closing the social development circle - tshikululu serious enterprise development workshop 2010
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Presented during Tshikululu's first Serious Enterprise Development workshop, which took place on 6 October 2010. Tracey Henry (CEO, Tshikululu Social Investments) discusses best development practise.TRANSCRIPT
Closing the Social
Development Circle
Presentation by Tracey HenryCEO: Tshikululu Social Investments
THIS IS THE ‘WHY’
high levels of unemploymentpovertyinequalityskills shortage
(most of our country looks nothing like this)
OUR CONTEXT IN NUMBERS
15 mil or 33%South Africans reliant on social grants
25.2%unemployment in South Africa stands at
discouraged workers included 32.4%65% without work longer than one year
OUR CONTEXT IN NUMBERS
potential economically
active South Africans
66% aged 15-64 years
OUR CONTEXT IN NUMBERS
6 mill
ion small
businesses in South Africa
reliant on a single owner 33%1 in 6 of these are registered only 1% employ 10+ people79% trade industriesservice providers21%47%
active banking
OUR CONTEXT IN NUMBERS 1:5
women menour population is 52% female41% active working women
only 14.7% in executive leadership positions
GOVERNMENTPROGRAMMES
RDP programme (1994)
GEAR programme (1996)
asgiSA
jipsa
industrial policy action plan 2
policy framework for labour-intense growth
BEE codes
sector charters
CORPORATE RESPONSE
R5 billion was invested by corporates during the past year into development initiatives of which 7% or R350 million is related to enterprise development.
(2009 Trialogue CSI Handbook)
The target for corporates is to invest 3% of NPAT in enterprise development (Code 600).
WHETHER YOU HAVE R100K OR R1 MILLION OR R100 MILLION TO INVEST IN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
WHERE DO YOU START?
• successful enterprise development is an integral part of the development continuum
• first response is basic skills training
• what does the community want, what does it need?
• track employability of graduates, offer ongoing support
WHETHER YOU HAVE R100K OR R1 MILLION OR R100 MILLION TO INVEST IN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
WHERE DO YOU START?
• successful enterprise development is an integral part of the development continuum
basic skills training
self-help groups
enterprise development
WHERE DO YOU START?(continued)
• self-help groups for modest income
• does the group address a social need or could it incubate budding entrepreneurs?
• micro-enterprises, small- and medium-sized ventures micro loans etc. are forms of enterprise development
BACKING HUMAN ENDEAVOURS AND DREAMS
• who are the peoplebehind the project?
• manage risks upfront
• monitoring, evaluation, sharing lessons
• Will you select a generic- or industry-specific approach?
• will you fund Big Bets or Pipeline Projects?
• break down false barriers between enterprise development and social development
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