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INTRODUCTION<br />
Riversands Incubation Hub is a ground-breaking initiative with the scale to have a real impact in<br />
building small businesses, creating new jobs and alleviating poverty.<br />
At Riversands we are inspired by a vision of a South African economy growing and thriving through<br />
the creation of a large number of successful small businesses whose ownership reflects SA’s<br />
population demographics, creating jobs and economic opportunity for all. At capacity, the Hub will be<br />
home to 150 majority black-owned small businesses with 300 more in the off-campus programme.<br />
I’m pleased to say since we opened our doors in 2015, we’ve welcomed some incredible entrepreneurs<br />
on campus. We boast a wide spread of industries and currently have over 100 high-potential blackowned<br />
businesses who call Riversands their home. Through this <strong>SME</strong> Showcase, you’ll get more<br />
details about these wonderful businesses we have on campus.<br />
<strong>SME</strong>s are key to shaking off the country’s growth shackles, but to grow and become sustainable,<br />
they need your support. At Riversands, we act as a bridge between small and big business while<br />
helping corporate partners deliver on their enterprise development strategies.<br />
We provide a seamless solution for enterprise and supplier development. In<br />
addition, we ensure that your spend is maximised and channelled towards<br />
developing strong businesses.<br />
We don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to partnership; we<br />
provide straightforward sponsorship packages right through to whitelabelled<br />
enterprise development programmes. Some of our most<br />
interesting projects are those that began as a sketched out concept<br />
in response to a partner’s procurement objectives. It is incredibly<br />
gratifying to see these projects spring to life – with the introduction of<br />
willing and creative entrepreneurs.<br />
Tell us what you’re looking for (from the production through to<br />
distribution) and we’ll help you source this from qualifying<br />
<strong>SME</strong>s. We look forward to working with you to match your<br />
supply needs with agile small businesses.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Jenny Retief<br />
CEO<br />
<strong>SME</strong> Showcase<br />
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