The Ministry of Small Business Development was established in 2014 marking a turning point in the history of SMME’s and Co-operatives development in South Africa, demonstrating the Government’s commitment to place SMME’s and Co-operatives at the centre of economic growth and job creation.

The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) was thereafter established as a standalone national department in accordance with the reorganisation of some national departments announced by the President in May 2014, following the national elections.

Mandate

To lead and coordinate an integrated

Profolic Ent (PTY) LTD is a private company that specializes in graphic designs, ICT innovations and visual arts. Profolic Ent was established in 2017 and is located in East London, Duncan Village. The company aims to uplift and empower the youth through educational engagements and artistic dialogues.

Mel Marketing Solutions is a marketing company that focuses on providing its clients with fresh and innovative marketing solutions. We offer services such as events management, corporate identity, marketing and branding and online marketing.

Motionsense HD (MSHD) is a commercial digital broadcasting virtual web station, first in the Limpopo Province. MSHD is youth-based media house and online business. Many people regard us as a Radio Station, but the true explanation is that MSHD is 24/7Live Virtual broadcasting web station, we replaced radio with web, instead of frequency we are digital, We are using our own PHP development web application to manage our live broadcasting. Our live streaming servers are developed hosted inhouse, We are broadcasting with English across channels.

Sol Plaatje University (SPU) opened in 2014, the first of two new universities to be established in post-apartheid South Africa. It is also the first university to be established in the Northern Cape Province.

Positioning itself as a niche university, SPU offers academic programmes of a high intellectual nature in fields that meet the needs of the South African thrust to develop a nation that is proud of its heritage and roots.

Macebo Media is a 100% black-owned company that was instigated for rendering a variety of ICT & Media services to anyone across Southern Africa. We offer services in Custom Development, Digital Marketing, Aerial Data Solutions, Business Process Management, and Automation. Our experienced team of experts offers tailor-made solutions to meet client requirements. 

Innovation Highway is a development initiative by the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support Office of the North-West University (NWU), to volunteer the commercialization skills of its team members in order to help establish start-up companies for entrepreneurs outside of academia. It is housed in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the NWU and is tax-paying. Innovation Highway focuses on early-stage technology –linked innovations and often assists with hurdle costs such as development, validation costs, prototyping costs and registration of intellectual property rights in return for a profit

National University of Lesotho is a growing institution striving to meet the needs of the nation, by producing competent and skilled graduates who can easily take up the call to assist in the development of Lesotho. The 80-hectare University site is situated at Roma (pop. 8,000) some 34 kilometers southeast of Maseru, the capital of Lesotho.

The governing body of the University is the Council and academic policy is in the hands of the Senate – both Council and Senate being established by the Act. The University holds membership in:

·       The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)

Science Spaza brings exciting, interactive and fun curriculum-linked learning opportunities to a growing network of science clubs across South Africa. Science Spaza, a STEAMi (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths and innovation) initiative, aims to improve science literacy and reveal to young people the power of science and technology in transforming their world. Science Spaza addresses the lack of resources and activity-based learning opportunities, which have resulted in a poor understanding of key science and math concepts. In the past year, Science Spaza has partnered with over

We strategically positioned across 5 industries to provide a holistic, solution-driven approach to media, property, finance, energy & food supply chain.