idf digimag potrait
DESCRIPTION
ÂTRANSCRIPT
1
2
CONTENTS PAGE
About us 4
Exhibiting Entreprenuers 6
Afro– Lounge 7
Recent Media 8
Adora Fine Jewellery 9
Dtiro Events Management 10
Diamond love Bridal Couture 10
Romele Publishing 11
DesireAfrica Travel 12
Vugimamusi Tading 13
GIBS 14
Kano Construction 15
Thetha Nathi Investments 16
Metako Projex 17
Our Partners 18
McCann: Mr Fraser Lamb 19
Mazia: Madoda Sibeko 20
Pule inc: Sybrandt Stadler 21
Tusiyah: Abigail Mahlangu 22
Acknowledgments 23
3
ABOUT US
Who We Are
IDF Managers is the brainchild of Identity Partners, an investment
holding company established and owned by black women.
IDF Managers was established on 01 March 2008 to exploit the
opportunity of profitably investing in the entrepreneurial SME
sector by providing appropriate products and support to the
sector.
The vision to create a leading entrepreneurial investment and
development entity was also driven by the socio-economic
development that can be achieved in the process of supporting
and growing a sustainable entrepreneurial SME sector.
IDF Managers aims to be the leading organization in developing
innovative financial products that are integrated with non-
financial support, and unlocking value in the entrepreneurial
SME sector through the provision of fund management services
for Institutional and Corporate Investors.
IDF Managers is led by black women professionals who possess
skills and expertise in investment banking, socio-economic
development and strategic policymaking.
4
Strategic Priorities
South Africa’s SME sector holds great economic growth prospects
for its citizenry.
In creating a sector that is well organized, commercially driven,
growth focused, and responsive to South Africa’s socio-economic
challenges, the SME sector will be a significant, and relevant, player
in the mainstream economy.
To achieve its vision, IDF Managers has set itself strategic goals to:
Invest in, and develop black-owned businesses;
Contribute to the support and growth of businesses owned by
women and youth;
Contribute to the development of local economies in rural and
peri-urban areas;
Support commercial businesses that yield substantial socio-
economic returns;
Create a dynamic entrepreneurial SME sector that attracts
increased interest and investment from the private sector, by
yielding a positive return on its investments;
Develop new products and
solutions suited to this new,
emerging economy; and
Create new industries that defend
and improve South Africa’s
competitiveness in Africa, and the
rest of the globe. 5
ɒntrəprəˈnəː/
noun
1.
a person who sets up a business or
businesses, taking on financial risks
in the hope of profit.
"many entrepreneurs see potential in
this market"
Entrepreneur
6
Linda Moemise is co-founder and
Managing Director of Afro Lounge
Kitchen Bar. Linda is an accomplished
business woman who was raised in an
entrepreneurial family.
Her upbringing coupled with her
supportive business and life partner,
Ashley Moemise, turned their love for
entertaining and for quality African food
into a memorable culinary and social
experience located in the heart of
Pretoria CBD.
Ashley has extensive experience in
customer service and service training
from working for 13years at South African
Airways, together they travelled the
world and the rest of the continent
experiencing exotic flavours.
The name Afro Lounge Kitchen Bar
inspires the people, cuisine and spirit
emitted from our warm kitchens and thus
creating a comfort of some sort.
They serve African cuisine and also
provide catering services to external
clients. Their menu offers options to
what they call the Euro-African taste.
In the four years the business has
operated, the two entrepreneurs
have won and failed many times, but
equally importantly, learnt and
grown invaluable business lessons.
"It is very important to cut your
losses and focus on activities that
keep the business afloat. Good
practice in labour relations is vital as
our staff play a significant role. To be
compliant in all aspects and to
network with other segments in
business provides us with
opportunities", shared Linda.
