Strategy Design and Management
Designing strategies to achieve the highest return (BEE, Social and Financial) on your ED spend
The responsibility of investing R50million- R500 annually in SMEs that are likely to succeed, grow and be sustainable is a very daunting task, especially for a company whose core business is not Enterprise Development, Venture Capital or Private Equity. It is an even more daunting task to structure those investments to realize a positive return for the company’s bottom line while still achieving your social and BEE objectives. Edge Growth assists corporates in developing effective strategies that will ensure the highest return on their ED spend; turning the ‘tax’ into a source of competitive advantage.
We design a tailored strategy that will assist the corporate in achieving its overall business, BEE and social goals. Edge Growth helps the company determine their objectives and then designs an approach and programme that will enable them to realize those objectives.
We determine the type of SMEs your business should be investing in; what type of support the SME should receive and who should provide it. We provide guidance on structuring the organization capable of managing, monitoring and reporting on your portfolio of SME investments. Read More about Edge Growth's 10 Golden Principles that guide the development of high impact strategies.
The codes are structured in such a way that the cost of developing a sound strategy that will drive effective and impactful enterprise development can be considered ED spend. It therefore does not add to your overall ED spend to invest in setting up your organization for success.
Designing Your Corporate Enterprise Development and Preferential Procurement Strategy:
Where to start?
We have outlined the high level steps that should be considered when designing your ED and PP Strategy. We have put together a set of guidelines to assist you in embarking on your ED Strategy. Strategic Outline
If you are looking for further guidance on this topic or have questions please Contact Edge Growth. We look forward to meeting with you to discuss opportunities to structure your ED budget to suit your company’s needs and realize the greatest holistic return on your ED spend.
Edge Growth is also able to manage your entire ED budget from end to end; select businesses to invest in, structure the investment, provide the relevant business development services for the SME and monitor and report on the successes of all the investments… Read more about our Enterprise Development Fund
Read more on some of Edge Growth’s previous ED Strategy Work
FNB
BHP Billiton
Barloworld Siyakhula
Optimum Coal