David Marobe One of the surest ways to grow an inclusive economy and realise the goals set out in the 2030 National Development Plan is by investing in entrepreneurs, who are critical to the development and well-being of any society. Government and the private sector need to work together to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and can best do so by not only having procurement set-asides but efficiently implementing these as well and providing targeted technical assistance. This is according to David Morobe, Regional General Manager at Business Partners Limited (BUSINESS/PARTNERS) , who believes that SMEs have the ability to scale up to Government’s and private sector’s procurement demands when given the opportunity and necessary guidance. “Procurement preference is a well-recognised source of SME support, however, there is a perception that SMEs are risky and unreliable suppliers, or that they don’t have capacity or the capabilities to supply according to set requireme...