KGODISO PROJECT – A R50 MILLION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Kgodiso Project’s objective is to empower up to 50 potentially scalable businesses across all five of the beneficiary communities.
The timeline for the project is to launch in October 2022 and to run for the next 12-36 months.
Businesses applying for the Kgodiso Project will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- The business must be primarily operating in one of the beneficiary Municipalities namely,
- Gamagara Municipality
- Ga-Segonyana Municipality
- Joe Morolong Municipality
- Tsantsabane Municipality
- Thabazimbi Municipality
- The entity must be a registered business with CIPC documentation and valid tax clearance certificates.
- Both operational and start-up businesses will be considered.
- The entity must agree to enter a business management training programme or related programmes as per recommendations from SIOC-CDT’s assessment panel.
- Must be at least 51% black owned by South African citizens;
- The applicant must be a full-time employee of the business;
- The entrepreneur must demonstrate how the support will lead to its growth in a sustainable manner;
- The business must demonstrate how the programme will enable it to trade outside of mining industry;
- New permanent jobs should be created.
A maximum number of 10 (ten) businesses will be selected in each municipal area. Innovative business ideas are welcome and the entrepreneur’s aptitude, attitude, self-motivation and skills will be assessed via a psychometric-type questionnaire.
The support provided to the selected participants will be needs-based and can include both a financial and non-financial element.
The final support provided however will be determined by the needs of each business. Over and above a financial grant or loan in support of each businesses’ growth, the non-financial support provided, in conjunction with SEDA, NYDA and other development partners will focus on several areas.
These areas include:
- Market and feasibility studies
- Business planning and advisory
- Mentoring
- Technical skills
- Licenses and permits
- Training and educational support
- Psycho-social support
- and any other interventions needed to increase market share, create access to new markets or generally assist with business growth.
APPLICATIONS – EXTENDED FROM 08:00 ON MONDAY, 30TH JANUARY 2023 UNTIL MID-DAY ON FRIDAY, 3RD FEBRUARY 2022
Applications will be ranked according to a point scoring system with the top 200 businesses undergoing a further review by SIOC-CDT’s Enterprise Development (ED) Unit and its project partners. Thereafter, a Business Development Support panel consisting of SIOC-CDT, LED municipal officers, SEFA, SEDA and NYDA will conduct a further review and assessment, after which the final 50 businesses will be selected.
A thorough gap analysis will be conducted by the above-mentioned Business Development Support panel of each of the selected 50 businesses to gain a deep understanding of the specific requirements of each qualifying business and the exact nature of support required.
An intensive monitoring and evaluation phase will form a key part of this project. It will be conducted over a period of 12-36 months to ensure that all necessary support interventions, as determined by the initial gap analysis, are executed and that the set targets are achieved.
Interested parties can apply via SIOC-CDT’s procurement portal, already in use by SIOC-CDT for the registration of potential suppliers.
APPLICATIONS ARE EXTENDED FROM 08:00 ON MONDAY, 30TH JANUARY 2023 UNTIL MID-DAY ON FRIDAY, 3RD FEBRUARY 2022
Support for all SMMEs that require application assistance will be available at the application access points listed below:
ACCESS POINTS FOR APPLICATION FOR KGODISO PROJECT
Applications are all via the SMME portal, so assistance at these venues consists of helping applicants to load applications.
Open:
Monday, 30th January to Friday, 3rd February 2023
08h30 – 16h00
TSANTSABANE MUNICIPALITY
Tsantsabane Local Municipality
13 Springbok Street
Groenwater Community Hall
106 Refentse Street
Groenwater
Skeyfontein Old Building
122 Mashaleng Street
Skeyfontein
GAMAGARA MUNICIPALITY
SIOC-CDT OFFICE PARK
Block A
Ground Floor
Cnr Hendrick van Eck & Ian Flemming Street
Kathu
GA-SEGONYANA MUNICIPALITY
SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SEDA) KURUMAN BRANCH
Prokmed Building
Unit 1-3
Main Road
Kuruman
JOE MOROLONG MUNICIPALITY
Dithakong Tribal Hall and Tsineng Community Hall
THABAZIMBI MUNICIPALITY
Applications are all via the SMME portal, so assistance at these venues consists of helping applicants to load applications.
Open:
Monday, 30th January to Friday, 3rd February 2023
08h30 – 16h00
Thabazimbi Town – Thabazimbi Business Hub,
11 Jordan Street
Mollies Building
Thabazimbi Municipal Satellite Office
Northam
Northam TLC
LoveLife Youth Centre
Mabeleng Street
Regorogile
Thabazimbi
About Us
SIOC-CDT's primary goal is to implement sustainable socio-economic initiatives through partnering with key stakeholders to ensure that beneficiary communities have sustainable income and are empowered to thrive beyond the lifespan of the mine.
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