Dear Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development,

I write this message to let you know how difficult we as small /emerging business do we encounter when we apply for funding in SEFA.my application for funding was handed in the SEFA offices in Rustenburg in 2018 September.I have been granted the supply agreement to supply SIR FRUIT with 900 tons of oranges and lemons starting from May 2019.the business plan together with all the supporting document were handed in.By my surprise the officer went to verify the agreement on August 2019 with SIR FRUIT after i complained to the complain office of SEFA. I am attaching the burdens they want me to furnish to them. SEFA failed me to deliver.please help small business especially in rural areas.