More South Africans want to start or expand their own businesses, but their dreams often come to nought when they cannot find finance. Entrepreneurs are screaming out for finance and the government has responded by pushing state-owned funding institutions to increase lending to business owners. The cabinet portfolio committee is reviewing the development institutions to improve understanding of how to sustainably grant more loans. The national treasury is co-ordinating the review of the National Empowerment Fund, Industrial Development Corporation and Khula Enterprise Finance.

I'm Glad for the NEF and other funding bodies. You guy's see the need for woman like me and others.I have the opportunity to buy an exiting engineering company and with your help and my experties and my background of being an HDI woman i can bring the unemployment down and build a successful woman owned engineering company.

Firstly,I thank DTI for ensuring that IDC & KHULA open their offices in Polokwane.I would like to see the same to happen with NEF.Secondly,I request that IDC should spread their massive financial wings in order to finance agricultural enterprises,particularly,the start-ups,without any limitations.Agricultural businesses,in general,have great potential in job creation & poverty eradication.Thanx