ETHEKWINI Municipality is inviting small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) to register for a three-day exhibition platform at its first regional Inner and Outer West Regional Business Fair to be held at Hammarsdale Junction on 25 to 27 May.
For the past two decades, eThekwini Municipality has intensified its support to businesses by providing an invaluable platform to showcase and market their products, network and create linkages through the Durban Business Fair (DBF). To further stimulate the growth and sustainability of SMMEs, the Municipality will kick-start the DBF 20-year celebration programme by hosting the first Regional Fair.
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The exhibition platform will include a number of empowerment practices and seminars to be headlined by influential business people. Interested businesses have until 16 May to register for the Inner and Outer West Regional Business Fair. The main Durban Business Fair takes place at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre from 18 to 23 September. Entrepreneurs are urged to also start registering for the main Fair.
According to Mayor Zandile Gumede, this year is all about celebrating the positive impact the Fair has had on emerging businesses.
“The Fair has become a key tool for the City to accelerate the development of SMMEs. The fruition of the programme has also attracted global business empowerment events which were hosted alongside with the Fair in the previous years,” she said.
The South and North Regional Fairs will be hosted in July and August respectively and the dates will be communicated closer to the events. Registration fee for SMMEs is R200 and forms are obtainable from the Business Support, Tourism and Markets Unit, 199 Anton Lembede Street formerly known as Smith Street, 7th Floor Embassy Building. Forms are also accessible at the Municipal website: www.durban.gov.za
For further details, contact Fezile Nzuza on 031 311 4500/031 322 9971 or email: Fezile.Nzuza@durban.gov.za.
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