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Programmes in Western Cape

• Agricultural Programmes
  • Agricultural Business Support Service
  • Young Professional Programme
  • Agri-Renaissance Project
  • Useful Government contact numbers
• Tourism and Cultural Programmes
  • Tourism Business Development Unit
  • Bontebok PEP
  • Arts and Culture Projects
  • Funding for Arts and Culture projects
  • More useful contacts
• Small Busines Support
  • The Red Door Small Business Advice
  • The West Coast Business Centre (Red Door)
  • South African Women in Construction (SAWIC)
  • Useful contacts to promote small business
• Thusong Centres

Agricultural Programmes

Agricultural Business Support Service

The Agricultural Business Support Service gives support, training and information to all farmers. It will also help you to start a co-operative.

Contact the Agricultural Business Support Service: 021 808 5111/808 5013

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Young Professional Programme

Honours students from previously disadvantaged backgrounds, who have a degree related to Agriculture, are welcome to apply to this programme. Successful applicants will be given the opportunity to gain valuable research and practical experience and training in Agriculture, while earning themselves a Masters degree.

Contact the Young Professional Programme: 021 808 5213

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Agri-Renaissance Project

This project was started to build up small farms in the Cape Winelands District. It is a programme in which a group of committed people share their various resources with one another whether it be knowledge, technology or maintenance of technology in order to grow their businesses.

Contact the Agri-Renaissance Project: 021 888 5808
Contact the Department of Agriculture: 021 808 5004

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Useful Government contact numbers

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Tourism and Cultural Programmes

Tourism Business Development Unit

The Tourism Business Development Unit gives advice and support to people from historically disadvantaged backgrounds wanting to start their own tourism business. The services they offer includes

• Training, guidance, mentoring and skills transfer programmes.
• Help in reaching business goals by linking people with possible tourism, finance, and partnership opportunities.
• Help by linking people to the greater tourism industry.

Contact the Tourism Business Development Unit: 021 483 8726

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Bontebok PEP

This project focuses on the improvement of the Bontebok National Park by the upgrading of its outer fence, the existing rest camp, the camping and caravan site, as well as the construction of a new road to the park. The project is also aimed at rehabilitating previously disturbed lands by removing unwanted structures and carrying out erosion control measures.

Contact Bontebok PEP: 021 685 2016/028 514 1432

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Arts and Culture Projects

Project Funding for the Development of Cultural and Heritage Tourism: Cultural organisations are welcome to apply for grants from this fund. Yearly grants are available for ongoing projects, while once-off grants are given for projects that run for a limited period only.

Contact: 021 337 8001 / 0860 142 142

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More useful contacts

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Funding for Arts and Culture projects focusing on the development of material dealing with local issues and history is available from the following organisations

• The Artscape Resource Centre: The Artscape Resource Centre is there for people starting out in the arts industry. It is an internship/mentoring programme which offers skills and knowledge in arts management.
  Contact: 021 410 9917
  
  
• The Western Cape Cultural Commission (WCCC)
  Contact: 021 483 9717
  
  
• Jikeleza: Jikeleza teaches children from historically disadvantaged backgrounds to dance. Dance forms taught are African, Spanish and Contemporary dance, as well as ballet.
  Contact: 021 434 3100
  
  
• Funding for projects that promote, preserve and develop culture and heritage: Funding is given yearly to cultural organisations. Applications are to be handed in by 31 March of each year.
  Contact: 021 337 8001
  
  
• Brawam-Siswam (Brother-Sister project at UWC): This programme is run in the Cape Flats of Cape Town. It is a lifeskills programme, which involves the mentoring and coaching of 400 Grade 9 high school learners from 24 different schools by 200 students of the University of the Western Cape.
  Contact: 021 959 3589/90
  
  
• Support for musicians in the Western Cape: In the field of Music and Arts it can sometimes be difficult to make a living. This organisation helps musicians in need with funding and training.
  Contact: 021 483 9722

To find out more about any of these projects, call: 0860 142 142

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Small Busines Support

The Red Door Small Business Advice

The Red Door Centres help new and existing businesses with all aspects of small business development by providing business advice and mentoring, such as how to:

• Write a business plan
• Identify and fix the weak points in your business
• Find access to finance
• Get affordable support from a network of business service providers
• Find accountants and lawyers
• Apply for and win government tenders
• Find out about government incentives
• Find out about client relations, marketing and research
• Import and export.

They also offer facilities such as:

• Internet access
• Small conference rooms
• Ongoing access to mentors
• Community entrepreneurship outreach programmes to the youth, women, emerging farmers and people with disabilities.

Contact Red Door: 021 483 2628
Contact the Department of Trade and Industry: 021 480 8050

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The West Coast Business Centre (Red Door)

There are areas along the West Coast which are still under-developed, but which have much potential for economic growth. The West Coast Business Centre helps people living in these areas with information on training, mentoring and procurement in order to address development.

Contact Red Door: 022 714 1731

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South African Women in Construction (SAWIC)

SAWIC helps women to get involved in construction, specifically in road construction and maintenance, and in public works. The programme also offers bursaries and development learnerships for contractors.

Contact SAWIC: 021 387 4878 or 0800 778 226
Contact the Department of Transport and Public Works: 021 483 8956

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Useful contacts to promote small business

Thusong Centres

Website: www.thusong.gov.za

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Last modified: 19 September 2008 13:12:53.