The Business Linkage Centre (A department within the Middelburg Chamber of commerce & Industry) together with the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) hosted an entrepreneurial development programme for youth owned companies in Steve Tshwete.
The programme aims to assist youth entrepreneurs to improve their business; the workshop covered marketing strategies, business planning, sales and financial management. The participants will now become eligible to apply for grants with NYDA.The training took place from 19 February 2018 until 23 February 2018.
The Middelburg Chamber will also be having another workshop with Eskom on the 06th of March 2018 for its members. The workshop will concentrate on assisting small business owners on completing the vendor application forms, tender forms, Central Supplier Database and addressing the issues or problems faced by SMMEs and issues that Eskom faces regarding small business.
Members that are interested in taking part in the workshop can send an email to businesslink1@middelburginfo.com.The closing date is 2 of March 2018. Start-up companies that want to join the Chamber to benefit from our services qualify for the annual subsidized fee of R265.00.