Useful Links   
 



SMME Assistance

The following links provide valuable information for SMME's wishing to expand their knowledge of the competitive South African business environment:


Department of Trade and Industry: Agencies that support SMME's:

Overviews and contacts


Development Finance Institutions:

South African Micro-finance Apex Fund (SAMAF)
Khula Enterprise Finance Ltd (Khula)
National Empowerment Fund (NEF)
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd (IDC)
Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa (ECIC)


Small Enterprise Development Institution:

Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
Kagiso Trust Enterprises (Pty) Ltd (KTE)


Assistance programmes:

Technology for Women in Business (TWIB)
Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP)
South African Women Entrepreneurs' Network (SAWEN)
http://www.gep.co.za/
Expanded Public Works Programme


News Links:

The Bulletin Online - A Newspaper for SMME's
New agency to pump R300m into SMMEs


Banks that support SMME's:

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Womens' Development Bank
The Land Bank


Commercial Banks that support SMMEs:

Standard Bank
ABSA Bank
First National Bank
Nedbank
African Bank

 

Career Guidance

These links provide information for school-leavers and job-seekers who need some extra assistance with the daunting yet exciting process of finding their perfect career:


South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA)


Careers Beyond 2000: Their mission is to make available career information to all South Africans, to enable them to qualify themselves for a career for which they may have the necessary aptitude.

Career Expo:
Leaving School and don't know what to do next? Tired of your job and looking for a change? Don't know where to get the skills you need ? ... or need to find a loan for your studies.....

Careers.co.za: The tools and support to learn more about yourself and to discover your future.

Biocareers: Career centre for the South African science industry. Find your dream science jobs or become more aware of possible science career opportunities.

Perfect Careers: Offers a career guidance service to grade 11 and 12 pupils throughout SA. With the aid of an internationally recognised software program called Career Mapper, they are able to match students to careers best suited to them based on their ability, personality and interests.

Questions to ask when deciding on your career: It is important that you choose a career which will help you achieve the sort of lifestyle you want as well as matching your working personality. Answering the following questions might help you get a clearer picture of what type of career would be right for you.

Unisa's Bureau for Student Counselling & Career Development: The most exciting aspect of our website is that we are able to link you to student counsellors and their expertise across the world. While researching a career issue, such as CV-Writing, you will find yourself assimilating information from universities in the United States of America, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.

StudentWorx Student Portal:
Tips on CV Writing, Interview Tips, and much more.

 

 


   
 
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