08 Oct 2024

Countrywide entrepreneurial campaign by the Ministry of Entrepreneurship in collaboration with its State-Owned Enterprises; Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA), Botswana Meat Commission, Botswana Marketing Board (BAMB) and the Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) kick started this month.

A press release from the ministry states that the campaign is set to raise awareness of policies and programmes focused on citizen empowerment, inculcating an entrepreneurial spirit, supporting and fostering entrepreneurship.

The release further says the inaugural phase of the roadshow will take place in Tsabong from October 9- 10 and will be officiated by Minister Karabo Gare. Additional locations will be announced in due course.

According to the release, the campaign will feature both the district entrepreneurial workshops and seminars as well as mall activations. The target audience is diverse and it includes established and aspiring entrepreneurs, the elderly, and community leaders, youth, women and students.

The entrepreneurship ministry was established in 2022 as part of the rationalisation of government and state owned enterprise to create a cohesive and holistic ecosystem supportive of the growth of enterprise in Botswana.

The ministry is tasked with facilitating the unlocking of opportunities for new high growth companies, fostering a thriving entrepreneurial environment, identification of new sectors to drive growth, innovation-driven enterprise, job creation and export diversification. ENDS