1. “Turning 8 in ten failures into 8 in ten successes”
Presentation of the GODISA Business Plan and strategy for 2006/7 to the Portfolio Committee on Science & Technology
Charles Wyeth
Jayesh Ravjee
15 March 2006
“Turning 8 in ten failures into 8 in ten successes”

2. Background Established as a Programme in DST in 2000
First centre established in 2001
Registered as a Trust in October 2003
Joint funding initiative between DST, the dti and the EU
Staff appointed during 2004
Listed as a Schedule 3A Public Entity in June 2004
Transfer to dti and incorporation into seda

3. Vision
to become the Centre of Competence in the creation of platforms for developing successful technology – based small enterprises on the African continent

4. Mission
to identify, design, establish and fund platforms for the effective creation, development and support of small enterprises

5. Purpose The GODISA Trust was created for the main purpose of:
Improving enterprise performance and productivity
enhancing technological innovation
Increasing accessibility to, and utility of, technology in small enterprises
Enhancing enterprise profitability and growth
Reducing enterprise failure rates
Improving small enterprise competitiveness

6. What is incubation?
The process of providing a particular entrepreneur/SMME/ business sector with the necessary, infrastructure, services and support to assist that specific entrepreneur/entity/business sector to achieve agreed upon goals and outcomes
Defining Features:
The existence of clearly defined entry and exit criteria
Signed contract between incubator and incubatee

7. Strategic Focus Areas for 06/07
To identify and implement effective TBCs for creating viable technology – based SMMEs
To develop and implement a resourcing strategy for GODISA
To assist existing TBCs to optimise delivery
To fulfil the role of Programme Management Agency for government on the use of funds invested in the respective TBCs
To establish GODISA as a Centre of Compentence in the technology business incubation arena

8. Current TBCs of the GODISA Trust

9. TBCs to be established during 2006/7
3 Technology Incubators
AIDC (Automotive)
Base Metals (Metals Processing)
Platinum (Minerals/metals beneficiation)
1 Technology Demonstration Centre
Essential Oils (Agri - business)
5 Centres to be ‘incorporated’
2 ICT Incubators to be incorporated into GODISA
3 DTI Incubators to be incorporated into GODISA/seda

10. Achievements to date… 176 SMMEs established ’05/06
254 Projects/SMMEs supported ’05/06
1605 Projects/SMMEs supported to date
176 SMMEs established ’05/06
676 SMMEs established to date
850 clients indirectly supported (05/06)

11. Achievements to date… 2004/5 83.9% Survival Rate for SMMEs 2005/6

12. 71% Black – owned businesses established
Achievements to date…
71% Black – owned businesses established

13. 390 Direct and 819 Indirect Jobs Created (05/06)
Achievements to date…
390 Direct and 819 Indirect Jobs Created (05/06)
4790 jobs created to date

14. 65 new SMMEs to be established
Targets for 2006/7…
65 new SMMEs to be established

15. 165 SMMEs to receive direct support
Targets for 2006/7…
165 SMMEs to receive direct support

16. Targets for 2006/7…
340 clients to receive direct support, 440 clients to receive pre-incubation support

17. Targets for 2006/7…

18. Contributing to Economic Development… …one business at a time…
Alucia Ngobeni
Timbali Client
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19. Achievements to date…
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20. Achievements to date…
A kg of unpolished rose quartz retails for R3.50/kg, whereas polished rose quartz retails for R35.50/kg
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21. Contributing to Economic Development… …one business at a time…
Fischer Khambule: SEE South Africa
BTI Client
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22. Contributing to Economic Development… …one business at a time…
Modisane Setlodi
Lucky Seuoe
Mokgatle Maesela
2 Big Mobile Applications (Pty) Ltd
Softstart Client
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23. Contributing to Economic Development… …one business at a time…
Keryn Krause: iSlices
eGoli BIO Client
Hans Pieterson: Infantrust
ACORN Technologies Client
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24. Relevant Budget Items (06/07)…
R24 million committed by DST
R million committed by the dti
An additional amount of R18 million will be transferred to GODISA/seda Technologies when the dti incubators are incorporated
GODISA currently receives R10 million from the dti for the Industrial Centres of Excellence and Special Projects Programme (this amount could increase significantly in the new year)
GODISA has already received R3 million from seda for the establishment of a Platinum Incubator. Similar discussions are underway with various other government departments
Operations budget of just over R5.0 million is 9.9% of total budget
90% of the total GODISA budget will be transferred to the centres
In 2003/4, GODISA disbursed R13 million in the following FY
GODISA has already disbursed all its funding for 2005/6
GODISA has had two completely ‘clean’ audits
Incorporation into seda?????

25. Thank you for your attention
Questions…?