Support and assistance for existing SMMEs offered through Frances Baard SMME Trust as follows:

• Assistance with procurement of additional equipment & machinery for start-up businesses
• Advocacy campaigns
• Marketing & Branding
• Business and financial management skills training
• SMME Seminar
• Training facilitation by SEDA
• Governance and compliance matters through CIPC

Support and assistance for new SMMEs offered as follows:

• New business registrations advice
• Start-up capital funding applications facilitation
• Tax registrations
• Referrals to agencies
• Advocacy campaigns & seminars
• Business registrations through CIPC by referrals to FB SMME Trust
• Start-up capital funding applications to funding agencies

Advice Provided:

• Business start-ups
• How to develop a business plan
• Looking for funding
• How to access markets
• How to price your products
• Business networking (power of social media)
• How to prepare financials
• Customer Service
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Export/Import awareness seminars
• Training opportunities
• Web-based tendering system

• SMME Toolkit