BUSINESS LINKAGES

Facilitating business linkages are an important part of market
development.  From a local perspective, facilitating business
linkages can help small firms to gain access to opportunities
created by large companies and organisations.

GBD has worked with both large corporations and small enterprises
in developing programmes that not only benefit the local economy
but result in improved supply chains for large corporation.
ASSIGNMENT: Business Linkages: Codification & Next
Evolution of Linkages (NEL)

Client: SBP (supported by DFID & GTZ), South Africa

Overview: Investigation and analysis of an existing business linkage
programme.

Reviewed linkages facilitated between large corporations and local
small and medium enterprises. (mining companies)

Identified constraints and opportunities for large-small enterprise
linkages.

Involved in the research and design of a pilot project, termed the
“Next Evolution of Linkages” (NEL).
GBD services
Global Business Development
Enabling Environment
for Business
Market Development
Regulatory
Compliance Costs
International Business
Linkages
Regulatory Framework
Review
Business Linkages
Supply Chain Development
Enterprise Development
Economic Research
& Analysis
Business Development
Services
Sub-sector Analysis
Sustainable Rural Livelihoods
Industrial Policy, Incubation
&
Clustering
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