{"id":704275,"date":"2023-07-14T13:49:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T11:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=704275"},"modified":"2023-07-14T14:02:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T12:02:12","slug":"join-the-microsoft-emerging-partner-programme-to-accelerate-the-growth-of-your-smme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/704275\/join-the-microsoft-emerging-partner-programme-to-accelerate-the-growth-of-your-smme\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the Microsoft Emerging Partner Programme to accelerate the growth of your SMME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Microsoft Emerging Partner Programme is an Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) B-BBBEE initiative by Microsoft South Africa that supports the development of 100% Black-Owned SMMEs (Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises) in the ICT industry in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This programme aims to identify, recruit, and nurture emerging partners in the Microsoft partner ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/msmea-staging.azurewebsites.net\/SouthAfrica\/blackemergingempowermentprogram\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=July+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply to the Microsoft Emerging Partner Programme.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you build apps or deliver IT services, this programme offers a great opportunity for you to take your small ICT business to the next level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Building a better South Africa<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Microsoft Emerging Partner Programme is focused on offering skills development and building commercial capabilities of its 100% black-owned ICT SMME partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme does this through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instructor-led technical skills training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exam vouchers for Microsoft Certifications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business Development training, mentoring, and coaching<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adoption and Change Management certification programme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funding of Microsoft workloads (subject to budget availability and Scope approval)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme also supports SMMEs to attain Solutions Area Designations. Designations differentiate your business by demonstrating your organisations capabilities in your chosen area of business, with easily identifiable badging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about Microsoft\u2019s Solutions Area Designations here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/assetsprod.microsoft.com\/en-us\/overview-deck-explore-details-about-the-program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Cloud Partner Program<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are six different Solutions Area Designations, and the Emerging Partner Programme will help participating SMMEs attain up to two designations over a period of 24 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to apply<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To participate in the Microsoft Emerging Partner Programme, your company must be a 100% black-owned Exempted Micro Enterprise or Qualifying Small Enterprise (with a turnover below R50 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The owner must have five years of IT experience, and the business must be operational for at least two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A valid B-BBEE ICT Affidavit, CIPC registration certificate, and SARS Tax Pin letter are also required to apply to this programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recruitment for the Microsoft Emerging Partner Programme ends on 21 July 2023 \u2013 so sign up now to take advantage of its powerful benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/msmea-staging.azurewebsites.net\/SouthAfrica\/blackemergingempowermentprogram\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=July+2023\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to apply now.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Microsoft Emerging Partner Programme aims to support and accelerate development of skills and commercial capabilities of 100% Black owned Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises in South Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":704287,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[17875,169],"class_list":["post-704275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-mecer-inter-ed","tag-microsoft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704275"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":704291,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704275\/revisions\/704291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/704287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}