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