MTN empowers SMMEs with business skills

This was after an intense year of a curriculum packed with theory and practical business knowledge, which attracted small, medium and cicro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) which focused on developing mobile apps that pertained to community building and film production.

The programme has a two-pronged approach that delivers a series of lectures dedicated to enabling the development of SMMEs through educating them on the processes and governance needed to run a business, such as learning how to compile compliance documents, develop business and marketing plans as well as funding proposals.

The programme also facilitates the enhancement of the chosen skills and services of the selected SMMEs. Additionally, quarterly workshops were organised to assist the entrepreneurs in improving their skills and understanding of finance and accounting, compliance, funding and marketing.

The rigorous selection process kicked-off in January this year in Gauteng, and after two weeks of intense interviews, the selection panel selected the candidates to be to be part of this programme.

Among those selected were the group from Alexandra which included Thabo Khanyile and Collen Matodzi of Dreams Come Tue Technology (DCT Tech) based in 3rd Avenue.

“Programmes such as ABDP support our strategic intent of creating sustainable value for our stakeholders as well as developing a force of entrepreneurs who have the right skill set to grow their business, contribute to the growth of the economy and create much-needed jobs,” said Kusile Mthunzi-Hairwadzi, general manager of the MTN SA Foundation at the graduation ceremony.

“It has always been MTN SA Foundation’s dream to establish enabling environments that allow entrepreneurs as well as SMMEs to thrive in the communities they operate in,” she said.

Mthunzi-Hairwadzi said the foundation would register the graduate’s SMMEs as preferred suppliers on their database.

Details: Bridget Bhengu 083 212 1964; Bhengu_b@mtn.co.za