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SMALL ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURING SUPPORT PROGRAMME

(SEMSP)

KWAZULU-NATALDurban21st Floor, Office 2102, Durban Embassy Building, Anton Lembede Street, Durban,4001; 031 368 3485; sefakzn@sefa.org.za

Port Shepstone46 Bisset Street, Lot No 456, Port Shepstone,4240; 039 688 1560

Ladysmith93/94 Murchison Street, Ladysmith, 3370;036 638 9780

Richards BayLot 611237 via Verbana, Veldenvlei, RichardsBay, 3900; 035 901 2660

Newcastle28 Scott Street, Newcastle, 2940; 034 328 0620

Ixopo17 Margaret Street, Ixopo; 039 834 7100;info@sefa.org.za

Pietermaritzburg2nd Floor, The Tourism Hub Building, 283 Langalibalele Street, PietermaritzburgTel: 033 264 310; info@sefa.org.za

IDC Pietermaritzburg1st Floor ABSA Building,15 Chatterton Rd, Pietermaritzburg, 3201

WESTERN CAPE (sefa colocation addresses) KhayelitshaNo 42, Ncumo Road, 2nd floor, Harare Library, Khayelitsha Tel: 213 611 360

MosselbayUnit8,Watson Street, Voorbaai Business Park,MosselbayTel: 044 695 0513/28

KnysnaShop 13B, Woodmill Lane, Main Road, Knysna, 6570Tel: 044 803 4900

George1st floor, Old Mutual Building, Cnr York Road & Hibernia, GeorgeTel: no 044 803 4900

Oudtshoorn 75 Voortrekker Road, Seppie Greef Building, Oudtshoorn 6625Tel: 044 272 7783

Beaufort West 119 Donkin Street, Russels Building, Beaufort West Tel: 022 414 3368

Hermanus Shop 44, Hermanus Gateway, Mimosa StreetTel: 028 312 2359

StellenboschEikestad Mall, 1st Floor, Andringa Street, StellenboschTel: 021 861 4800

EASTERN CAPE

East LondonChesswood Office Park, 2nd Floor, 8-10 Winkley Street, Berea, East London, 5241Tel: 043 721 1510

e-mail: sefael@sefa.org.zaPort Elizabeth/Gqeberha (SEDA location)No. 329 Cape Road, 4th Avenue, Newton Park, Port Elizabeth Tel: 041 391 6200/6201e-mail: sefape@sefa.org.za

NORTH WESTRustenburg32B Heystek Street, Sunetco Building, Rustenburg, 0299Tel: 014 592 6391sefanw@sefa.org.za

KlerksdorpWest End, 2nd Floor, 51 Leask Street, Klerksdorp, 2570Tel: 018 487 9120

Vryburg8 Moffat Street, Vryburg, 8600Tel: 053 928 8800

Mahikeng4059 Joules Street; IDT Building; Industrial Site; Mahikeng; 2745

LIMPOPOThohoyandou SEDA officeBindu Lavhathu Business Complex, Thohoyandou

Tzaneen SEDA office13 Danie Joubert street, Tzaneen, 0850

GAUTENGJohannesburg17 Empire Road, Hillsidehouse, Parktown, Johannesubrg, 2193Tel: 011 484 0889/011 484 0850e-mail: sefagpeast@sefa.org.za

Riversands Incubation HubRiversands Incubation Hub, 8 Incubation Drive, Riverside View Ext 5,Tel: 087 288 6000sefagpnorth@sefa.org.za

NORTHERN CAPEKuruman SEDACnr Church and Rose Street, Kuruman, 8416

FREE STATEBloemfonteinOffice 4 and 5, Preller Square, Graaf Reinet Street, Dan Pienaar, BloemfonteinTel: 051 436 0150

WelkomOne Reinet Building, Reinet Street, WelkomTel: 057 916 1960

Trompsburg53 Voortrekker Street, Khoisan Building, TrompsburgTel: 051 713 9500

BethlehemCnr Richer and Malan Street, BethlehemTel: 058 718 5900SasolburgEric Louw Street, Boiketlong, Zamdela, SasolburgTel: 061 974 5500

MPUMALANGANelspruitCorner Ferreira and Streak Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301, MAXSA Building, Nelspruit,1200Tel: 013 755 3923sefamp@sefa.org.za

SecundaSouth Wing, Govan Mbeki Building, Lurgi Square, Secunda, 2302Tel: 017 634 4339

MalelaneLorenco Street, Rotunda Circle, Malelane, NkomaziTel: 013 790 1183BushbuckridgeShop 31, Twin City Shopping Centre, Bushbuckridge,1280 Tel: 013 799 5340

This programme is mainly targeted at resuscitating and growing townships, rural towns and villages’ economies, by providing financial and non-financial support to area based small-scale manufacturers.

1. PURPOSEa) To provide financial and business

development support to small enterprises in the manufacturing industry sub-sectors;

b) To provide infrastructure to small enterprises in the manufacturing industry sub-sectors;

c) To provide market access opportunities to small enterprises (public and private sectors);

d) To facilitate aggregate input costs for raw materials;

e) To prioritise manufacturing industry sub-sectors with good job creation potential, namely:

• furniture manufacturing; • metal and steel manufacturing; • chemical manufacturing; • agro-processing; andf) To contribute to the resuscitation of

township and rural economies.

