Marion Brauns

Manager: Business Incubation , Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) Technology Programme. Seda is an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

SMME specialist with 19 years experience in the Enterprise Development sector. Establishment and support of Business Incubators for the South African Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) of the Department of Trade and Industry for the past 7yrs. Seeking a challenging medium term contract in the enterprise development space.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
Professional Experience:

• During my employ with Seda, I held an active and direct involvement in incubation. I undertook several international benchmarking and study trips, which allowed me to gain the knowledge required to contribute to the formulation of policies, materials development, systems design and implementation effectively.
• I was responsible for the piloting of new incubators and the roll-out thereof, whilst assisting in the interim management of centres in the absence of Chief Executive Officers.
• My portfolio included the constitution of Boards and the establishment of centres. Tasks involved the design and management of compliance and performance monitoring systems.
• I served as a Director representing the company on various Technology Business Centre Boards.

Education:

Marketing and Business Management
Training of Trainers Programme
Small Business Counselling
Financial Management
Project Management
Management Development Programme

Available for:

  • Being headhunted – make me an offer

Years of Experience:

15-20 years

Highest Qualification:

Diploma

Languages:

English

Nationality:

South Africa

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