Linda and Ashley were introduced to
IDF Managers in 2010 via a friend
and satisfied beneficiary. Today the
business employs 30 full-time staff,
and thanks to IDF Managers financial
investment, they invested in fixed
assets and working capital when it
was needed most.
There is no doubt that the continued
support from IDF Managers gives
Afro Lounge Kitchen Bar the right
ingredients for sustainable long-
term success
AFRO LOUNGE
7
CLIENTS
Rental
Government Communications and
Information Systems (GCIS)
Department (Open Day: Know Your
Organisation 2013) ;
Identity Development Fund Managers:
Networking Session & Launch of IDF II.
Leasing
GCIS Head Office
Recent Media also Provides digital touch
screen solutions for advertisers who seek to
capture targeted markets such as students
within institutions of higher learning through
our digital touch screen platform.
ADVERTISING SITES
Recent Media also provides digital
advertising solutions for advertisers seeking
to capture targeted audiences such as
students in universities.
Sites
University of Johannesburg Student Centres
Vaal University of Technology
Recent Media provides digital touch screen
kiosk rental for events and leasing to
organisations which use them for internal
communications purposes.
Included in these packages are tailor made
interactive software solutions such as digital
magazines and digital questionnaires/surveys.
8
AdoraFine Jewellery store is
located in Lenasia, Gauteng.
They are stockists of real Gold,
Diamond, Sterling Silver Jewellery and
Branded watches. ADORA offers a
selected range of items, many special
limited designs and one-off pieces.
Quality of Diamonds are higher than
the average chain stores supplies and
all exclusive pieces are certified with a
valuation.
3 payment plans for jewellery is in place for easier accessibility for
customers especially for that “special wedding ring”. One is a cash
discount, two is opening an in-store account and offering a facility of 24-
36 months to pay, third is a lay-away facility for the customer to pay the
item over 6 months, interest free.
“Service excellence” is the motto at ADORA Fine Jewellery with Mrs.
Chanchal Soni, as Director, who has 25 years of experience in the retail
jewellery field, both here in South Africa and in Canada.
9
ADORA offers custom
designs and make-up of jewellery is also offered.
D’Tiro was founded on hard work and
determination. It was grown organically, with
the business starting up it services offering by
utilizing second hand tents and equipment, to
eventually investing in its own infrastructure.
The business was started using capital sourced
from the saving of the founders. The company
provides comprehensive services, pillared on
the rental of Bedouin stretch tents.
Diamond Love Bridal Couture is a stockiest of Benjamin Roberts, Modeca,
Tia, Beautiful and newly and Kitty Chan. The Benjamin Roberts, Modeca, Tia
and Beautiful are ranges well known all over Europe and the Uk. The Brands
can be seen in most international magazines. These ranges are made with
very high quality fabrics, their designs are fashion forward and the fit is
impeccable.
Boitumelo has been involved with a number of companies within various
industries during her years of employment. She has worked in the cellular, IT
and accounting industries mainly in the capacity of Business Development
and Relationship Management.
10
Romele Publications is the publisher of
“Hola MaHigh-School”, which is
distributes 50,000 copies to all high
schools in Gauteng at no cost. The
potential readership is 397,000 high-
school students. The intention is to be
national in 2013/14. Romele was
registered in 2006. Romele is
operational and producing on a monthly
basis.
Romele Publishing aims to offer youth the opportunity to have their first job with
compay, in a secure and incubated environment, enabling them to gain self-
confidence and experience.
By having the youth to write the majority of the content, they will ensure that
they stay close to the topics of interest. They will also work closely with the
provincial Departments of Education, ensuring they adhere to all goals and
intentions of the departments.
They believe it is important to create a “forgiving” environment for the youth
entering their first job. Although we are not a charity, we do have experience in
working with youth on a business footing.
Sybil Otterstrom has seventeen years of experience in the newspaper industry.