2. SCOPE OF THE SEMSPa) The programme will be applicable to all the

manufacturing industry sub-sectors, but will

priorities furniture manufacturing, metal and steel manufacturing, petroleum and chemical manufacturing as well as food and beverages manufacturing (agro-processing);

b) The programme will support the following categories of small enterprises that must be operating in townships and rural areas;

c) Furniture manufacturers, including coffin makers;

d) Manufacturers and suppliers of iron and steel products (steel erector, welder, boilermaker, pipefitter, millwright, blacksmith, gunsmith);

e) Manufacturers of sanitizers, disinfectants, water, recycling, paints, oils, and related products;

f) Food and beverages manufacturers including agro-processors of primary agricultural products sourced from small-scale farmers; and

g) The programme will consider projects from all manufacturing sub-sectors that will drive thee revitalisation of township and rural economies through job creation.

3. OBJECTIVES OF THE SEMSPa) To provide furniture manufacturers, including

coffin makers, with enterprise development support that will include financial and non-financial support;

b) To provide manufacturers and suppliers of iron and steel products with business development services and infrastructure support;

c) To provide manufacturers of chemical and related products with capacity building support including skills and facilities;

d) To provide agro-processors with business development services, technical skills, and infrastructure;

e) To open market access opportunities for manufacturing industry sub-sectors; and

f) To forge partnerships with relevant role players in the manufacturing industry.

4. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICESa) Business training through Seda and

furniture incubators as well as assistance with certification of products via SABS for furniture manufacturers;

b) Regulatory compliance support for informal steel workers to formalise their enterprises (CIPC, SARS);

c) Technical skills training in collaboration with the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) for manufacturers of chemicals and related products; and

d) Business development services and technical skills for agro-processors.

5. INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION (BUILDINGS AND MACHINERY)

a) Factory space in industrial parks for furniture manufacturers and steel & metal work small enterprises;

b) Refurbish unused government buildings and fit with machinery for furniture manufacturers and steel & metal work small enterprises to rent time;

c) SANAS, NRCS, SABS to provide access to Lab

Testing for the accreditation and certification of chemical and related products;

d) Processing facilities for agro-processing (goat hair used to make the country’s first locally produced cashmere); and

e) Machinery and equipment for agro-processing.

6. ACCESS TO MARKETSa) Government departments and state-owned

enterprises to procure furniture from local suppliers … including public institutions such as courts, correctional centers, schools, hospitals, police stations, libraries, etc;

b) Enforce the Local Procurement Accord commitment that the private sector will purchase their furniture from local suppliers;

c) Steel/metal work enterprises to participate in government infrastructure programmes such as the construction of low-cost housing, schools, health facilities (furniture, windows, door frames);

d) Manufacture prioritised chemical products for schools, hospitals, government offices and corporate offices (sanitisers, disinfectants, cleaning detergents, etc); and

e) Public hospitals and correctional centres to procure food from local agro-processors foods such as wheat, soybean, vegetable oils, read meat, tomato concentrates and industrial starch (rice, potato).

7. FINANCIAL SUPPORT a) Funding to purchase machinery and

equipment for the various manufacturing sub-sectors that will be supported;

b) Working capital for the various manufacturing sub-sectors that will be supported; and

c) Funding for product accreditation, certification, and testing.

8 FUNDING TERMS a) Funding of up to a maximum of R15 million

per small enterprise, up to 20% of the amount may be provided as a Grant were necessary;

b) The term of the funding will be determined by the business’s cash flows, a repayment period of up to 84 months per small enterprise, and a capital and interest moratorium period of up to 6 months; and

c) The loan will be repayable at prime lending rate.

9. FUNDING CRITERIA Each application for funding is assessed in terms of the following criteria:a) For application forms, please send an email

to trep@sefa.org.zab) Company statutory documents;c) FICA documents;d) Certified ID copies of Directors/Members;e) 6 months bank Statements;f) Latest AFS and/or Management Accounts not

older than 3 months from date of application (Statement of Financial Performance and Statement of Financial Position) – where applicable;

g) Business Profile;h) Project Execution Plan;

i) 12 months Cash Flow Projections (with clear assumptions) – where applicable;

j) Copy of Lease Agreement or Proof of Ownership ;

k) Relevant industry certification – where applicable;

l) Copy of Contract or Purchase Order ;m) Facility Statements of Other Funders –

where applicable; andn) Quotations for applied funding.

10. QUALIFYING CRITERIA Each application will be assessed in terms of the following criteria:a) Be a registered legal entity in South Africa

in terms of the Companies Act, 1973 (as amended); Close Corporations Act, 1984 (as amended); and the Cooperatives Act, 2005 (as amended);

b) Be a 100% owned by South African citizens;c) Have been in operation for at least two

years prior ; d) Be predominantly black owned (51%);e) Have a predominantly black management

team (51%);f) Be registered and compliant with the South

African Revenue Service (where applicable); and

g) Must be registered on the National SMME Database – https://smmesa.gov.za.