Enterprise and supplier development (ESD) within South Africa faces unique restrictions, particularly previously disadvantaged entrepreneurs. While apartheid itself is firmly in the rear view mirror of the past, the structural imbalances it produced in South Africa’s economy, both intentional and unforeseen, still persist today. The purpose of South Africa’s policy framework, which targets enterprise and […]

Contrary to South Africa’s recent slate of poor economic growth, it has over the past two decades shown overall improvements, boosting living standards and reducing poverty nationwide. However, significant reforms are necessary to accelerate growth and create a self-sustaining platform for the country. South Africa, through the National Development Plan (NDP) aims to eliminate poverty […]

A negative perception exists that enterprise & supplier development (ESD) is a compliance cost. Business owners believe they are being forced to donate 3% of their net profit after tax (NPAT), and divert procurement spend, to companies that offer little ROI or are at worse incompetent. What if ESD was not viewed as a cost, […]