STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS

The following institutions requested that BSSA offer business skills training to SMME owner-managers over the past few years:

NICPAC
USEC (Uitenhage Self-Employment Centre)
COMSEC (Community Self-Employment Centre)
BOC (Business Opportunity Centre)
NIC (National Industrial Chamber)
Letsatsi Small Business Solutions
SASOL
Thuthukani LBSC
NAFCOC /GTZ (Mpumalanga)
Busani Business Service Centre
B&A Quality Service
Sioma Trade and Enterprise Development
KBSC (Kimberly Business Support Centre)
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
Kalahari Development Agency
Rand Water
Corporate SMME Development Forum (CSDF)
RTT (Regional Training Trust)
Phoenix/Vista University
Print Media Unit (PDU)
Dorothy Blacklaws and Associates
CSIR
Equal Opportunities
Wool Cluster Mpumalanga Project
Highveld Business Development Centre (Secunda)
NAMAC (Franchise Awareness for SMMEs)
NGO’s, Govt and Individual Owner-Managers
W & R Seta
University of Pretoria (Rag Committee)
Cape Town Metropolitan Council (FRAIN)
InWent

BSSA was also contracted to offer business skills training to SMMEs who had received technical skills training (knitting, spinning, weaving) in the Wool Cluster in Breyten, Ermelo and Chrissiesmeer.

The following institutions requested that BSSA offer business adviser training :

Sizanani
Vista University
IBA/SA Breweries
World Education (Ntinga II)
IBA/Services SETA
NDA (National Development Agency)
APDF
NAMAC (FRAIN Programme)
GTZ International
CISP (Italian Company in Kimberley)
GAUMAC
Services SETA
Process
Cross-Cutting Fund (HIV/Aids)
Limdev
Umsobomvu Youth Fund
InWent

NAMAC requested BSSA to offer Franchise Awareness Training as part of its FRAIN programme. This was a national programme and training was conducted in all the major urban centres.

Although no longer involved in running the Sizanani scheme, BSSA was also contracted to further strengthen the skills of all the mentors being utilised in the Sizanani Advisory Scheme.