Finance and Training Workshop for RECP SMEs

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1 Finance and Training Workshop for RECP SMEs PRETORIA: MAY 2018 AT CSIR EAST LONDON: MAY 2018 AT EAST LONDON IDZ AGENDA OBJECTIVES To share and test the key findings of the Survey with local stakeholders To strengthen the capacity of NCPC-SA on funding facilitation services To initiate the cooperation with strategic partners (Government, Banks and ESCO s) at programme level. PARTICIPANTS Small and medium enterprises (SMEs): Days 1, 2 and 3 Financing institutions (international financing institutions, local banks, etc...): Days 1 (and 2 if possible) Government representatives (Government departments in charge of SMEs or industry, and environment): Days 1 (and 2 if possible) Other relevant partners (technology and services providers like ESCOs for ex.): Days 1 (and 2 if possible)

2 TIME ACTIVITY DAY 1: AWARENESS RAISING AND ADVOCACY ORIENTED SESSIONS (STRATEGIC LEVEL WITH ALL PARTICIPANTS) 08:00 Registration and Refreshments 09:00-10:00 Opening and Introduction 10:00-10:15 MORNING TEA Presentation from UNIDO (Mandate, RECP Programme and RECPnet) (15 Min) Presentation from the NCPC-SA (background on RECP initiatives and projects in the country) (15 Min) Presentation from EY (objective and scope of the work, approach and planning) (15 Min) 10:15-12:30 Illustrations, presentations and debates Illustrations and presentations from government - Importance for the government to create sustainable business through SMEs - Perception of current issues for promoting investments in SMEs or RECP projects - Current incentives provided by the government (subsidies / taxes / communication / training) to promote RECP projects or investments in SMEs - Role / strategy of the government reinforce this enabling environment Illustrations and presentations from industry representatives (e.g. associations) - Role of industry or SME associations to facilitate investing in SMEs / RECP projects - Feedback on the main difficulties faced by SMEs to get financing for RECP projects (identification of financial sources, development of bankable projects ) - Presentation of types of RECP projects that currently cannot be financed currently (due to the sector, the type of project, the profitability of the project) - Needs to facilitate the financing of RECP projects (technical assistance, capacity building) 12:30-13:30 LUNCH 13:30-15 :30 Illustrations, presentations and debates Illustrations and presentations from Financial institutions and Banks (presentation of existing programs and strategies) - Feedback of the main difficulties faced by financial Page 2

3 TIME ACTIVITY institutions to invest in RECP projects or SMEs (identification of projects, risks, lack of documentation ) - Presentation of existing financial instruments that are / could be mobilized by SMEs to invest in RECP projects - Outlook and current trends regarding investments in RECP projects or SMEs (development of new financial instruments, priorities in terms of industrial sector ) - Needs to facilitate investments in SMEs RECP projects (enabling environment, intermediary, partnerships between IFIs and local banks) - 15:30 15:45 AFTERNOON TEA 15 :45 16 :30 Conclusions EY presentation on the key findings of the primer: - Main challenges for financing RECP projects - Solutions for financing RECP projects (in general, and in the country) - Role of NCPCs for facilitating the financing of RECP projects (and introduction of the databases and tools elaborated by EY Survey (answer to the questions related to satisfaction, and collect of the paper) Conclusions and presentation of the 2 nd day program, by NCPC and UNIDO 16:30-17:00 Informal exchange on the projects presented by the participants Page 3

4 DAY2 : AWARENESS RAISING AND ADVOCACY ORIENTED SESSIONS (STRATEGIC LEVEL WITH ALL PARTICIPANTS) Note: Every Industry delegate will give short introductory presentation about the company profile and initiatives taken by them before visit of those particular industries. (Transportation will be arranged by NCPC-SA) 09:00 11:00 Illustrations of success stories Presentations of RECP projects by SMEs: - Description of the project (technical description, initial economic assessment, expected results, etc...); - Main steps for identifying, preparing and developing the project (actors involved, main difficulties, etc...) - Outcomes of the project (pay-back time, environmental impact, etc...); Exchange of concert and good local practices and lessons learned 11:00-11:15 MORNING TEA 11:15-17:00 One or two site visits Transportation to the site Presentation of the site visited (by the SME involved): - Presentation of the project (technical description, initial economic assessment, expected results, etc...); - Main steps for identifying, preparing and developing the project (actors involved, main difficulties, etc...) - Outcomes of the project (pay-back time, environmental impact, etc...); Exchange of concert and good local practices and lessons learned Conclusions (how to improve access to finance, reliability of the initial economic assessment, how to replicate this kind of project, etc...) Page 4

5 DAY 3: PREPARATION OF BANKABLE RECP PROJECTS (TECHNICAL ORIENTED TRAINING SESSION WITH SMES AND NCPC-SA TRAIN THE TRAINERS) 08:30 09:00 Registration and Refreshments 09:00-10:00 Role of NCPC-SA for facilitating financing RECP projects UNIDO presentation: towards Centres of Excellence EY presentation: recommendations on the role of NCPCs (chapter 3) 10:00 10:15 MORNING TEA 10:15 12:00 Presentation and test of tools and databases EY presentation on the financial sources database (chapter 4) and test EY presentation on the RECP project database (chapter 5) and test EY presentation on the checklist and the timetable (chapter 6) and test EY presentation on the project fiche and the business plan (chapter 6) and test 12:00-12:45 LUNCH 12:45-15:45 Economic assessment Introduction to the dummy case (EY) Exercises to perform economic assessments (based on the dummy case) 15:45-16:00 AFTERNOON TEA 16:00 16:30 Conclusions Conclusions from NCPC-SA and UNIDO Evaluation of the training sessions Page 5