SMME Opportunities within the LEIP
Light Industrial Manufacturing will Beneficiate Heavy Industrial Products and Recycled Waste for SADC Export and Local Sales:
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Aluminium Door and Window Manufacturing: Recycled metals and cans
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Awning Manufacturing: Recycled metals and plastics
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Custom Doors & Windows: Business and residential
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Demolition & Recycling Service: Waste and reject products
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Gates: Metal & wooden gates for businesses & residential
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Light Metal Manufacturing: Small parts machining
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Light Wood manufacturing: Wood-panel products, office furniture, kitchen cupboards
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Packaging and Packing Crates: Custom packaging,packing crates,pallets
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Patio Furniture Manufacturing: Plastic and metal furniture
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Plastic Moulding and Extrusions: Brackets and parts, pipes,cables, large & small containers
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Plastic; Wooden and Metal Customised Signs & Number Plates: Businesses & residential
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Scrap Metals: Recycling & sales
Other Essential Services and Support Industries will be Located Within LEIP’S SMME Sector:
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Welding Services: Specialised & general welding
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Business Support Services: Legal; commercial; environmental; auditing; reporting
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Transportation and Logistics: Employee transportation; rental vehicles; supplies and products
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Recruitment & Placement Office: Job openings; job applicants; labour management
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Warehousing:Storage; management; and shipping
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Dining Facilities: Business cafeterias; conference rooms & cafes
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Drainage Installation & Repairs: Business & residential infrastructure
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Day Care Centre: Business & residential customers
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Eco-tourism Area: Management of the Nature Reserve and Chalets
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Gym and Spa Centre: Employees could benefit from a LEIP based gym and spa centre
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Information Technology: Computers,communications and IT Support
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Maintenance Services: Heavy and light industrial maintenance
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Marketing and Logistics: To facilitate the sale of manufactured and processed goods
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Procurement Services: Bulk purchases of office supplies, equipment and common supplies
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Product Assembly Service: For LEIP manufacturing enterprises
The following support provided to SMMEs by the LEIP Enterprise Development Centre
A Key Focus of the LEIP will be the Enterprise Development Centre, which will provide meaningfull support for new start-up SMMEs:
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Venture financing; marketing; accounting; organisation design
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Legal; secretarial; bookkeeping services; office and telecommunications equipment
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Shared facilities enabling collaboration among businesses
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Timely information on markets
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Training in business basics
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Mentoring from established businesses
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Access to suitable and clean technologies
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Access to skilled people to work in the SMMEs at sustainable wage rates
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Access to customers within the LEIP