THE WELL-KNOWN agency bagged the SMMEs Owned by Persons with Disabilities award at the inaugural National Presidential SMME Awards recently.
From public relations to digital disruptions JT Comms have always defied the odds doggedly steering through trying times and flying the flag high for female entrepreneurship.
The Covid-19 pandemic brought the business the same challenges faced by many SMMEs both here and globally.
Owned by the talisman Vanessa Perumal, who unfortunately lost her voice due to rare form of cancer and Laryngectomy, the agency continues to defy the odds and shows despite the hardships good deeds do come through.
“This award is significant not just as a win just for JT Communication Solutions but shows the commitment from our President and the various enabling bodies to align with entrepreneurship as an opportunity to fix South Africa forward,” says Perumal.
“With six million jobs lost during Covid 19 and the highest youth unemployment in the world and our inability to job create. Entrepreneurship is a key driver and we are honoured to be recognised for our contribution in growing the ecosystem for entrepreneurs and showcasing a more positive accurate narrative of the possibilities of aligning synergised networks.
“The more we can tap into enabling legislative frameworks like ESD funding and BBBEE opportunities beyond ticking off boxes, the more we are able to strive to creative transformative economies,” she continues.
The awards formed part of National Presidential SMMEs and Cooperatives Summit and winning SMMEs received cash prizes worth R100 000.00 and access to the Global Entrepreneurship Congress+ Africa which will take place on 13–14 September 2023 in Cape Town.
Other contestants were also awarded on the day.
The awards were made possible by the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and its agencies, the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and in partnership the European Union and 22 On Sloane.
Image (JT Comm boss Vanessa Perumal-left- and other recipients at the awards ceremony).
