Client: De Beers – Venetia Mine
Location: Musina South Africa
Size: R5 million
Date: In Progress - due 2024

Enterprise development is an essential aspect of small business growth in South Africa. The country's small business sector plays a critical role in driving economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. However, small businesses in South Africa often struggle to access the necessary resources and support needed for growth and sustainability.

Venetia Mine and BMH Africa has implemented an Enterprise Development initiative aimed at promoting local building subcontractors on the SIB Housing Projects. This initiative includes programs to provide mentorship and training whilst the subcontractors business will be employed as a building subcontractor on the Musina Extension 8 Site 1 project.

The Enterprise Development programme includes efforts to promote inclusivity and equity. The aim is to ensure that previously disadvantaged groups, including women, youth, and people with disabilities, have equal access to resources and opportunities in the small business sector.

The Enterprise Development programme is a critical aspect of small business growth in Musina and indeed in South Africa. Through initiatives such as this Enterprise Development Programme and support of the private sector, small businesses can access the resources and opportunities needed for sustainable growth, job creation, and poverty reduction.