Sybil has completed management courses and has gained her experience in
research and sales and marketing environment from positions held in the
Women's National Coalition and the Mail & Guardian. 11
DesireAfrica Travel takes the stress and hassle out of planning a journey
throughout Africa – they do everything from the first point of contact till the very
end of the journey. They offer fast, professional & personalized service, attention
to detail and same day replies.
They are a reliable and knowledgeable source of information with advice on
where to travel, when and what to expect, offering a selection of interesting and
diverse destinations and experiences within Africa and ensuring that all your
travel expectations are met and exceeded.conform to the highest standards in
the tourism industry and thereby ensure quality throughout the entire travel
experience.
They cater for corporate travel, events organisation, conferencing, family
holiday, romantic getaway, dream honeymoon, once in a life-time safari, bucket-
list, wedding and adventure travel.destinations include South Africa,
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Tanzania,
Zanzibar, Kenya, Mombasa, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia and Madagascar.
Desire Avis and Teresa Gibson met about 15 years ago in the tourism industry,
their paths split for a couple of years and when they met up again in Cape Town,
they knew the time was right to start DesireAfrica Travel (Pty) Ltd.
12
Vugimamusi Trading (Pty) Ltd has since
been doing branding, graphic design and
printing, IT hardware and software supply; and
general goods supply.
The company has lately conceived V-Tech
(Vugimamusi Technologies) which is a fully
fledged walk-in one stop shop that specialises
in IT Solutions, Graphic Design and Printing
Services, Internet Solutions and a Gaming
Station (PS3). The shop is located at the Elim
Mall (Shop 50) in Elim.
Their quest is to be rated amongst the best service providers in all spheres of
business as we strive for Excellence, Effectiveness and Empowerment. They
endeavour to provide goods and services to satisfy the client’s needs to enable
the clients to improve their competitive edge. They also customize our
services to the individual needs of each of our clients.
Mr. Salani Oupa Navela was born in Limpopo in a place called Waterval (Elim).
He is the Founder and Managing Director of Vugimamusi Trading (Pty) Ltd
which was founded in the year 2009 with the aim of specialising in Information
and Communication Technology. He studied Information Technology at the
Tshwane University of Technology.
13
Who we are and our mission
“The purpose of the Gordon Institute of Business Science is to significantly
improve the competitive performance of individuals and organisations through
business education.”
A great business school is a place that has significant impact on your life, on your
career and on your working life - whether you are an individual doing a
programme, or an executive in a company.
GIBS was established in 2000 to be a place where people with potential, healthy
ambition and respect for best practice are willing to engage like-minded peers
and colleagues. The campus and its facilities have been designed to create a
learning environment in which we all stretch our thinking, challenge existing
ideas and develop a personal and organisational sense of where we need to go
next.
South Africa is a country that will continue to be challenged by the tension
between its history and its future. Business leaders thrive on this tension as they
look for opportunities to add value and generate prosperity for themselves and
others. It is our hope that GIBS be a business school for and from the business
community.
Positioned in Sandton, Johannesburg, we partner with leading companies and are
fortunate to attract the type of person to this campus who wants to make a
significant impact. GIBS should be a place of hard work, inspiration, insight and
hope - all aimed at building your, and our country’s, competitiveness.
Professor Nick Binedell
Dean
Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)
14
Kano is a construction company
registered in 2007, with a focus on road
construction, markings maintenance,
cleaning services and rubble removal,
capacity building,
occupational health and safety, wellness
management, training, counseling and
development.
Their long-term aim is to build a company
that will become a sustainable
generational legacy. They also intend to
access land to build property to rent out
and maintain for both residential and
retail. Kano means a covenant, a promise to create a key learning opportunity for
every woman both younger and older, communities are being ravaged by
HIV/AIDS, teenage pregnancies , orphaned and vulnerable
children due to lack of skills, jobs and hopelessness they aim to enlarge the
territory by creating a new pool of skills, within the construction industry that
will lead to sustainable job creation.
