NMMU BUSINESS SCHOOL AND SEDA HOST BRIEFING SESSION ON TAX FOR EASTERN CAPE ENTREPRENEURS AND CO-OPERATIVES

NMMU Business School, in collaboration with the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), assisted local co-operatives and entrepreneurs throughout the Eastern Cape with an essential SARS and tax briefing information session on 11 July 2012.  

NMMU Business School and SEDA welcomed SARS representatives who made a presentation around tax compliance, submissions and returns to entrepreneurs and co-operatives. 

“The Small Enterprise Development Agency is continually pursuing an admirable mission to support and develop small enterprises, ensuring their growth and sustainability,” said Linda Adams from NMMU Business School’s SMME and Entrepreneurship division.

“The NMMU Business School is proud to be associated with SEDA and will continue its support towards local entrepreneurship and development of the Eastern Cape economy,” she said.

NMMU Business School Director, Professor Steve Burgess, added, “Outreach activities such as this reflect the University’s 2020 Vision.  We provide services to hundreds of co-operatives from our walk-in Co-operative Development Centre offices on the Missionvale Campus, thanks to generous support from the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality.” 

“Growing recognition for the importance of micro-enterprise, social entrepreneurship and co-operative business models is encouraging.  There is much to learn about how socially-networked organisations can achieve financial sustainability while doing good in the community—we intend to play our part.”