UWC Entrepreneurship Development
The Institute for Small Business became the Entrepreneurship Development Unit to coordinate research, training and consulting which focuses on supporting SME service providers and developing the small to medium enterprise sector.
Objectives
In pursuit of its objectives, the EDU seeks to:
-Develop the management potential and capability of SMEs;
-Enhance enterprise performance and competitiveness;
-Build capacity of service providers in the SME sector; and,
- Enhance understanding and expertise of the SME sector
Activities
Given its position in service delivery to the SME sector, the EDU focuses on three primary areas of service provision:
1. Education and Training:
- Graduate programmes in enterprise management
- Certificate programmes and short courses in SME management
- Capacity building programmes
- Project evaluation
- Business management
- Applied research initiated and facilitated in the SME sectorSource: www.uwc.ac.za 
University of Western Cape (Owner)