To achieve this they have a company social investment project called Peo Entle
HIV Wellness and Youth Skills development registered with the department of
Social Development which will be the beneficiaries of 10% of their profits and
other resources to achieve their vision.
ANGIE DIALE is a former nurse by profession, she has qualified from Khuthaza’s
2years contractor development, EMPRETEC an International Capacity Building
Programme. Currently she will be participating in the Goldman Sachs 10.000
women programme with GIBS University.
15
Thetha Nathi Investments is a 100% Black
Woman Owned and controlled SMME. Thetha
Nathi Projects has been operating for three
years. Thetha Nathi Projects focus is on
construction projects including
refurbishments of existing buildings.
The company has done a lot of supplies of
hardware, aluminium steel sheeting, stainless
steel sheeting, palisade fencing, glazing and
other construction related equipment.
Thetha Nathi Investments is about adding value to its customers. Their vision is to
become a leading construction services group and supplier that is dependable and
reliable, able to convey trust, competence and confidence to all they serve. While
price may remain an influence to do business, Thetha Nathi Investments will be seen
as providing the service that the client requires to the extent that price does not
become the bargaining factor.
Mavis, has a combined business management and development experience of 7
years. Mavis’ background is finance and project management while she worked for
one of the big four financial institutions. She is known for her entrepreneurial skills,
delivering on time and on budget in special projects, and maintains good stakeholder
relations and partners with the best. Mavis’ experience involves handling projects of
over R100m.
Thetha Nathi, under Mavis Mtshali’s leadership, who has an innovative
approach to tackling difficult supply chain challenges. Mavis, has a combined
business management and development experience of 7 years.
16
Metako Projex was founded in 2004. We have
successfully completed various construction
projects over time for Public and Private
Companies,Retailers , Non-Profit Organisations,
Investors and Individuals through our well
packaged services.
They have architects in-house and this gives us a
competitive advantage in the market and it
enables us to provide more value to our clients.
In 2009, they received an award for ‘Best Youth Contractor in Gauteng 2009’
from the Department of Housing and NHBRC in recognition of Construction
excellence on the Residential portfolio. They are committed to building
creative solutions, lasting value and solid business relationships with their
clients. Metako Projex continues to craft a high performing team by constantly
keeping ahead of technological changes and environmental changes in the
industry.
Metako Projex is registered with the Construction Industry Development
Board, currently upgrading from 4GB PE to 6GB. This is a noteworthy
milestone on the growth plan of their organization.
17
Our Partners 18
Lamb became Group CEO of Young and Rubicam in 2008 and drove the
turnaround of the company's reputation in South Africa. Between 2009 and 2010,
the agency won 36 global and local awards at all major award shows. Fraser’s
Africa experience was also honed over the past six years in working with Chris
Harrison across 16 markets. He joined the McCann family in September 2011
as Executive Chairman McCann Worldgroup Africa and shortly thereafter was
also appointed as CEO for McCann SA .
McCann formed an extensive network that not only specialises in advertising
and content development but acts as a valuable partner providing the following
services; PR and Social Media, Brand Identity and Packaging, Relationship
Marketing, Brand Activation and Shopper Marketing, Media Innovation, and
Health Care Marketing, all with a global footprint.
The century-long story of McCann tells of the pivotal and innovative role we
played in the creation and development of all of the above elements that define
today's global communication industry.
Fraser Lamb
Executive Chairman Africa and CEO McCann
Worldgroup South Africa Between 1999 and 2007
under the Wunderman banner, Fraser built the
country's foremost direct marketing agency.
Under his leadership 50 local and international
awards were achieved between 2003 and 2007.
In 2007, he was also responsible for the
acquisition of AquaOnline, which went on to
become one of the largest digital agencies in
Africa.
Lamb became Group CEO of Young and Rubicam
in 2008 and drove the turnaround of the
company's reputation in South Africa.
19
Mazia is a 100% black owned & managed Professional Services company focused
on providing Business Accounting Services & Systems to growing business.
