Pretoria - The Deputy Minister of Small Business Development, Elizabeth Thabethe, will address the 19th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit in New York, on Thursday.
The Deputy Minister is also expected to address the South Africa–US Business Forum as part of the summit programme, which started on Tuesday and ends on Thursday.
Deputy Minister Thabethe will also participate in various commissions during the summit, with a particular interest on opportunities and support for small to medium enterprises.
The South Africa-US Business-2-Business forum offers American and South African investors, businesses and government officials a rich interactive opportunity to directly engage one another in this business conducive environment.
At the summit, business executives will present their interests and engage directly with complementing investors and potential business partners. Participants will be able to exchange ideas, create connections and ask conference speakers questions of their interest.
Deputy Minister Thabethe said this year’s theme of the summit is ‘New paradigm - Access to opportunity’.
“This platform is critical for both established and emerging entrepreneurs because it is without doubt that as we bring foreign investments into the country, increased local production and economic growth is inevitable and jobs will be created.” – SAnews.gov.za
