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British American Tobacco (BAT) South Africa has been the main corporate
sponsor of Roodepoort Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s  (ROCCI) Small,
Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME's) Development Programme since in 2008.

BAT South Africa's major investment in ROCCI’s SMME Development Programme
contributes towards creating jobs and growing South Africa's economy. It empowers aspirant emerging entrepreneurs with the necessary skills, knowledge and exposure to start or grow their businesses. This is done through continuous business skills training and development courses and workshops, mentorship programmes, exhibition opportunities, as well as an annual SMME Conference. The training subjects include everything from developing a persuasive business plan, through to accessing finance, tax and its impact on SMMEs, basic financial management and the impact of HIV/Aids in the
workplace.

"The fact that 90% of growing businesses do not survive beyond the first five years, is not due to the product being inferior, but because they fail to make it in the marketplace. While it is generally accepted that growth within South Africa will be driven by the growth of SMMEs, that growth will depend largely on the support and assistance given by both the public and private sectors." - Fay Kajee, BAT South Africa's Corporate & Regulatory
Affairs Director .

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SMME Training Partners

If you would like to participate in the training programme,  please contact ROCCI’s office for the training schedule and bookings.

Training is FREE to all ROCCI Members and referrals are most welcome.    ROCCI’s aim is to provide valuable quality training to all SMME’s for future sustainability.

Contact
ROCCI SMME Help Desk
Tel. 086 111 3304

SMME Toolkit

Click here to visit the SME Toolkit, an interactive web-based resource centre enabling entrepreneurs to be informed of the latest SME news, local and global, to search for advice and solutions to challenges and to identify opportunities in the SME environment.

 The SME Toolkit offers a wide range of how-to articles, business forms, free business software, online training, self-assessment exercises, quizzes, and resources to help entrepreneursa and owners, and managers in emerging markets and developing countries start, finance, formalize, and grow their businesses.

 It’ s free and easy to use. Just search or browse the categories for the information you need.