The Seeds of Change Enterprise and Supplier Development Programme is an intervention aimed at growing sustainable businesses that seed new economic activity, create job opportunities and generate long-term value, resulting in local economic growth. This is achieved through a vigorous search and selection process, aligning the entrepreneur with one of the three stages of our programme; Incubation, Consolidation or Acceleration. Each stage is specific to the entrepreneur’s development needs. Our programme focusses on providing effective and impactful business skills training, mentorship & coaching and access to business services, markets and interest free seed capital. The ultimate goal of our programme is to unlock shared value creating a win-win solution for our BBBEE Donors as well as for the Entrepreneurial Partner Businesses linking them into Supplier Chain Networks.
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STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
- Entrepreneur either attends Micro-MBA Basic Business Course or Siyazakhela Digital Business Literacy Programme
- Monthly mentorship sessions
- Access to group and one on one personal development, finance, marketing and sales workshops
- Access to business admin, legal and human resource advisory services
- Assess attitude, commitment & level of competency for inclusion in the consolidation stage
- Consolidate and direct the Entrepreneur’s further growth & development through practical interventions identified as areas of growth
- Enter into MOU with the entrepreneur to clearly define expectations from both parties
- Focus on personal development, finance, marketing & sales mentorship
- Access to business admin, legal and human resource advisory services
- Access to interest free Seed Capital Loans
- Focus on business development support growing turnover, access to finance, access to markets and job creation
- Link Entrepreneurs with 3rdParty Top Level Development partners for funding and development at a higher level
- Create greater networking opportunities
