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PROFILEPlanning for the future iscrucial to the well-being andlongevity of any business. ForNtsangalala Business Enterprise,this is no different. Company directorStella Mashego is motivated by skillsdevelopment, poverty alleviation andsolutions provision, all of which shebelieves can be achieved throughbetter employment opportunities.“Our passion at Ntsangalala BusinessEnterprise is to see communitiesdevelop,” she says. “The companyfocuses on job creation, targetdelivery and skills transfer as wellas the enterprise and socio-economicdevelopment of South Africa for allSouth Africans.”Ntsangalala Business Enterprisewas established in 2002, and beganoperations in 2006. A 100% previouslydisadvantaged individual (PDI)company with a level 1 BEE rating,Ntsangalala specialises in trainingand construction, and is accredited“My advice to my fellowbusinesswomen isto empower yourselfwith business wisdom,business knowledgeand businessinformation, and,lastly, to seek thekingdom of God.”On the inside – Ntsangalala Business EnterpriseA company committed to offering excellent customer care and ensuringthat its clients gain new skills and knowledge at competitive prices,Ntsangalala Business Enterprise has a simple company vision: to be oneof the leading 100% black-owned construction providers in Southern Africaand beyond. They intend to achieve their company vision by adhering to thefollowing objectives:• To create an empowerment platform based on the principles ofaccountability and value-added entrepreneurial growth• To establish strategic partnerships in the areas where projects areexecuted• To advance the requirements of the broad-based black economicempowerment (BBBEE) agendaIn order to achieve this, director Stella Mashego and her team identifiedseveral core values to drive the belief system of Ntsangalala BusinessEnterprise. They include the following:• Openness and transparency• Hard work and commitment• Service excellence• Communication and professionalism• Batho Pele principles• That a flow of economic interest is enough to accelerate trueempowerment• For empowerment to be sustained, our country’s empowerment dealsshould create and promote entrepreneurial development to increasebusiness opportunities and innovation• For empowerment to be visible in the eyes of South Africa, it has to bebroad-based to accelerate the closure of the gap between the rich and thepoor• Empowerment partners should add value, because the company has togrow in order to be sustained• The company believes in and upholds the corporate governance code andstrategy, the BBBEE Act, empowerment sector charters and other codesrelating to business and empowermentProgressive women in business 63