2016 Convention

2^nd Annual Convention | 17 March 2016 | DBSA Vulindlela Auditorium | Midrand

Theme: #IMSME Expands Networks for Inclusive Entrepreneurship

It is with honour and on behalf of Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town, Chancellor of the University of Cape Town and Patron of the South African Small and Medium Enterprises Federation (SASMEF), that we invite you to become a member of SASMEF and attend the 2^nd Annual Convention. As registered member you will be a crucial participant in charting the future direction of SASMEF. Click here for convention endorsements.

Three red flags call out in South Africa:

1. The NDP records that the SMME environment is fragmented
2. The government and big business response is inhibited by the fragmentation: too many voices!
3. The exceptional high failure rate among SMME’s

SASMEF acts to resolve these dilemmas. For this reason SASMEF was formed in 2011 and has become the national private social enterprise that unlocks resources from the political and economic centres as a catalyst for the creation and development of sustainable SME’s.

In the SASMEF presentation to Professor Edith Vries, Director General of the National Department of Small Business, Professor Vries called SASMEF “the UDF of SME in South Africa”.

SASMEF presentations have been validated by the Senior Economist in the Presidency, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade & Industry Ms. Fubbs, the National Small Business Advisory Council (per SME act 204), Economic and Management Business Faculties of several Universities as well as the acknowledgement and support of aligned goals by the DSBD, EU and UNDP.

SASMEF is a federation (like the UDF) and by its constitution it will hold the Convention to present National Policy by the DG Professor Edith Vries, a presentation of best practice in supply chain management from Mexico by the UNDP and Studies in micro-lending in South Africa by the EIB.

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The afternoon session will conclude with the election of the board of directors and office bearers.

The invite is extended to 150 senior SMME stakeholders, ED practitioners, bankers and thought leaders who are able to shape the “micro and macro” economic environment in South Africa  using  the SASMEF platforms. The fee is R1250.

As attendee (or your senior representatives) you will avail of the following befits:

1. Membership of SASMEF
2. Membership of the movement #IMSME
3. Eligibility to be nominated as board member
4. Eligibility to be nominated as member of the SASMEF advisory council
5. SASMEF board of directors: Eligible to elect one from among the convention delegates, One delegate to the SASMEF board of directors.
6. SASMEF Advisory Council: Eligible to elect one from among the convention delegates, One delegate to the SASMEF advisory council.
7. Annual IMSME Health Monitor
8. Participation and networking with other SME’S and new economy programs
9. Discounted services from participating service providers​​​
10. Access to members log​i​n page on website
11. To encourage philanthropy, the R50 included in fee, in empathy with the economic difficulties experienced by many, will be donated to the Patrons Development Trust – details to be announced at the convention.

This invitation invites you to participate directly actively in SME development in order to address the national challenges of growth, jobs poverty

Kindly indicate your wiliness to accept this invitation by sending your names, title email and contact details to carl@sasmef.org.za and we shall provide confirmation and registration information.

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