Gauteng Business 2016 edition
The 2016 edition of the Gauteng Business and Investment Guide is the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). In addition to detailed profiles of key provincial organisations, including the GGDA, the Automotive Industry Development Corporation Centre (AIDC), the Gauteng Investment Centre, the Gauteng IDZ, the Gauteng ICT Park SEZ and Constitution Hill, this edition includes well-researched economic and demographic data on the province, as well as insights into the province’s five development corridors and the new industries and development nodes in these corridors; a focus on Gauteng as a global city region; and key growth sectors for the province.
The 2016 edition of the Gauteng Business and Investment Guide is the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). In addition to detailed profiles of key provincial organisations, including the GGDA, the Automotive Industry Development Corporation Centre (AIDC), the Gauteng Investment Centre, the Gauteng IDZ, the Gauteng ICT Park SEZ and Constitution Hill, this edition includes well-researched economic and demographic data on the province, as well as insights into the province’s five development corridors and the new industries and development nodes in these corridors; a focus on Gauteng as a global city region; and key growth sectors for the province.
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Entrepreneurship...<br />
Entrepreneurship has been widely acknowledged as<br />
a fulfilling, yet challenging space to operate in. These<br />
challenges create a fear of failure on many aspiring<br />
entrepreneurs in South Africa, and as a result we tend<br />
to have a relatively low level of entrepreneurial activity<br />
in South Africa. The Department of Small Busines<br />
Development and its agencies, Sefa and Seda, and<br />
numerous other organisations involved in small enterprise<br />
development, play a huge role in helping entrepreneurs<br />
navigate this challenging environment.<br />
One prevailing characteristic of the South African small<br />
enterprise sector is the tendency of people that start<br />
small enterprises in sectors with high levels of activity<br />
and competition instead of pioneering and starting<br />
ancillary sectors that can benefit from the dominant<br />
sector. This tendency can be attributed to numerous<br />
factors, such as access to information on emerging<br />
trends and opportunities, innovative capabilities, etc.<br />
One opportunity that is worth exploring is how we as a<br />
country can commercialise the research and innovation<br />
that is done by individuals and research institutions<br />
throughout the country.<br />
Seda, with its network of 55 branches in areas as diverse<br />
as Pretoria in <strong>Gauteng</strong>, Bloemfontein in the Free State,<br />
Jane Furse in Limpopo, Khayelitsha in the Western Cape<br />
and Mount Ayliff in the Eastern Cape, is well positioned<br />
to provide appropriate and needs based support to small
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