Local Economic Development
Contact: M. Segoa
015 290 2008
Local Economic Developmet (LED) is tasked with working with local businesses, communities and other stakeholders in creating a conducive environment for the local economy to grow.
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE
- Enhance Polokwane Municipality’s environment for business growth and expansion
- Promote SMME development
- Promote Polokwane Municipality as a destination for businesses, workers and tourists
- Provide easier access to government services for the business community
- Increase community capacity to partner with government for long-term economic viability
- Hawker management
- Development of trading by-laws and policies to regulate the business environment of the municipality
PROJECTS
- Itsoseng Entrepreneurial Center
- Cluster Incubation Projects
- Financial, Technical and Business Management Skills offered
- Pilot Car wash
- Cooperatives Development Strategy
- Agricultural Development Strategy
- Emerging farmer support programme: land reform projects
- Feasibility study for the establishment of a Training Institute
- Establishment of a Training Institute (in partnership with the City of Reggio Emilia)
- Implementation of emerging contractor programme in line with EPWP
- Skills development strategy
- Accreditation of the Centre as training centre
- Provision of support to community initiatives
- Capacity building for Hawkers stalls Tenants and other Hawkers
- LED Forum
- Technical Committee LED Forum
- Investment promotion strategy and marketing plan
- Business Retention and Expansion
- Marketing Polokwane as investment and tourism destination
- Urban renewal programme
- Economic Development Summit
- Trade Mission
- Polokwane Tourism Information Office
- Tourism growth strategy
- Community tourism association
- Feasibility Study to establish Polokwane International Coaching Centre
- Rural Development Strategy
- Study on performance of the local Economy and Investment Trends
- 2010 Readiness programme
- 2010 Volunteers
- Tourism Information Centre