Mazia Services offers the following integrated Business Accounting Services &
Systems:
Incubation Center providing following services (From February 2014)
Shared Offices ,Training Rooms & Hotdesking.
Hosted & On premise Business,IT & Accounting Software
Bookkeeping , Accounting & IT support Bureaus service.
The simple philosophy of the business is to provide Business
Accounting,Technology support & Human Resources solve day to day business
problems. With a focused to provide business experience to unemployed
graduates by giving them on the job experience, relevant technology, process &
systems to increase opportunities for employability or starting their own
business.
Madoda Sibeko
The founder Madoda Sibeko started a
Financial Accounting Consulting & software
business with Melusi Ntumba (CA.SA.) in early
2000.
Madoda’s passion for accounting consulting &
software was created when he was running a
family retail business & realised the
importance of setting business procedures &
systems to measure business performance.
20
Sybrandt Stadler
Pule Incorporated (“Pule”) was formed in February
1995 by Mr. Mokgosi Pule, as a fully-fledged commercial
law firm. Over the years the firm has grown in statue and
organically to a point where it now boast a team of five (5)
highly qualified and experienced partners who are also
directors, supported by ten (10) qualified attorneys and a
staff complement of forty five (50) people.
They pride themselves with the size of their firm in that it has played a major role in
the development of interpersonal relationships with their clients, which is difficult to
develop in the traditional big firms. Their size also assists them in delivering a cost
effective and efficient service to their clients.
Amongst their clientele they boast prominent financial institutions, energy companies,
insurance companies, government agencies, parastatals, emerging black property
developers and engineering and construction companies amongst others.
Sybrandt is an associate in the commercial department in Pule Incorporated. After
qualifying as an attorney he has had the privilege of working in the most exciting areas
of development in South African Law, being the National Credit Act and most recently
the Consumer Protection Act which was enacted in 2006 and 2009 respectively. These
two Acts have been a giant leap forward for consumer law in South Africa.
In the involvement with the National Credit Act, he took part in the development of
various arguments relating to this Act which includes training programmes developed
and presented to various groups of role players involved in debt review and debt
enforcement.
21
Tushiyah serves agencies, corporate customers and
established SMEs: For agencies that provide support
programmes to their members, Tushiyah offers group
or individual training and coaching in line with the
agencies’ mandate and requirements, achieving
international standards of business management
through Business Edge, an IFC accredited methodology.
Large organisations needing to develop SME suppliers
and spend their Enterprise and Supplier Development
and Socio-Economic
Development budgets will find extraordinary benefit
from Tushiyah’s programme modelling, consulting and
advisory services. Existing SMEs who wish to grow and
expand will benefit from Tushiyah’s advisory and
coaching services - based on international
methodologies. .
Abigail Mahlangu
Abigail is an individual who is committed to building sustainable businesses in
South Africa.
Currently she is pursuing an MPhil in Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Management with the University of Pretoria. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma
in Business Administration from the Gordon Institute of Business Science and a
Bachelors Degree in Commerce specialising in Law from the University of
Pretoria. She has also completed a course in Collaborative Strategy Development
and a certificate course in Principles of Project Management.
Her passion is to empower small business owners so that they can build for
growth and sustainability. She founded Tushiyah Advisory Services, providing
implementation services for Small Medium Enterprises and Entrepreneurial
Development programmes.
She has also co founded Malto Business Development Solutions, initially
providing turnaround solutions for small business owners. She serves on the
board of Mzansi CareerBuild Youth Advisory Services, a Public Benefit
Organisation providing career guidance and mentoring to young adults in South
Africa.
22
Silver Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Acknowledgements
Special Thank you
23
21 Fricker Road,
ILLOVO
Johannesburg
2196
Contact us
Tel: 086 1 433 763
011 772 7900
Fax: 011 772 7950
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.idf.co.za
24