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HOW THE CHAMBER CAN SUPPORT YOUR ENTERPRISE

AND SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT (ESD) GOALS

DESCRIPTION PACKAGE OPTIONS
he Durban Chamber jobs and improve the sponsor’s PACKAGE 1 PACKAGE 2 PACKAGE 3
through our ESD scorecard. CHAMBER TAILORED ESD DEDICATED
Tinitiative aims to support This is realised through: Tailored networking platforms MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMME INCUBATION HUB
small, medium and large micro x
enterprises (SMMEs) in the ■ A rigorous SMME selection Monitoring and evaluation to track growth x
Durban area, in-line with process including a thorough Full Chamber membership status (access to all Chamber benefits) x x x
the B-BEEE codes of good business health check Skills development programme x x
practice. We are committed ■ Top quality mentorship Individual mentorship x x
to the transformation of ESD focused on skills transfer Advisory business services, and HR support x x
beneficiaries into reliable and opening up networks for Exposure to access to local markets
suppliers and sustainable SMMEs (personal mentor, x x
businesses. The Durban access to a wide network of Business planning x x
Chamber seeks to create a functional expertise) Incubation facilities x
practical and effective ESD ■ Customised programmes Monthly accounting support x
programme that is designed to ■ Interactive training in small Exposure to international markets x
sustainably grow SMMEs, create groups n Participation at trade missions (inbound and outbound) x

ESD CASE STUDY

he Durban Chamber services and specialised
and Transnet Pipelines supplies. The key focus areas
Tembarked on a three- of the mentorship programme
year partnership around were for SMMEs to access
enterprise and supplier markets, understand the
development to accelerate the strategy, operations and
economic participation of systems as well as personal
previously disadvantaged target development and soft skills.
groups which fall within the Our SMME desk is open
SME category. In three years, every day of the business week
60 SMMEs have participated for business owners seeking
with 10 mentors. This group of consultation and business
SMMEs range from companies advice. In 2018 alone, our
in engineering, health and Enterprise Development
safety, construction, waste department consulted with 112
management, professional business owners. n
Enterprise Development Mentorship group

WE HELP YOU GROW YOUR BUSINESS INTERNATIONALLY

he Durban Chamber has In 2018, Durban Chamber Outbound missions which the ■ Ebandla international KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN) –
helped to grow Durban helped facilitate international Durban Chamber was part of Business Investment – London Trade mission to Russia
Tbusinesses globally, trade and investment include: ■ Turkey Africa Business Forum ■ UCLA CMED conference in
helping them make contact engagements with key partners ■ Trade and Investment Doha, Qatar. n
with members of visiting trade in the City to give Durban
delegations, source products businesses insight into
from international suppliers, opportunities being offered in
access information on export the international market.
and import regulations and
facilitate international trade Six inbound delegations were
and investment opportunities. hosted, namely:
We issue Certificates of Origin ■ British Trade Envoy
(COO) (an international trade
document that attests that ■ Mauritius Trade and
goods are wholly manufactured Investment Mission
and produced in a particular ■ Taiwan business delegation
country) and promote growth ■ Chinese delegation from the
along the value chain and create Cangzhou Bohai
jobs. We are now online with ■ SACEA – Hubei Inbound
the new Certificate of Origin
platform which is faster and Delegation
more cost-efficient. In 2018, ■ Durban Business fair (Niger,
we issued 30425 Certificate of Zimbabwe, Ghana)
Origin documents.
For more information contact International Business Manager, Rokeya Valli on vallir@durbanchamber.co.za /
031 335 1000.

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