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Samdef offers financial products and services to the emerging and independent media entrepreneurs in Southern Africa. To qualify for our funding, you must be a citizen, resident or in partnership with a citizen of the following Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Before you get started, be clear as to what you want. Preferably, have a knowledge of the media sector you wish to venture into. If yours is a start-up business, it always helps if you have some experience in what you are doing.
Samdef's strategic objective is to provide and facilitate access to affordable financing of the media in the Southern Africa region. We seek to grow existing media and promote the establishment and growth of new media. We focus on the needs of our customers by providing them with services which directly lead to adding value to their businesses.
The provision of loan finance and equity, gives us greater latitude to influence the strategic direction of our investee companies. Our hands on approach enables us to be in constant touch with our clients at all times, thus minimising the risk of failure. We are in a distinctive position to listen to our clients, to offer them better gearing levels and zero in on their specific needs.
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