The task of SSBF is to develop long term cooperation between small and medium sized Swedish and South African enterprises. Exchange of experience between institutions Currently five Swedish institutions have initiated cooperation with South Africa within the areas of foodstuffs, engineering technology, mining and metallurgy, fibres and textiles. The South African cooperating partner is the Council for Science and Industrial Research, CSIR and its various institutions. Start South Sida s global programme Start South is also open to small scale Swedish enterprises which have already found a partner in South Africa. Through Start South, the Swedish enterprise can receive a so called depreciation loan for necessary training inputs and loans for investments in equipment and machinery.
Financing is provided for the Swedish enterprise only.