By the Small Business Act (SBA), the Local Enterprise Authority’s mandate is to promote entrepreneurship and develop the Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs).
The Authority’s key deliverables as per the SBA are summarized as follows:
- Promotion of citizen entrepreneurship;
- Further diversification of the economy;
- Promotion of exports;
- Development of a competitive SMME community;
- Creation of sustainable employment opportunities;
- Promotion of development of vertical integration and the horizontal linkages; between SMMEs and primary industries in agriculture, services, manufacturing and tourism;
- Improved efficiency in the delivery of services to business;
- Promotion of business linkages between small and large enterprises.
LEA has an extensive countrywide footprint of 13 branch offices country-wide, located in Gaborone, Francistown, Ghanzi, Kanye, Kasane , Masunga, Maun, Pilane, Molepolole, Ramotswa, Selibe-Phikwe, Serowe, and Tsabong. In addition, the Authority has two satellite offices in Hukuntsi and Letlhakane offer business development and support services to Kgalagadi North and Boteti region citizens, respectively. Furthermore, LEA operates five Incubation Centres that provide shared facilities, subsidized business operational space, business, and technical skills acquisitions, and technology support to accelerate the growth of the incubated enterprises.
The LEA Incubators: • Francistown Industrial Business Incubator • Leather Industries Incubator in Gaborone • Glen Valley Horticulture Incubator in Gaborone • Pilane Multi-Purpose Business Incubator • Kutla Incubation Centre in Gaborone.
Gaborone Head Office:
Physical Address:
Tel: +267 364 4000/ 397 3022/ 3 644 000/ 3 644 001
Ramotswa Branch:
Physical Address:
Plot 2142, Goora, Dimpe Ward
Ramotswa, Botswana
Postal Address:
Private Bag 00321
Ramotswa, Botswana
Tel: +267 539 1075
Fax: +267 395 7858
Palapye Branch:
Physical Address:
Plot 19668, Unit 9
Lotsane Junction Mall
Postal Address:
Private Bag PTA 2 POTA
Palapye, Botswana
Tel: +267 4632071
Letlhakane Branch:
Physical Address:
Plot 10297, Mokgobelele
Letlhakane, Botswana
Postal Address:
Private Bag 70
Letlhakane, Botswana
Tel: +267 297 8780
Fax: +267 297 8280
Kanye Branch:
Physical Address:
Tribal Lot 1274
Mahube Ward
Kanye, Botswana
Postal Address:
Private Bag 4
Kanye, Botswana
Tel: +267 540 3093
Fax: +267 540 3094
Kasane Branch:
Physical Address:
Plot 2208, Shop 3
Hunter Africa Complex
Kasane, Botswana
Postal Address:
Private Bag K3
Kasane, Botswana
Tel: +267 248 9803
Fax: +267 248 9807
Maun Branch:
Physical Address:
Plot 20723
Boseja Industrial Opposite BAMB
Maun, Botswana
Postal Address:
Private Bag 64
Maun, Botswana
Tel: +267 651 0420
Fax: +267 592 1006
Molepolole Branch:
Physical Address:
Plot 27627
Magokotswane Ward
Molecule, Botswana
Postal Address:
Private Bag 12
Molepolole, Botswana
Tel: +267 625 0432
Fax: +267 625 0448
Serowe Branch:
Physical Address:
Private Bag 0016, Serowe, Botswana
Tel: +267 654 0196
Fax: +267 654 0198
Tsabong Branch:
Physical Address:
Plot 2462, Shop 1A
Tsabong, Botswana
Postal Address:
Private Bag 0069
Tsabong, Botswana
Tel: +267 572 9146
Fax: +267 572 9178
Ghanzi Branch:
Physical Address:
Plot 682, White City
Ghanzi, Botswana
Postal Address:
Private Bag 001
Ghanzi, Botswana
Tel: +267 659 7161
Fax: +267 659 7174
Selebi-Phikwe Branch:
Physical Address:
Plot 6585, Khama Street
Selibe-Phikwe, Botswana
Postal Address:
Private Bag 0069
Selibe-Phikwe, Botswana
Tel: +267 261 3160
Fax: +267 260 3165/6
Glen Valley Horticulture Incubator:
Physical Address:
Plot 63069, Extension 67
Gaborone, Botswana
Postal Address:
Private Bag X035, Village
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: +267 3186309
Fax: +267 3186437
Kutlo Incubation Centre:
Physical Address:
Plot 1215, Kwame Road
Gaborone, Botswana
Postal Address:
Private Bag 201544
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: +267 3186810
Fax: +267 3105334
Gaborone Leather Industries:
Physical Address:
Plot 4799/ 4800, Old BERU Premises
Macheng Way
Gaborone, Botswana
Postal Address:
Private Bag 301
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: +267 3186810
Fax: +267 3105334
Masunga branch:
Physical Address:
Plot 55, Industrial
Masunga, Botswana
Postal Address:
Private Bag 006
Masunga, Botswana
Tel: +267 2489803
Fax: +267 2489807
Pilane Incubator:
Physical Address:
Plot 4, Pilane Old Industrial Site
Pilane, Botswana
Postal Address:
Private Bag 0069
Pilane, Botswana
Tel: +267 5729146
Fax: +267 5729178