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This presentation explain women empowerment programme project background.
Women Empowerment Programme
Project Background
Women Empowerment Programme started in 2006 as an initiative through Business Support and
Markets Unit to provide business support to women owned businesses. It was initiated to provide
support ski!!s deve!opment and mentorship to women in business. It brings women in business within
e"hekwini Muni#ipa!it$ to network o%%er ski!!s deve!opment guidan#e and mentorship. "he aim o% the
programme is to raise and up!i%t the pro%i!e o% women in business& to provide #ondu#ive and re!evant
business in%ormation and opportunities.
• '##ess to Ski!!s
• '##ess to (inan#e
• Mentorship programmes
• )etworking sessions
• SMME Empowerment workshops
"he programme is divided into di%%erent !evers*pro+e#ts,
Productivity / Turnaround Strategy
"o provide produ#tivit$ #apa#it$ bui!ding and pro+e#t management training to e-isting businesses whi#h
has been in %u!! operation %or at !east . $ear. "he programme does the diagnosis o% the business o%%er
training and do site visits to ensure e%%e#tive imp!ementation.
Access to Finance (ABSA Implementation Plan)
"o %a#i!itate a##ess to %inan#e through partnership agreement with 'BS' bank. Se!e#tion o% the
/ua!i%$ing SMMEs to be !inked with 'BS' %or mi#ro %inan#ing training networking sessions and
mentorship programme.
• Mi#ro (inan#e
• Sma!! Business
0e!!oitte Mentorship Pro+e#t 1Imp!ementation P!an2
Mentorship pro+e#t %or women owed business mentorship whi#h runs %or a $ear. Programmes o%%ered
are %inan#ia! management and a##ess to markets ski!!s. "he pro+e#t provides a p!at%orm to %a#i!itate
support and mentorship %or women SMMEs.
Pre3se!e#ted SMMEs 1mentees2 were mat#hed with 0e!oitte mentors to guide and share their
know!edge with women in business. It a!so assists SMMEs to make good business de#isions that wi!!
enhan#e growth in their businesses
Project processes:
• 4ne on one meeting
• Business * virtua! #oa#hing& and
• 5andho!ding and business support
Internationa! 6abour 4rganisation 1Imp!ementation P!an2
"he WE07E seeks to support the I64 #onstitutes and partners in their e%%orts to #reate an enab!ing
nationa! environment %or the promotion o% women8s entrepreneurship deve!opment and gender
e/ua!it$ to support povert$ redu#tion and +ob #reation initiatives in South '%ri#a.
Te programme as di!!erent tools to e"plore ie:
• WE07E 1Women Entrepreneurs 'sso#iations 1WE'2
• Improve 9our E-hibition Ski!!s 1I9ES2
• 7row $our business ski!!s 174WE2
#et$orking Session
"o %oster partnerships and support with #ooperate and SMME in order to se#ure pro#urement
opportunities o%%er p!at%orm to network with other business.
• Provided a p!at%orm to share know!edge and to network with !ike minded peop!e 1SMME and
orporate2.
• )etworking sessions with 0e!oitte #!ients and partners
• )etworking sessions with 'BS' #orporate partners
• )etworking sessions with business e-perts 10; :hand %rom US' and 6o#a! business peop!e2.
• Business 6inkages seminar 1U<=)2
Future #et$orking %vents
• )ovember 20.0 1Botani#a! 7ardens2
• >anuar$ 20..
• 'pri! 20..
• >u!$ 20..
Annual &omen %mpo$erment 'on!erence during te mont o! August(
• 2nd 'nnua! event
• :reate a p!at%orm to network and do business with other SMMEs
• Presen#e o% prominent business speakers
• Presen#e o% ME:s and .st 6ad$ Si?ake!e =uma
• 'ttended b$ @00 guest per $ear
• Show#asing the su##esses o% the programme through e-hibition
• 7a!a dinner to a#know!edge the parti#ipants and partners
Acievements
Skills )evelopment
• Improved produ#tivit$ and pro+e#t management.
• Improved e%%i#ien#$ and e%%e#tiveness
• Improved %inan#ia! management
• Improved #ompetitiveness and high pro%it margins
#et$orking Sessions
• Provided a #ondu#ive environment to improve e#onomi# growth
• Provided a p!at%orm to raise and bui!d !eaders and businesses
• Provided a p!at%orm to address #ha!!enges ie. Markets ski!!s and %inan#e.
*o+ creation and +usiness e"pansion
• SMME business e-pansion ie. :apita! and emp!o$ees
• E-porting to internationa! #!ients
• Business opportunities
Ski!!s 0eve!opment 1:5';"2AA
doc_867295772.pdf
This presentation explain women empowerment programme project background.
