The ballooning imports against a drop in exports have seen Zimbabwe faced with liquidity challenges. In as much as importation of finished products is adding towards the bill, a closer look shows that other...
Read MoreLast year was one of massive and sometimes controversial change, for broad based black economic empowerment (BBBEE). The amended BBBEE scorecard, gazetted in October 2013, came into effect in 2015 and will affect all...
Read MoreOver the years, Africa has embraced newer models of business to create more prospects for economic growth. Driven by supplier diversification, economic transfer and building a more dynamic local content procurement...
Read MoreFailing to understand how the revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes of Good Practice (BEE Codes) will affect procurement processes is a significant risk for any organisation’s strategy. On 30 June 2015...
Read MoreThe new supplier development (SD) rules bring about changes to what was the norm for many years. While it was easy for companies to finance smaller businesses to earn points on their BEE scorecard without taking real...
Read MoreIt is not about the numbers.For many South African companies, Broad-Based Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) up until now may have been about tallying numbers on a scorecard to achieve compliance.However this will no longer be...
Read MoreBEE procurement, specifically implementing the New Codes, is considered the biggest challenge that South African procurement professionals currently face, said 481 respondents to a SmartProcurement survey.The concern...
Read MoreA substantial prospect exists within the South African small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) market to create buying organisations for specific industries that would make it possible for SMEs to obtain cost-of-sale inputs...
Read MoreThe furor that currently surrounds the New Codes presents an opening to win business from competitors who are trying to find reasons to not comply. Implement the New Codes now to get a head start on your business rivals,...
Read MoreSeven small businesses recently celebrated their graduation from the Property Point enterprise development programme. The ceremony marked the end of their two-year partnership with Growthpoint’s enterprise...
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