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BUSINESSFIT KZN TOP

ENTREPRENEUR AWARD 2017

HE WINNER IS ... Mathibeli’s success has the importance of adequate
also seen him take on other support for entrepreneurs and
TCalvin Mathibeli entrepreneurs and he has ensuring that they have the
Mr Calvin Mathibeli is assisted them to establish and necessary resources to flourish
the founder of Calvin and Family grow their businesses. A further in this difficult environment,”
Group (CFG) and has been in passion is socio and economic says Akhona Mahlati BusinessFit
business for 12 years. Calvin and empowerment. “My vision is director.
Family Group has diversified that in five years we will create
into a number of industries, 5000 jobs,” says Mathibeli. He “We need to significantly
including, security services, commented that this cannot accelerate the emergence and
engineering consulting, project be achieved by only offering development of sustainable
management, branding, printing employment on construction small and medium enterprises.
and marketing – Black Pride sites, but that it could be achieved This challenge is not only for the
Media, and SA Precast. The latest through growing businesses in national government, but also
addition is Unique Lifestyle Café – township areas. for corporate South Africa and
an upmarket restaurant located in the private sector to fulfil. We
Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal. In addition, Mathibeli says, also believe in the strategic use
Calvin Mathibeli receiving the Businessfit KZN Top Entrepreneur Award from “Radical economic transformation
Akhona Mahlati, pictured with Sma Mathibeli of the B-BBEE legislation as a
will not be achieved through
obtaining tenders but through means and way of developing and
creating industrialists so growing these entrepreneurs and
that we can have sustainable businesses.”
employment opportunities. It is BusinessFit is a formally
important that we don’t wait for constituted majority Black Owned
opportunities. You must create business comprising of a team
your own opportunities that create
employment.” of experienced business owners
who have grouped together to
Mathibeli concluded, “I am pool their respective skills and
creating a legacy. I felt the pains of knowledge, with the common
this world at an early age. I can’t objective of helping support
OUR DIVISIONS do anything about the past but I the growth and development of
OUR DIVISIONS can shape my future.” small and medium businesses.
BusinessFit has done this
FINALISTS because, the business, like
Megan Ngiba many economists and business
Megan Ngiba founded commentators, know that South
CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY VIP PROTECTION, CROWD Africa’s economic future depends
DEVELOPMENT CONTROL, ARMED AND
UNARMED GUARDING Makhophila Training, which has
seen growth over the years from upon a more vibrant and growing,
SIGNAGE, BRANDING, LARGE small and medium business sector.
FORMAT PRINTING & EVENTS working from home to having
SIGNAGE, BRANDING, LARGE
CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY FORMAT PRINTING & EVENTS VIP PROTECTION, CROWD
DEVELOPMENT CONTROL, ARMED AND
UNARMED GUARDING fully equipped training venues in BusinessFit’s passion is to grow
Durban Central. The company
CIVIL ENGINEERING,
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, entrepreneurs and their businesses,
successfully exits skilled learners and to encourage a culture of
ENERGY SOLUTION AFRITALIAN RESTUARANT
from its programmes, who seek
TV PRODUCTION, COMMERCIAL, continuous improvement in
and secure employment providing staffing, client relationships and
DIGITAL MEDIA, VIDEOGRAPHY
education with a difference.
TLBS, EXCAVATORS, the efficient delivery of core
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10M TIPPER ,GRADERS,
CIVIL ENGINEERING,
BULLDOZERS,WATER CARTS, KERBING, BRIDGE, BARRIERS
BOBCATS,
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, BRIDGE BEAMS, RETAINING business competencies. The
SCAFFOLDING AND SMALL AFRITALIAN RESTUARANT
WALLS, RIGGING AND CRANE
ENERGY SOLUTION
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SBenz Construction and Services business strives to ensure that the
Bullet proof vest and Safety was founded in 2011 by husband entrepreneurs that it works with,
products develop and grow to meet their
and wife team Sherwyn and anticipated growth trajectory.
Karen Esbend. The company is
WEAR IT BusinessFit essentially wants these
TLBS, EXCAVATORS, MANUFACTURING
10M TIPPER ,GRADERS, #5years5000Jobs constantly looking for new and
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BULLDOZERS,WATER CARTS, TV PRODUCTION, COMMERCIAL, businesses to:
BOBCATS, DIGITAL MEDIA, VIDEOGRAPHY
SCAFFOLDING AND SMALL innovative technology, products
The Square, 250 Umhlanga Rocks Drive, La Lucia, 4019 | w:) www.calvinandfamily.co.za
TOOLS
e:) info@calvinandfamily.co.za | t:) 031 566 5352 and trends to improve on quality
calvinandfamily @calvinandfamily calvinandfamilygroup ■ Increase their turnover
and turnaround times. Sbenz ■ Increase profitability
endeavours to combine old
business principles and modern ■ Improve industry best practice
technology, which sets it apart ■ Have better business
GROU P
SA PRECAST & CONCRETE from their competitors. compliance
Electrical Engineering Infrastructures
KERBING, BRIDGE BARRIERS,
BRIDGE BEAMS, RETAINING WALLS,
RIGGING, CRANE HIRE ■ Have access to broader and
Businessfit Entrepreneur Award
greater markets
“Founder and chief executive ■ And, most importantly create
officer of the Discovery Group, new jobs in the economy
Adrian Gore once said, “Becoming
an entrepreneur is like jumping BusinessFit want to see the KZN
out of an airplane with silkworms and the South African economy
instead of a parachute and hoping at large grow.
calvin and family group calvinandfamilygroup www.calvinandfamily.co.za that they are over-achievers!
Most business people know of “It’s for these reasons why
Adrian Gore and they know of the BusinessFit has opted to sponsor
remarkable business he has built. the KZN Top Entrepreneur
His words, however, highlight award,” said Mahlati. 
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