Enterprise And Supplier Development (ESD)
At the experience from working extensively with entrepreneurs in the rural areas has taught us the invaluable truth of establishing a relationship with beneficiaries before the business. Development can commence with values such as, trust, understanding, openness, respect and care. All these values form basis of the interaction between Ibhongo and beneficiaries. During the establishment of the value relationship with entrepreneur, the business entity is evaluated according to a specially designed ED assessment tool. During this Developmental Route the following essential check points have been introduced to ensure that the incubation completes the required task and has a sufficient level of mastery before moving to the next step of development. This is phase is mainly for the concept and initial start-up businesses We offer capacitation, management and reporting of enterprise development and supplier development programmes. We aim to assist entrepreneurs and SMMEs to grow through our expert skills development, incubation and mentoring services. As a facilitation institution of SMME incubation, we have the skills and resources to support growth and development of entrepreneurs working in partnership with relevant stakeholders and community facilitation. Our facilitated business incubation programme gives entrepreneurs and SMMEs access to: Business value proposition alignment Business facilities and internet connectivity Expert coaching and mentoring Education and training Business experts Access to markets Access to funding