Apply now for City’s popular Smart Supplier Programme

Applications are now open for Cape Town-based businesses to participate in the City’s much-anticipated Smart Supplier Programme. 

The programme, which runs over eight months, aims to support and develop local businesses by equipping them with the skills to work successfully with corporate supply chains. The 2025 edition will take a targeted approach and focus on buyer-seller linkages.

‘This has become one of the most popular courses offered by our Business Hub and last year saw 300 SMMEs take part. Not only do participants get a masterclass in buyer readiness, but they are then able to put those newly acquired skills to the test in a match-up session with potential clients,’ said Alderman James Vos, Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth.

To qualify for the programme, businesses must meet the following criteria:

• Be based in Cape Town and owned by a South African citizen.
• Be in operation for a minimum of 18 months.
• Exempted Micro Enterprises (businesses with an annual turnover of less than R10 million) and Qualifying Small Enterprises (businesses with an annual turnover between R10 million and R50 million).
• Be able to handle increased market demands and must have a competitive advantage in the market they trade in.
• The entrant must be a registered City vendor.
• The entrant must be willing and able to attend online training sessions as well as physical networking buyer matchup sessions.

‘During last year’s sessions, it was wonderful to see how responsive and engaged the participating business owners were to learning and building their brands. And to see them making connections with others across industries and with major corporations was inspiring,’ said Alderman Vos.

To submit your application, fill out your details in the here. Applications close on Friday, 28 February 2025.