KwaZulu-Natal Business 2016-17 edition
The 2016-17 edition of KwaZulu-Natal Business is the eighth issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2008, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The province is unique in terms of its abundant natural and human resources, and is also one of the key drivers behind the South African economy. To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition of the magazine (15 000 copies), the full content can also be viewed online at www.kwazulunatalbusiness.co.za. Updated information on KwaZulu-Natal is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at www.globalafricanetwork.com, in addition to our other business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces, complemented by our flagship publication, South African Business.
The 2016-17 edition of KwaZulu-Natal Business is the eighth issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2008, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.
The province is unique in terms of its abundant natural and human resources, and is also one of the key drivers behind the South African economy.
To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition of the magazine (15 000 copies), the full content can also be viewed online at www.kwazulunatalbusiness.co.za.
Updated information on KwaZulu-Natal is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at www.globalafricanetwork.com, in addition to our other business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces, complemented by our flagship publication, South African Business.
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PROFILE<br />
Somta Tools, a cutting tool manufacturer in Pietermaritzburg.<br />
Forward planning<br />
The IDC has identified numerous projects across the<br />
entire province as possible funding opportunities to<br />
be pursued within the coming months.<br />
“We will continue to partner with local and provincial<br />
government, organised business, chambers of commerce<br />
and other provincial development finance<br />
institutions to provide funding for businesses,” says<br />
Moodley. Consequently, he is confident that the<br />
IDC’s strategy of proactively identifying and funding<br />
high-impact projects in KZN, using the organisation’s<br />
diverse industry expertise, will bear fruit in<br />
creating viable industries.<br />
Sector-specific workshops, presentations, training<br />
and coaching consultants who work closely with<br />
the IDC’s KZN office, further strengthens the corporation's<br />
partnerships.<br />
Another key focus for the IDC in KZN is to support<br />
women and the youth entrepreneurs in the<br />
province.<br />
“Our focus is definitely geared to getting more<br />
women and young people into the mainstream<br />
economic activities of the economy. We have<br />
various initiatives within the IDC to assist women-<br />
and youth-owned businesses to<br />
enable them to access funding<br />
from the IDC. In addition, the<br />
IDC provides business support<br />
to offer guidance on essential<br />
business skills to its clients. This<br />
support is available during the<br />
pre- and post-approval stages<br />
and includes assistance to distressed<br />
clients,” says Moodley.<br />
Working with the National Youth<br />
Development Agency (NYDA)<br />
and other stakeholders enables<br />
us to identify business opportunities<br />
to assist emerging young<br />
entrepreneurs to access funding<br />
from the IDC,” he adds.<br />
“We welcome all stakeholders to engage with<br />
the IDC in <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong>, at any of our offices in<br />
Durban, Pietermaritzburg or Richards Bay. We have a<br />
team of highly skilled and dedicated staff with vast<br />
experience, who are committed to fulfilling the<br />
IDC's mandate of driving industrial development<br />
and job creation and growing the local economy.”<br />
CONTACT INFO<br />
<strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong>: Durban<br />
Physical address: Suite 2101,<br />
21st Floor, The Embassy Building,<br />
199 Anton Lembede Street, Durban<br />
Postal address: PO Box 2411, Durban 4000<br />
Tel: 031 337 4455 | Fax: 031 337 4790<br />
<strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong>: Pietermaritzburg<br />
Physical address: 1st Floor, ABSA Building,<br />
15 Chatterton Road, Pietermaritzburg<br />
Postal address: PO Box 2411, Durban 4000<br />
Tel: 033 328 2560 | Fax: 033 342 5341<br />
Email: callcentre@idc.co.za<br />
Website: www.idc.co.za<br />
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