Whether her department has assessed the adequacy and efficiency of (a) financial and (b) non-financial support programmes delivered through its (i) entities and (ii) collaborations with provincial and municipal ecosystems; if not, what is t
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Informal and Micro Enterprise Development Programme (IMEDP)
The Department is conducting a post-disbursement implementation and outcome evaluation on the Informal and Micro Enterprise Development Programme (IMEDP), assessing relevance, coherence, effectiveness, beneficiary performance, sustainability and achievement of intended results.
- Who it is for
- beneficiaries of the Informal and Micro Enterprise Development Programme (IMEDP)
- How to act on it
- Participate in the IMEDP programme and its post-disbursement monitoring/mentoring and evaluation processes (as implied by the post-disbursement evaluation and post-funding support mechanisms).
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One programme is the Informal and Micro Enterprise Development Programme (IMEDP) and the other is the Shared Economic Infrastructure Facility Programme (SEIF).
Shared Economic Infrastructure Facility Programme (SEIF)
The Department is conducting a post-disbursement implementation and outcome evaluation on the Shared Economic Infrastructure Facility Programme (SEIF), assessing relevance, coherence, effectiveness, beneficiary performance, sustainability and achievement of intended results.
- Who it is for
- beneficiaries of the Shared Economic Infrastructure Facility Programme (SEIF)
- How to act on it
- Participate in the SEIF programme and its post-disbursement monitoring/mentoring and evaluation processes (as implied by the post-disbursement evaluation and post-funding support mechanisms).
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One programme is the Informal and Micro Enterprise Development Programme (IMEDP) and the other is the Shared Economic Infrastructure Facility Programme (SEIF).
Financial and non-financial support programmes implemented with provincial and municipal ecosystems (via DSBD and SEDFA)
DSBD, working with SEDFA, has assessed the adequacy and efficiency of financial and non-financial support programmes that are implemented in collaboration with provincial and municipal ecosystems.
- Who it is for
- people and businesses that receive DSBD/SEDFA support programmes delivered through provincial and municipal ecosystems
- How to act on it
- Use DSBD/SEDFA support services through SEDFA’s provincial offices, branches, co-location offices, access points, and incubation centres (as described in the reply).
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The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD), working together with its entity the Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDFA), has assessed the adequacy and efficiency of both financial and non-financial support programmes being implemented in collaboration with provincial and municipal ecosystems.
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Reference
https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/36062/
Key Takeaways
- department: Department of Small Business Development (DSBD)
- entity: Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDFA)
- programmes evaluated: Informal and Micro Enterprise Development Programme (IMEDP), Shared Economic Inf...
- footprint: 9 provincial offices, 65 branches in 53 municipalities, 17 rural-town branches, 1 township branch
- co-location offices: 16 (13 with local municipalities, 3 with private sector)
- access points: 38 total (23 rural, 12 township, 3 urban)
- incubation centres: 117 (36 rural towns, 6 townships, 75 urban)
- evaluations: post-disbursement implementation and outcomes evaluation
- research focus: relevance, coherence, effectiveness, beneficiary performance, sustainability, achievement of intended results
Dates
Opening Date
9 March 2026