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Ramaphosa launches Blackpages supplier development portal

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The Shanduka Blackpages enterprise and supplier development portal was launched in May by Shanduka Group Chairman Cyril Ramaphosa. The online platform links procurement managers to 100% black-owned companies and is a reliable solution for companies that want to bring black businesses into their supply chains. It also provides opportunities for small businesses to develop […]

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Absa SME Index shows an improvement in self-employment levels

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The Absa SME Index rose by 1.4 index points in the last quarter of 2012, up from its low of 92 reached in Q2 2012. Self-employment grew by 1.1% over the last quarter and 2% over the last year in South Africa. The index presents data extrapolated from Statistics South Africa’s information on various

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Mentoring entrepreneurs – two heads are better than one

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Mentorship relationships assist entrepreneurs to identify areas in their businesses that are hampering their progress. Sean Krige, Johannesburg Programme Manager at The Hope Factory, mentors small businesses for a living and tells SmartProcurement how the old adage that “using two heads is better than one” has never been closer to the truth. I am

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Closing SMEs’ business gaps gives them a way in to real procurement openings

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In order for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to build capacity and lay a foundation that enables sustainability and, ultimately, profitability, it is critical that they are able to identify and close their organisational and operational gaps. While many enterprise development (ED) initiatives provide theory and training to assist with this process, most are

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Transnet / AIDC implement manufacturing SME improvement programme

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Transnet has partnered with the Automotive Industry Development Center (AIDC) to implement a rapid process improvement (RPI) programme for identified Transnet suppliers in the manufacturing services sector. The programme, facilitated in conjunction with the Lean Institute Africa (LIA), is a three-month workshop focused on five black-owned Transnet suppliers, improving the selected suppliers’ productivity, quality, cost

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Facilitating SME’s relationships with procurement promotes meaningful SC transformation

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To actively make an SME opportunity possible in the corporate sector and ensure meaningful supply chain transformation, it is imperative to facilitate SME relationships with procurement – as the opportunity-holder – from the outset. This should be done by means of one’s enterprise development initiative, says Shawn Theunissen, head of CSR at Growthpoint Properties and

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SME Incubator’s procurement workshops a countrywide-hit

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Shanduka Black Umbrellas’ (SBU) regular procurement workshops at its incubators around the country have proven highly beneficial for those looking to become part of a large corporate’s supply chain and for corporates who want to optimise their suppliers in terms of the broad-based scorecard. Three of SBU’s Durban businesses had interviews with Toyota following the

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Transnet: infrastructure development hand-in-hand with supplier development

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The DTI’s B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice (2007) define Enterprise Development as monetary and non-monetary contributions to beneficiaries, with the objective of contributing to the development, sustainability and financial and operational independence of those beneficiaries. The aim is to address certain key challenges facing qualifying small enterprises and exempted micro enterprises and, more specifically, black-owned

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Link procurement and enterprise development to build SMEs

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As corporates continue to grapple with the real transformation of their supply chains, they should look at the link between their procurement and enterprise development departments in order to provide SMEs with the openings to market they need, says Shawn Theunissen, head of CSR at Growthpoint Properties and Property Point (Growthpoint Properties’ enterprise development programme),

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Barriers Reduced! Enterprise development to unlock supply chains

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In the face of changing BEE codes enterprise development (ED) programmes provide a means of removing barriers to market entry and creating sustainable jobs, says Shawn Theunissen, head of CSR at Growthpoint Properties and Property Point (Growthpoint Properties’ enterprise development programme), in this month’s SmartProcurement. However, Theunissen says this necessitates that companies change their view

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Enterprise Development

Ramaphosa launches Blackpages supplier development portal

Absa SME Index shows an improvement in self-employment levels

Mentoring entrepreneurs – two heads are better than one

Closing SMEs’ business gaps gives them a way in to real procurement openings

Transnet / AIDC implement manufacturing SME improvement programme

Facilitating SME’s relationships with procurement promotes meaningful SC transformation

SME Incubator’s procurement workshops a countrywide-hit

Transnet: infrastructure development hand-in-hand with supplier development

Link procurement and enterprise development to build SMEs

Barriers Reduced! Enterprise development to unlock supply chains

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