<p style="text-align: justify;">The inaugural <span style="color: #333399;"><strong><em>Small Business Live Budget Breakfast</em></strong></span> will take place in Johannesburg on Thursday 23 February 2017, the morning after the Minister of Finance has delivered the national budget speech with a specific focus on its impact on the country’s small business sector.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Breakfast will unpack the key indicators relevant to the economy at large as well as how it impacts on our outlook for the medium term and how corporates will react on their key mandate to support the growth of SMMEs as prescribed by the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice under the Supplier and Enterprise Development (SED) elements respectively.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">An interactive panel discussion featuring B-BBEE thought leaders and verification agencies will unpack key strategies for corporates on how to optimize their SED elements on the Scorecard.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Budget will also indicate as to the levels of government funding allocated for supporting SMMEs over the next year and in particular how its agencies will deliver on expanding their programs for this sector. Representatives from various government small business support agencies will share their programs and how it aligns with that of the private sector and vice a versa.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Breakfast will be attended by corporate SED decision-makers as well as service providers and government agencies to engage each other in a much needed debate as to how to effectively deliver sustainable interventions to support growth and job creation within this sector.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333399;"><strong><em>The Small Business Live SED Summit and Awards</em></strong></span> will also be launched at the Breakfast in support of the <span style="color: #333399;"><strong><em>Small Business Live TV Broadcast</em></strong></span>, which will be held on 30 and 31 March respectively. The Summit will gather all key stakeholders involved in the SED arena and it will debate the best practices and sustainable interventions that work within this sector. <span style="color: #333399;"><strong><em>The Small Business Live TV Broadcast</em></strong></span> will be a countrywide initiative with thousands of SMMEs watching it at local sites showing them as to which financial programs are available for their businesses and how to access it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It is with the above in mind that we are invited potential Sponsors to partner us in this initiative and to assist with the much needed development within this most challenging segment of our economy.</p>
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<span style="color: #333399;"><strong>For further details contact: </strong></span>

<strong>Gerrit Davids | Lead Consultant</strong>

<span style="color: #333399;"><strong>TaranisCo Advisory CC</strong></span>
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