Programme of Events 2011
Day 1: Monday 21 November 2011
13:00 –Arrival of Delegates and registration
17:00 –Registration closes
18:00 –Networking cocktail Sponsored by (Open for Sponsorship)
Day 2: Tuesday 22 November 2011
Mr Tom Boya – Programme Director
08:00 Registration and Exhibition Walkthrough
09:15 Welcome Address Programme Director – Mr Tom Boya
09:30 Official welcome:Mayor: Capricorn District
09:45 Opening Speech
10:00 TEA BREAK
10:30 Entrepreneurship Development in Africa - EAC / SADC
11:00 SME Development SA Experience - IDC / NEF
11:15 Private Sector and SME Development in Africa
11:30 A Presentation from the Ministry of SMEs Zimbabwe
11:45 Africa's strategy for the Development of SME - WORLD BANK
12:00 Breakaway sessions
Session 1: Record keeping - Accounting Firms
Session 2: Funding and Finance for SME in Africa
13:00 LUNCH
14:45 A Panel Discussion - Gender Empowerment and SME Development - UNIFERM / NEPAD / NYDA / SADC / SAWEN
15:30 COFFEE AND NETWORKING SESSIONS
18:30 Networking Dinner(Open)
Day 3: Wednesday 23 November 2011
08:00 Registration open and Exhibition Walkthrough
09:00 Powerful Sales, Business Development and Marketing Tips – Bill Gibson International Speaker, Author and Trainer
09:30 A National Strategy for the Development of small businesses in South Africa(DTI)
09:45 resentation – Financial and Business Planning for SMEs
10:00 Solutions for Growing Businesses Entering the Mobile Era - MTN / VODACOM
10:30 TEA BREAK(Press Conference)
11:00 Mentoring and Technical Assistant
11:15 Presentation – Business through Mobile technology
11:30 A Presentation Policy vs SME Development in Africa
11:45 A Panel Discussion- Taxation Policy frameworks for Small Businesses(Representatives from (SARS / ZRA / BURS / ZIMRA)
13:20 LUNCH
14:20 - 17:00 Breakaway sessions:
- Breakaway Session 3: Import and Export
- Breakaway Session 4: The power of E-Commerce
