In a bid to stimulate local economic growth, the Nelson Mandela Metro has held a Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises summit in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. The summit was looking at empowering local small businesses by bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, and government stakeholders.
Over 350 entrepreneurs gathered to learn about how to access government support, create jobs, and grow their businesses.
Experts shared tips on successfully applying for grants.
MMC for Economic Development, Bassie Kamana says this summit will help small businesses thrive.
"We need to assist our people so that these monies can be used As the government we have to make sure that our people are not going to have black Christmas particularly the African working class because it is them that are suffering the most. Different stakeholders are also here to show small business on how to do applications," says Kamana.
