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Detailed Report - Nedbank Group Limited

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membersarehandsonoperatorsandhavegrownthebusinessoperationssteadilysinceinception.<strong>Nedbank</strong>BusinessBankingprovidedaninnovativesolutionoffinancialassistanceandtrainingtothecooperative.Thisassistancewillenablethecooperativetoincreaseproductionfrom600birdspersixweekcycleto4000birdspersixweekcycle.Sustainabilityisfurtheraugmentedthroughthemembers’diversificationintomanufactureuniquecraftsandmaintainingavegetablegarden,tosupplementandgrowthepoultryoperations.Nonprofitorganisationsthatfacilitateemploymentopportunitiesforruralcommunities.<strong>Nedbank</strong>viewstheroleofnonprofitorganisationsasakeyroleplayerinthequestforjobcreationinthecountry.AnexampleofasuccessfulinterventionistheassistanceprovidedtoanonprofitorganisationthatfocusesondevelopmentandsupportacrossruralKwaZuluNatal.Theirkeyfunctionistofacilitatemarketaccessthroughcreatingpartnershipswithruralandothermarginalisedcommunities.Thisinitiativedemonstratesavaluechainapproachtointegratingcommunityskillsintosustainableemploymentandincomegenerationopportunities.<strong>Nedbank</strong>providedfundingfortheintervention.Trainingandsupportwillbeprovidedastheentrepreneursandthesitesevolveandgrowacrossthebusinesslifecyclestages.520beneficiarieswillbeimpactedthroughthisinterventionwith316jobssupportedandcreated.SMEIncubators<strong>Nedbank</strong>supportsandhasarrangementswithvariousSMEincubatorprogrammesthatfocusonempoweringbusinessestobecomesustainable,jobcreatingenterprises.Onesuchexampleofsuchpartnershipsisanincubatorthatwasimplemented.<strong>Nedbank</strong>partneredwithacorporatetoimplementanEntrepreneurialTrainingandDevelopmentInitiativein2010.Theprogrammefocusesoncreatingsustainableenterprisesbyprovidingrelevantentrepreneurialknowledge,skillsandmentorship.<strong>Nedbank</strong>providedfundingandfinancialmanagementtraining.Additionalassistancewasprovidedfortheprogrammefor2011intheformofnonrecoverablefundingtoenablemoreentrepreneurstoparticipateintheprogrammein2011.CapacityBuilding,Training,Mentorship,BusinessTools<strong>Nedbank</strong>offerscustomisedtrainingsolutionsthroughleadingaccreditedtraininginstitutesandserviceprovidersinvariousareasofexpertiseforthepurposeofempoweringtheentrepreneurtorunthebusinessefficiently.Thisextendstocapacitybuilding,training,mentorshipandspecialistassistance.Mentorshipisaimedatguiding,counsellingandprovidingspecialistandtechnicaladvicetotheentrepreneur,throughtheassistanceofinformedandexperiencedbusinessmentors.Clientswereabletoaddressproblemsthroughsuchmentorshipandtraininginterventions.Publicsectorprogrammes<strong>Nedbank</strong>participatesinvariousprogrammesthatarestructuredtoaddresscriticalgapsthroughtrainingandcapacitybuilding.Variousinterventionsweresuccessfullyimplementedwithpublicsector/governmentdepartmentsthroughSMEsupportanddevelopment.Theprogrammeswereimplementedtoofferholisticsolutionsforqualifyingbusinessesandentrepreneurs.Theinterventionsofferedbusinessskillstraining,mentorshipandtransferofacumentoensurethattheorycanbepracticallyappliedintotherespectivebusinesses.Theobjectivesoftheinterventionsweretoassistentrepreneurstounpackbusinessopportunities/strengths,understandbarrierstoentry,operational,infrastructureandfinanceissues.<strong>Nedbank</strong><strong>Group</strong>Transformation<strong>Report</strong>2011–FinalDraft.31

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