE AI WAVE: pathways to commercialisation. The fourth webinar in the joint @EDSE_programme, @Seda_dsbd series on Market Access for Digital Entrepreneurs (MADE) gets underway. Some background: Image Introducing the webinar, Mr Colin Leshou, acting executive manager of @Seda_dsbd's Technology Programme, points out that every decision we make in our daily lives, and at work, has to do with artificial intelligence, including robotics and big data.
Sep 23, 2021 26 tweets 12 min read
This important inter-provincial task team meeting starts shortly. We'll post the highlights throughout the day.

cc: @DSBD_SA @TutwaConsulting @EUinSA @PalladiumImpact #EUinSA Welcoming participants, @EDSE_programme team leader @evans_gwynne urged a "can-do" culture to reducing red tape. A collaborative government/business initiative was critical, welcoming the presence of @PresidencyZA, @SBI_SouthAfrica and @BusinessUnitySA at the forum.
Sep 22, 2021 5 tweets 5 min read
The 4th meeting of the @DSBD_SA, @EDSE_programme inter-provincial task team on Mainstreaming Red Tape Reduction and Ease of Doing Business convenes tomorrow. Discussion will build on the considerable information and ideas generated from earlier meetings: Participants include provincial Departments of Economic Development, the national Economic Cluster, @NationalCoGTA, @SALGA_Gov, and multi-lateral donor agencies. Speakers are from @PresidencyZA, @DSBD_SA, @InvestRSA, @TreasuryRSA's CSP, @BusinessUnitySA and @EUinSA (#EUinSA).
Sep 21, 2021 13 tweets 6 min read
Funding your digital venture: a thread of selected highlights and pertinent advice for South African digital start-ups from last week's joint @TheRealSEFA, @EDSE_programme webinar. It was the third in our ongoing set of Market Access for Digital Entrepreneurs webinars. More...: #1. Access to finance is a major hurdle for small business entrepreneurs - and the tech sector is no exception. But there is funding available: from angel investors, development finance institutions and specialised start-up funders, frequently facilitated by incubators.