SMD

Annual Report 2023/2024

7.

PORTFOLIO COMMITTEES

During the year under review, the Department, together with its entities, sefa and Seda, met with the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development. The meetings were scheduled as follows:

DATE

AGENDA

% Consideration and adoption of the 2023 Committee Quarter Two Programme. % Briefings on 2023/24 Strategic, Annual Performance and Budget Plans by the Small Enterprise Finance Agency ( sefa ). % Briefings on 2023/24 Strategic, Annual Performance & Budget Plans by Small Enterprise Development Agency ( Seda ). % Briefing on 2023/24 Strategic, Annual Performance & Budget Plans by the Department of Small Business Development ( DSBD ).

18 April 2023

19 April 2023

% Consideration and adoption of minutes. % Consideration and adoption of the 2023/24 Budget Vote Report.

10 May 2023

% Vote 36 of the Department of Small Business Development Budget Vote Debate.

16 May 2023

% Consideration and adoption of minutes. % Briefings on 2023/23 Quarter Four Performance Reports of the Department of Small Business Development ( DSBD ), Small Enterprise Finance Agency ( sefa ) & Small Enterprise Development Agency ( Seda ). % Consideration and adoption of minutes. % Productive Credit and Economic Growth: The role of the Banking, Credit Providers and DFI Sector in granting Access to Credit. % Consideration and adoption of minutes. % Briefing on the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Small Business Development and the DGRV content by the Department of Small Business Development. % Consideration and adoption of minutes. % Briefing on Project Framework for implementation of recommendations emanating from the North West Oversight Report. % Consideration and adoption of the 2023 Third Term Committee Programme. % Consideration and adoption of Committee Minutes. % Briefing by the Department of Small Business Development on the proposed National Small Enterprise Amendment bill referred to the Speaker of Parliament in June 2023. % Committee resolution Re: the Committee vs the Executive bill and deliberations in relation to Rule 277. % Consideration and adoption of Committee Minutes. % Briefing by the Department and entities on their 2023/24 First Quarter Performance Reports. % Consideration and adoption of Committee Minutes. % Briefing on plans and progress made in addressing recommendations of the North West Oversight Report. % Consideration and adoption of the Germany Study Visit Report. % Study Tours to Germany.

24 May 2023

31 May 2023

7 June 2023

14 June 2023

24 June 2023

30 August 2023

6 September 2023

13 September 2023

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