The Black Business Supplier Development Programme

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The Black Business Supplier Development Programme (BBSDP) was introduced in 2002 to address the constraints that many black-owned small enterprises faced in participating in the mainstream economy. The usual constraints were that these enterprises had limited access to competitive markets, that most of their products could not meet the required quality standards, and that most lacked the management skills to operate growing enterprises.

The programme started as a pilot project under the auspices of the World Bank and was taken over by the Department of Trade and lndustiy (the dti) after its inception. the dti is re-launching the programme with the aim of reaching more entrepreneurs, broadening the activities eligible for assistance, and increasing the level of funding support in order to achieve higher impact on targeted enterprises.

The BBSDP provides a matching grant to enterprises to assist them in improving their competitiveness, through for instance upgrading managerial capabilities, market development and quality improvement projects. There are already a variety of support measures available through the dti and its agencies that would complement the roll-out of BBSDP. I encourage entrepreneurs to make use of this facility and to grow their businesses to their full potential.

BBSDP APPLICATION FORM.pdf BBSDP GUIDELINES.pdf DIRECTORY OF SERVICES.docx SCHEDULE OF APPLICABLE TERMS.pdf