The Enterprise Development department's main goal for 2009 was to work towards the strengthening of sustainable communities and to ensure the attainment of set objectives and intended outcomes. The report focuses on the following four key strategic focus areas: Small Scale Mining; Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Community and Sustainable Development.

The interventions were set to achieve the following broad objectives that are to:

• Improve sustainable livelihood of small scale miners and conservancies;
• Improve Small and Medium Enterprises capacity;
• Strengthen Arandis Town Council (ATC) capacity;
• Improve the Arandis community educational and awareness levels;
• Support the Arandis and Topnaar communities agriculture development initiatives;
• Promote social cohesion and competitive advantage in Arandis.