Lets talk about what it means to be an entrepreneur in South Africa. This means finding and exploiting new avenues of opportunities in a harsh playing field. Typically entrepreneurs in South Africa have the drive to seize opportunities but lack the necessary education to execute. Zevoli Growth Partners decided to focus on the Global Entrepreneurship… Continue reading Online Event: Global Entrepreneurship Week
Welcome to Zevoli Growth Partners Plug
This edition of the Plug we are focusing on all things mining related.
In keeping with this theme, we are proud to announce the launch of MSME FutureForge for Mining Supplier Diversity which we deliver in partnership African Management Institute (AMI).
Welcome to Zevoli Growth Partners Plug
This edition of The Plug we are focusing on all topics funding related.
In keeping with this theme, in this months newsletter, we will highlight Zevoli Growth Partner’s first volume of the MSME Funding Handbook. It focuses on providing entrepreneurs like you with comprehensive information about sources of funding in South Africa.
Enterprise Supplier Development (ESD) programmes are widely acknowledged as critical tools to levelling the playing field that benefit both Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and corporates, yet implementing them is often not that straight forward.
The National Development Plan (NDP 2030) places significant importance on the development small business as a key driver of job creation and economic growth. It envisages that for a growth level of 5% in annual GDP, SMMEs must contribute between 60% – 80% of economic value. It is with this growth target in mind that programmes that seek to empower and assist small businesses attain growth and sustainability are of high importance and find resonance in South Africa. Equally as important is bearing in mind the skewed inequality levels among the diverse racial groups in the country. That is why the attainment of empowering and giving economic opportunities to black owned SMEs is most important as we address the stubborn threats of poverty, inequality, and unemployment.
THE ABCS OF BEE There is an increasing need to find innovative ways that provide SMMEs with access to markets which go above and beyond adequately developing an entrepreneur. Due to the make-up of corporates’ procurement spend as well as entrenched supply relationships, it is not always possible for high potential SMMEs to gain access… Continue reading INNOVATIVE WAYS TO APPROACH ENTERPRISE AND SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT AND BEE
The last 24 years of our country signify a period of significant unlocking of opportunities that catalysed the active participation of all South Africans in the mainstream economy. Job creation and entrepreneurship have been consistent themes in both public and private sector. The achievement of the latter being possible through continuously striving to attain and… Continue reading BUSINESS UNUSUAL
IN 2018 SOUTH AFRICA, IS IT REALISTIC TO EXPECT MUTUAL ADVANTAGES FOR CORPORATES AND THE SMES THEY DEVELOP? We all know it’s not really about ticking boxes. A thriving, inclusive economy is the objective of B-BBEE, but an outcome where emerging enterprises are succeeding as much as corporates are prospering is still not what most… Continue reading BUSINESS UNUSUAL: PROFOUND BENEFITS, TWO WAYS.
