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The Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDFA) was formally established on 1 October 2024 through the merger of sefa, Seda, and the Cooperative Banks Development Agency (CBDA), creating a single integrated agency for MSME support.
Read media releaseSEDFA's Spaza Shop Support Fund provides dedicated financing and business development support to township-based informal retailers, helping them formalise, grow, and compete in the local economy.
Read media releaseThe Youth Challenge Fund (YCF), a partnership between the Minister of Small Business Development and the EU EDSE Support Programme, opens funding for youth-owned start-ups (up to R2 million) and growth enterprises (up to R15 million).
Read media releaseMinister Ndabeni launches Creative Biz Fund to power South Africa’s fashion, music and screen industries.
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