Supplier Development

Localizing and transforming mining supply chains – The message in the bottle for Black Industrialists
Localizing and transforming mining supply chains – The message in the bottle for Black Industrialists
Black Industrialist, Capital Raising, Incentives, Industrialisation, Manufacturing, Supplier Development

Localizing and transforming mining supply chains – The message in the bottle for Black Industrialists

In 2018, I sat on a panel at The Manufacturing Indaba alongside Ulrich [...]

Developing a local industrial supply base
Developing a local industrial supply base
Black Industrialist, Supplier Development

Developing a local industrial supply base

The B-BBEE codes and Supplier Development are powerful tools for procurement professionals experiencing [...]

Displacement vs. Enhancement of Suppliers
Displacement vs. Enhancement of Suppliers
Opinion Pieces, Supplier Development, Transformation

Displacement vs. Enhancement of Suppliers

On Wednesday 22 May 2019, we participated in the 2nd Annual ABSA Business [...]

Capacitating SMEs to Raise Capital
Capacitating SMEs to Raise Capital
Capital Raising, Contract Finance, Supplier Development, Training

Capacitating SMEs to Raise Capital

93% of SMEs don’t know where or how to access finance, hampering their [...]

Transformation in Value Chains
Transformation in Value Chains
Advisory, Business, Capital Raising, Contract Finance, Industrialisation, Supplier Development, Transformation

Transformation in Value Chains

On Friday 21 September, The Franchise Association of SA and ProudlySA hosted a joint Supplier Development workshop [...]

The State of Agro-processing in SA
The State of Agro-processing in SA
Advisory, Agro-Processing, Black Industrialist, Business, Capital Raising, Critical Infrastructure, Export, Feasibility, Foreign Markets, Incentives, Industrialisation, Manufacturing, Supplier Development

The State of Agro-processing in SA

Food security continues to be a concern as food prices have continued to [...]

Franchisors – Developing a local supply chain
Franchisors – Developing a local supply chain
Business, Capital Raising, Contract Finance, Incentives, Industrialisation, Supplier Development, Transformation

Franchisors – Developing a local supply chain

On the theme of localising and industrialising the South African economy, I’ve been [...]

5 Key Take-aways from the ABSA Supplier Development Awards
5 Key Take-aways from the ABSA Supplier Development Awards
Advisory, Business, Capital Raising, Supplier Development, Transformation

5 Key Take-aways from the ABSA Supplier Development Awards

On Wednesday 23rd May 2018, Zahra and I attended the first ABSA Supplier [...]

Funding Innovation For a Very Different Tomorrow
Funding Innovation For a Very Different Tomorrow
Advisory, Business, Capital Raising, Manufacturing, Supplier Development, Technology, Transformation

Funding Innovation For a Very Different Tomorrow

I was privileged to be invited to speak at IBM’s #WatsonSummit2017 on 3rd [...]