FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN SMME CONFERENCE

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AFRICAGROWTH ACADEMY PRESENTS

• FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN SMME CONFERENCE
• and
• SMME AWARDS
• 26 October 2006
• Birchwood Executive Hotel
• Boksburg, Johannesburg

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INTRODUCTION

• The South African economy has witnessed a
  sustained growth over the last 10 years. Much of
  this growth can be attributed to the governments
  good macroeconomics policies which are favourably
  designed to support the Small Medium and Micro
  Enterprise (SMMEs) sector. SMME Development is
  vital to promoting sustainable economic
  development.
• For South Africa, with its dual economy, Big
  Business, development institutions, government
  and other private and public sector organisations
  have a critical role to play to promote SMME
  development in the country through a number of
  channels including empowerment partnerships,
  mentorship support and awareness campaigns and
  through relevant skills transfer schemes.
• Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise development
  is central to the governments broad-based black
  economic empowerment agenda. In his recent State
  of the Nation Address, President Mbeki stressed
  on the need for big business, government and
  other development partners to join forces to
  ensure that the benefits of the sustained growth
  the country is enjoying at the moment trickles
  down to the lower end of the dual economy.

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SOUTH AFRICAN SMME CONFERENCE AND AWARDS

• In line with the governments drive to support
  and profile the role that SMMEs. play in
  promoting economic growth and job creation, the
  Africagrowth Academy in partnership with
  Provincial governments, IDC, DBSA, Seda, Major
  Banks SABC, Print media, Academic and private
  sector institutions and other enterprise support
  agencies will be organising a South Africas
  First SMME Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
  on the 26 October 2006 at The Birchwood Executive
  Hotel, Boksburg, Johannesburg.
• The Conference and Awards ceremony will be aimed
  at presenting latest trends in SMME development
  in the country and recognising and presenting
  awards to successful SMMEs by sector and
  province. The main aim is to support and
  show-case South Africas finest entrepreneurial
  achievements in the SMMEs sector. This event will
  be organised annually. The awards will consist
  of Provincial and Sectoral categories.

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF CONFERENCE AND AWARDS

• To showcase South Africas successful SMMEs
• To promote and highlight the role that SMMEs play
  in economic development
• To present case studies and research findings in
  the SMME sector
• To present South African SMME sector indices and
  indicators
• To bring together governments, development
  institutions, investors, academics and private
  sector
• Institutions who are involved in SMMEs in the
  development of the SMMEs sector
• To discuss best practices in the SMMEs sector
• To bring Big Business and SMMEs together under
  one roof
• To help promote SMMEs Research

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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Mr Daniel Maina Kanyi Senior Operations Manager, Entrepreneurship SME Development - IFC
Mr Lionel October Deputy Director-General, DTI
Mr Jerry Brown US Agency for International Development
Ms Vuyo Mahlathi Chairperson Sisekose-Afrika
Mr. David Morobe Chief Executive Officer Gauteng Enterprise Propeller
Mr. Kobus Pienaar Chief Executive Officer CIPRO
Ms. Wawa Damane Chief Executive Officer SEDA
Mr. Lumkile Mondi Chief Economist Executive Vice President Professional Services IDC
Mr Xola Sithole Managing Director Khula Enterprise Finance
Guest Speaker at the SMME Awards Banquet Deputy
Minister of Trade and Industry Ms Elisabeth
Thabete,
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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES
Registration fee Normal Delegate R850.00
p.p Students R500.00 p.p Banquet only
R250 p.p To Register Please
contact Dina Potgieter Tel [phone]
4024 Fax [phone] Email
dina_at_africagrowth.com
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