SEDFA’s Enterprise & Supplier Development Dialogue in Graaff-Reinet brought MSMEs, corporate partners and local government together to grow supplier capacity and unlock deals. Hosted at the Botanical Gardens, the session focused on practical collaboration to move small firms into corporate value chains.
By Mfanekiso Ngqondeni – Pondoland Times
What happened
- Focus on supplier readiness: compliance training, capacity building and competitiveness.
- Inputs from Nedbank, the Graaff-Reinet Business Forum and LED officials from Sarah Baartman District Municipality on aligning development with broader economic goals.
- Discussion of a Community of Practice and Department of Small Business Development efforts to open sector opportunities.
What’s next
- The next ESD Dialogue takes place on Thursday, 21 August, at the Mayfair Hotel in Mthatha, continuing SEDFA’s partnership-led approach across the Eastern Cape.
