Local government · Appointed December 2017
Enterprise development strategy and supplier development programme
An enterprise development strategy for the municipality's Business Support, Tourism and Markets Unit turned incubation, supplier integration and funding partnerships into a working programme for local businesses.
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The challenge
The municipality's Business Support, Tourism and Markets Unit needed a comprehensive strategy to foster economic growth and support small businesses within the municipality.
Local enterprises needed practical pathways into supply chains, alongside incubation structures and access to funding to make the strategy deliverable.
Bareki's role
- Developed a project implementation plan for an incubation programme.
- Created recruitment tools for incubatees.
- Identified suppliers with exclusive distribution and manufacturing rights to integrate small businesses into supply chains.
- Facilitated partnerships with funding agencies to support programme participants.
- Led the development and signing of the Radical Economic Transformation Pact with the private sector.
- Implemented the eThekwini Enterprises and Supplier Development Programme.
Outcomes achieved
- 01Deliverables completed in accordance with the agreed terms of appointment.
- 02A working incubation programme with recruitment tools and funding-agency partnerships in place.
- 03Small businesses integrated into supply chains through supplier identification and the Enterprise and Supplier Development Programme.
- 04A signed Radical Economic Transformation Pact with the private sector, advancing inclusive economic development in the municipality.
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