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Is it worth starting the empowerment process when the accreditation systems needed to enforce it are still in the early stages of implementation? Here's your answer ...
This case study of the Swartklip Wine Farm is a toast to well-implemented and managed empowerment.
Skills development can be costly, especially for SMEs, where the people who do the training are also responsible for generating the profit. The Oxenham Incorporated case study shows you do it without impacting on your turnover.
Losing a tender purely because you lack empowerment credentials is a bitter pill to swallow. But instead of getting angry about it, get even by preparing your company to do business according to the new rules. This case study shows you how.
Checklist of documents needed for verifying a BBBEE scorecard.
The South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) has finally announced the first batch of accredited BEE verification agencies. In this article, Small Capital's BEE expert, Bruce Rowe, explains what this accreditation means and how it affects you as an SME owner.
Sports for All - South Africa's first registered social franchise - is a true home-grown franchising success story. It is also an excellent example of how lateral thinking can turn a sound business model into a successful social development project
Regardless of how many newsletters you read or consultants you talk to, tackling
BBBEE for the first time can be intimidating. Bruce Rowe, managing director of Mpowered Business Solutions, suggests a seven-step process to get started.
By supporting skills development, enterprise development and socio-economic development, you will boost your BBBEE rating while helping the economy to grow.
The preferential procurement aspect of the scorecard allows you to gain significant points (as many as 20) if you buy from businesses that have a high BBBEE score. In this way, the pressure to become BBBEE-compliant is spread all the way down the value chain. It pays, therefore, to select your suppliers with care.
