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JCCI/CITY OF JOBURG EXPORTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME – PHASE 2 FOR 2023/2024 (Group 1 and 2)
PURPOSE:
JOHANNESBURG TRADE COUNCIL (JTC) TO DEVELOP AND CAPACITATE EMERGING EXPORTERS
City of Johannesburg’s Trade and Investment unit and the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), an instrumental partner in the establishment of the Export Development and Capacitation programme. The SMMEs had taken time and effort to understand the export processes, further growing their businesses.
In a low-growth economy, COJ Trade and Investment and JCCI identified a need to establish a Trade Council to develop a streamlined approach towards export development and export promotion activities to enhance the City’s export and global competitiveness, contributing towards the City’s long-term economic growth.
The primary objective of the Trade Council was to establish and create an enabling environment for exports and reduce any barriers to economic growth by providing support to SMMEs looking at increasing their exports. The Trade Council does not operate solely in achieving this outcome; however, it works closely in collaboration with relevant industry associations, financial services institutions, and chambers to ensure synergy in activities that capacitate COJ based businesses especially SMMEs.
So far close to 150 SMEs have participated in this programme. It is now time to showcase, connect and celebrate. To this purpose, COJ Trade and Investment and JCCI are hosting a Graduation Ceremony for this SMMEs on the 26th of July 2024 at the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) offices at 7th Floor, JCCI House, 27 Owl Street (Cor Empire Road), Milpark
OVERVIEW:
The JCCI/COJ Exporter Development programme is a 1-year export incubation program for SMEs in South Africa, in which the entrepreneurs are equipped with the necessary knowledge, expertise and skills, required to effectively export South African products to other international markets. The entrepreneurs are given exposure to both inward and outward trade missions, and a variety of other trade events that we host at the Chamber throughout the year.
CALL OUT INVITE: sent out to JCCI and other networks.
SHORTLISTING: conducted internally
INTERVIEWS: conducted internally
Once all this has been completed, we then launch the programme with the stakeholders.
NUMBER OF SMEs: 81 active participants
For Group 1 we have 40 participants started training on the 10th of October 2023.
For Group 2 we have 41 participants who started training on the 25th of January 2024.
TRAININGS INCLUDED:
| 1. | BASELINE ASSEMENTS |
| 2. | EXECUTIVE LIFE COACHING |
| 3. | EFFECTIVE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION FOR SMEs |
| 4. | FUNDAMENTALS OF CUSTOMER CARE TRAINING |
| 5. | INTRODUCTION TO STOCK INVENTORY MANAGEMENT |
| 6. | EXPORT READINESS TRAINING – 16 MODULES |
| 7. | FINANCIAL SKILLS TRAINING – 6 MODULES |
| 8. | SPRECIAL TRAINING1-day E-Commerce and Marketplace Training |
| 9. | ADVANCE TRAINING FOR DIAMONDS |
| 10. | EXHIBITION FOR SMEs TO SHOWCASE THEIR PRODUCTS |
| 11. | BUSINESS MENTORSHIP |
| 12. | MARKET RESEARCH |
GRADUATION: 26 JULY 2024 and 65 participants will be graduating.
ADVANCE TRAINING FOR ACCESS TO MARKETS – AUGUST 2024
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