Small Business Development Department – Contact Information

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The Small Business Development Department is moving quickly to get up and running, and has recently released contact information. The Small Business Development Department provides the following information:

The department will focus on enhanced support to small business and co-operatives with an emphasis on programmes to advance entrepreneurship among women, youth and people with disabilities to contribute to job creation and economic growth. Support mechanisms will include: access to finance and markets;business skills development; an improved regulatory environment; advancing localisation; and leveraging public procurement.
Stakeholders in the SMME and co-operatives sectors are encouraged to continue to deal with officials of  the dti’s Broadening Participation Division (BPD) until the Department of Small Business Development is fully functional.
 

Contact Details – Small Business Development Department

Please note the advice on continuing to interact with Department of Trade and Industry. However, contact information for our new department is available, and are listed below.
Customer Call Centre: 0861 843 384 (select Option 2)
E-mail: sbdinfo@dsb.gov.za or contact@dsbd.gov,za

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26 thoughts on “Small Business Development Department – Contact Information”

  1. good day, I am currently operating informally and in the process of registering my business(private company) but am struggling to get it off the ground financially to buy equipments.
    please assist

  2. Good day
    I am a youth currently operating car wash informally in the North West Province, currently am in the process of formalising my my business as I have started the process of registering my own company. I want to combine my company with chesa nyama plus a convinient store and entertainment centre( not selling alcohol) and am struggling financially to get it off the ground. Is there any way that the department can assist me?.

  3. Im a young person and I have a company in Gauteng which was registered as a construction company, I’ve been trading without signing a proper service contracts, I’ve been trying to seek funding fromn several government agencies such as NYDA and Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP) to assist me with grants to start-up my company and help me in terms of company branding.
    None of these agencies consultants handle my applications properly, I don’t get any feedback on status of my applications and positive communication that assures me that maybe I may get funding in the future or not,
    I don’t know what to say or who to talk to, I now start to become hopeless on this agencies whether I’ll be assisted or not.
    Please help.

  5. good day
    I’ve got a 50ha of land that i lease from my community in NW for 5yrs. my plan is to grow vegetables to feed and create jobs for local communities. i started the project from last year march and had looked for financial assistant from local municipality, sefa, banks, fetsa tlala, nyda and department of agriculture in NW and nothing happens nobody helps. im struggling to grow as i’m only working on 1ha with 2 people.
    please help

  6. I am a young person in Durban please assist me I have a registered small advertising and productions company so please NYDA And other stakeholders don’t have muscle and willingness to assist us we youth South Africans its just talking no actions I have a problem I want to order a business tool materials in China and for business protection against idea takers I just want assistance for purchasing,laws and ways to communicate with embassy of China and process of purchasing.

  7. Hi
    I am a woman who started a chemical disposal company, my company is registered and also compliances. I’m currently battling with funds I’ve approached banks and nyda, the DTI told me I can only qualify when the company is a year old and is turning a year in May. It’s a hassle to get funds long red carpet process, at the moment I’ve employed 3 guys and I need more and office space. In the nutshell I need you to help my company to access grants.
    hoping to get help.

  8. Good Morning
    I and my partner have the best idea, we woould like to believe, its a true niche in the market. We went to SEDA for help but at SEDA they said we need to get a contract with a company first before they can help us fully to assign us a mentor, but we have a challenge because we are not pros in getting companies, we need help, we are afraid of proposing to a company and they steal our idea.
    Even our start up capital estimate, at SEDA they told us to reduce it or no one will assist us. When we reduce the startup cost we won’t be within our plan.
    We need help and advise on how to go about. We are surely guaranteed that our idea will work because its something people need, and even the lady at SEDA approved of the idea. We have been trying to get hold of minister Zulu for the past few months with no luck.
    Jabu

  9. I am busy starting a small business. I establish a training company, but it needs lots of money to create or buy training materials from service providers. Please can you assist?

  11. Hi there. I’m residing in eastrand and very keen to start up and open my resturant. I need funds to start up from equipments and other neccesities. Where to go to approach and what to have in hand especially when comes to credentials. I’ve got great business plan….please quickly assist.

  13. I hereby applying application for business fund.The name of the business is Mosikili poultry .pig & vegetables enterprise( pty )ltd at rural village in qwa qwa.I ask assistance in fund,access of abattoir/market.mentorship.so on.e mail address :

  15. Good day. We went to many departments for funding and assistance with due diligence as we need to purchase an existing company in metal industry that is relatively doing well with out complying with the B-BBEE , it’s for sale in a region of R45million rands , they have an order book of R9million rands seasonal , Monthly gross of R7million rands and they have net profit of 10% and they are running in 70% capacity ie imagine if they did comply with BEE and running in fully capacity and be able to tender and work with other parastates company, we can do that as Black’s, we are a team with relevant skills . Thanks

  16. Our place is relatively new, as a result there is no facilities or amenities. I have identified a need for kids and adults to have a place of entertainment.
    I came up with an idea of opening a game shop, as a law-abiding citizen, I registered my company and informed the municipality about my initiative.
    They suggested that I do a rezoning before I can open that type of establishment as my stand is mainly made for residential and not business.
    Currently I am busy collecting all the information they requested me to, as soon as I am done I will submit the application.
    Every time when dealing with them I sense some reluctance on their part .What recourse do I have if they decline my application?

  17. i’m BOSALETSE
    good day,i’m seeking help and hope that you can be of assistance,firstly i(informal business) qualified for the INFORMAL AND MICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (IMEDP)which according to Minister Ms L ZULU said its to developed a sustainable livelihood amongst many,after going through all the trainings and programmes i had this other newly establishment with other 4 partners,then i opted to put in now these newly establishments name in as we were operational and i personally wanted them also to be part of these emerging opportunity,we as partners had a misunderstanding and now the owner of the building the new establishment is operating at who is also a partner,now claims it is his business alone,we disagreed and parted ways anyhow,up until know the equipment arrived from the SEDA (IMEDP).SEDA proposed that we as partners should sove the problem as to now the establishment qualifies and we have to have an agreement on writting,myself,the building owner and other partners agreed that now according to what we phisically brought to the establisment,the equipment and building makes us to partners,and SEDA agreed to it and said we should make an affidavit stating now this establishment has 2 owners now, a week later the supposingly new partner said now he cant do the affidavit anymore because his family is fighting the building and he wants to be alone in business,and on top of that all the equipment was meant for me…now 2-3 weeks later SEDA gives this man the equipment without any consultation or investigation,or reason as to why i am sidelined or no more part of this…. please help its urgent

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