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CASE STUDY continuedAssisting growth and development of local suppliers through collaborationand capacity-building programsBHP Billiton, MozambiqueThe MozLink process is to:• identify, introduce and develop suitable suppliers• create a Mozambican supplier database• identify materials and services to be procured exclusively from Mozambican companies• implement training and development programs for SMEs and• build co-operative relationships.MozLink is a win-win for the corporations, for SMEs and the overall community. Morethan 150 SMEs were developed through MozLink I and II creating more than 3,000 jobs.The success of the MozLink program has encouraged other large organizations to jointhe initiative, which will converge to MozLink III set up to start early July 2012. A further80 SMEs are expected to take part in this phase.MANAGEMENT TOOLSOutcomes and lessons learnedSince the beginning of operations at Mozal, the number of packages awarded to localcompanies has progressively grown. In 2004, an average of around US$4 million was beingspent per month with Mozambican registered companies. In 2011, this figure has morethan doubled, contributing to more that US$110 million to the local economy annually.Figure 9 shows the history of expenditure with local companies between 2004and 2011. It is expected that a further US$123 million will be spent in the local economyduring the financial year 2012.This approach provides SMEs with opportunities for information sharing that can extendtheir marketplace, facilitate access to useful data, accelerate growth, introduce bestpractice information systems and bring demand and supply together. Overall, thedevelopment of SMEs has ensured a stronger supply chain, development of local capacityand local availability of products and services.Figure 9: Spend with the local economyUS$ millions140.0120.0100.080.060.040.053.671.886.092.4108.0100.2 98.0114.1123.220.00.02004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012full yearFinancial yearforecastSource: BHP Billiton MozalCommunity Development Toolkit177