by Kyle Ballard | Apr 23, 2024 | SME Development
Any leading industrial enterprise in South Africa knows first-hand the struggle of finding and developing new local suppliers efficiently and effectively, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs). How does a corporate cast a wide enough net to find potential...
by Robyn-Leigh Van Laren | Oct 9, 2023 | SME Development, Clothing and Textiles
Instyle Linen is a 100% Black-owned home textiles Cut-Make-Trim (CMT) manufacturer based in Clairwood, KwaZulu-Natal. Grown from humble beginnings, late founder of the company, Mr Ismal Azaad Shaik, started his career in the textile industry as a janitor, sweeping the...
by Robyn-Leigh Van Laren | Sep 6, 2023 | SME Development, Furniture
Launched in 2020, The Beanbag Specialist is a 100% Black female-owned company that locally manufactures all types of quality beanbags. The business initially started out as a hobby in 2019, during the height of the COVID-19, operating from Busi Msimanga’s (Director)...
by Robyn-Leigh Van Laren | Aug 23, 2023 | SME Development, Chemicals
Dilex Purification is a 100% Black-owned business based in New Germany, KwaZulu-Natal that specialises in processing hazardous waste. Itu Rangaka, now Chief Executive Officer (CEO), bought the business back in 2015, and over the last 7-years has transformed it into...
by Kyle Ballard | Feb 21, 2023 | SME Development
Introduction: Many large customers within the productive sectors of the economy have often struggled to identify and develop new local suppliers, due to limited resources, incomplete information, and the specialised expertise required to develop small businesses...
by Robyn-Leigh Van Laren | Jan 16, 2023 | Clothing and Textiles, SME Development
Who is Argento? Argento Trading is a 100% black-owned, women-led Cut-Make-Trim (CMT) production facility based in Isithebe, KwaZulu-Natal. At the helm of Argento is the passionate and tenacious co-founder, Joudalle Govender alongside her husband TK Govender (founder...
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