Women Empowerment Programme
Project Background
Women Empowerment Programme started in 2006 as an initiative through Business Support and
Markets Unit to provide business support to women owned businesses. It was initiated to provide
support ski!!s deve!opment and mentorship to women in business. It brings women in business within
e"hekwini Muni#ipa!it$ to network o%%er ski!!s deve!opment guidan#e and mentorship. "he aim o% the
programme is to raise and up!i%t the pro%i!e o% women in business& to provide #ondu#ive and re!evant
business in%ormation and opportunities.
• '##ess to Ski!!s
• '##ess to (inan#e
• Mentorship programmes
• )etworking sessions
• SMME Empowerment workshops
"he programme is divided into di%%erent !evers*pro+e#ts,
Productivity / Turnaround Strategy
"o provide produ#tivit$ #apa#it$ bui!ding and pro+e#t management training to e-isting businesses whi#h
has been in %u!! operation %or at !east . $ear. "he programme does the diagnosis o% the business o%%er
training and do site visits to ensure e%%e#tive imp!ementation.
Access to Finance (ABSA Implementation Plan)
"o %a#i!itate a##ess to %inan#e through partnership agreement with 'BS' bank. Se!e#tion o% the
/ua!i%$ing SMMEs to be !inked with 'BS' %or mi#ro %inan#ing training networking sessions and
mentorship programme.
• Mi#ro (inan#e
• Sma!! Business
0e!!oitte Mentorship Pro+e#t 1Imp!ementation P!an2
Mentorship pro+e#t %or women owed business mentorship whi#h runs %or a $ear. Programmes o%%ered
are %inan#ia! management and a##ess to markets ski!!s. "he pro+e#t provides a p!at%orm to %a#i!itate
support and mentorship %or women SMMEs.
Pre3se!e#ted SMMEs 1mentees2 were mat#hed with 0e!oitte mentors to guide and share their
know!edge with women in business. It a!so assists SMMEs to make good business de#isions that wi!!
enhan#e growth in their businesses
Project processes:
• 4ne on one meeting
• Business * virtua! #oa#hing& and
• 5andho!ding and business support
Internationa! 6abour 4rganisation 1Imp!ementation P!an2
"he WE07E seeks to support the I64 #onstitutes and partners in their e%%orts to #reate an enab!ing
nationa! environment %or the promotion o% women8s entrepreneurship deve!opment and gender
e/ua!it$ to support povert$ redu#tion and +ob #reation initiatives in South '%ri#a.
Te programme as di!!erent tools to e"plore ie:
• WE07E 1Women Entrepreneurs 'sso#iations 1WE'2
• Improve 9our E-hibition Ski!!s 1I9ES2
• 7row $our business ski!!s 174WE2
#et$orking Session
"o %oster partnerships and support with #ooperate and SMME in order to se#ure pro#urement
opportunities o%%er p!at%orm to network with other business.
• Provided a p!at%orm to share know!edge and to network with !ike minded peop!e 1SMME and
orporate2. • )etworking sessions with 0e!oitte #!ients and partners
• )etworking sessions with 'BS' #orporate partners
• )etworking sessions with business e-perts 10; :hand %rom US' and 6o#a! business peop!e2.
• Business 6inkages seminar 1U<=)2
Future #et$orking %vents
• )ovember 20.0 1Botani#a! 7ardens2
• >anuar$ 20..
• 'pri! 20..
• >u!$ 20..
Annual &omen %mpo$erment 'on!erence during te mont o! August(
• 2nd 'nnua! event
• :reate a p!at%orm to network and do business with other SMMEs
• Presen#e o% prominent business speakers
• Presen#e o% ME:s and .st 6ad$ Si?ake!e =uma
• 'ttended b$ @00 guest per $ear
• Show#asing the su##esses o% the programme through e-hibition
• 7a!a dinner to a#know!edge the parti#ipants and partners
Acievements
Skills )evelopment
• Improved produ#tivit$ and pro+e#t management.
• Improved e%%i#ien#$ and e%%e#tiveness
• Improved %inan#ia! management
• Improved #ompetitiveness and high pro%it margins
#et$orking Sessions
• Provided a #ondu#ive environment to improve e#onomi# growth
• Provided a p!at%orm to raise and bui!d !eaders and businesses
• Provided a p!at%orm to address #ha!!enges ie. Markets ski!!s and %inan#e.
*o+ creation and +usiness e"pansion
• SMME business e-pansion ie. :apita! and emp!o$ees
• E-porting to internationa! #!ients
• Business opportunities
Ski!!s 0eve!opment 1:5';"2AA
doc_867295772.pdf