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BUSINESSFIT
David White Akhona Mahlati Bruce Lennon
www.businessfit.co.za
SUPPORTING GROWTH AND An important principle for BusinessFit is to help an
DEVELOPMENT entrepreneur understand that his / her business idea
is not in itself a business.
BusinessFit is a qualified Enterprise and Supplier What is critical is supporting their “Business idea”
Development Beneficiary; providing business support
services to entrepreneurs and developing businesses. with a sound business foundation, from which their
As such, they are well positioned to help you invest business can become a sustainable and growing
your enterprise and supplier development spend quality producer of products or services to its
wisely, and in so doing, to: customers. The business should have the capacity to
create employment and staff development growth
Optimise your B-BBEE rating, an essential opportunities, while providing an acceptable return
ingredient in ensuring enterprise sustainability, to shareholders.
as an indicator of corporate governance best-
practice BusinessFit’s passion is to grow entrepreneurs
Secure the sustainability and growth of your and their businesses, and to encourage a culture
suppliers, and / or any business not in your of continuous improvement in delivery of core
supply chain but which you choose to support competencies, client relationships and therefore, the
Contribute to the broader South African economy provision of job opportunities.
Who is BusinessFit? How do we do this?
BusinessFit is a formally constituted black female In line with the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice,
owned enterprise comprising a team of experienced BusinessFit will:
business owners. They have grouped together to
pool their respective skills and knowledge, with the Confirm that intended beneficiaries meet the
common objective of helping support the growth and definition of “Black Owned” as per the B-BBEE Act
development of small and medium businesses. The Assist such beneficiaries in expanding their
team has done this because they know that South businesses through interaction and mentorship
Africa’s economic future depends upon a vibrant from industry experts
and ever-growing small and medium business sector. Introduce best practice to help beneficiaries
meet trading, governance and compliance
responsibilities
Promote sustainability of beneficiaries’
businesses through a structured plan to discover,
develop and deliver
Work within the client’s supply chain and enterprise
development networks to help them improve
their suppliers’ productivity, sustainability and
service quality
Supporting the Development of Entrepreneurs
As has been the case with many developing
economies, the responsibility of our South African
business environment’s growth and sustainability lies
increasingly in the hands of entrepreneurs and small
business. Through innovation and commitment to
Administration Manager: Lindiwe Bhadi supporting a better world for all, entrepreneurs help to
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