OPPORTUNITY FOR SMMEs
Dear SAIPA member
In our ongoing effort to add value to your membership through strategic partnerships, we are pleased to share this opportunity by one of our strategic partners, Fetola.
Fetola –the organization specializing in small business growth- is running the SAB Foundation Tholoana Enterprise programme for SMME support.
This programme supports black-owned small enterprises that benefit or are run by women, the youth, and those living in rural and peri-urban areas. It also offers eligible business owners the opportunity to participate in a two-year development programme. During this time they will receive:
- one-on-one mentoring,
- focused skills training workshops and
- e-learning, access to markets, and
- qualified investment-readiness support.
Successful candidates will be part of a high-energy solution that has helped hundreds of businesses to accelerate their success.
Applications are welcome from businesses working in new and/or growing sectors such as export, manufacturing, food processing, water, energy and waste management. The SAB Foundation is especially keen to create opportunities for disabled entrepreneurs, who are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications are open until 31 March 2016.
We encourage all our qualifying members to apply. For eligibility criteria, click this link, or email Tholoanaprogramme@za.sabmiller.com for more information.