At THE ESD INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (PTY) LTD we believe that we have a very important role to play if we are to realize the vision of the Freedom Charter, whereby we need an unrelenting focus on the economy.  For radical economic transformation to be successful, the process of black economic empowerment needs to be integral to our efforts to grow the economy. Empowerment and growth should be mutually reinforcing. 

By bringing more black South Africans into the economy – as owners, managers, financiers, industrialists and employees – we are expanding the capacity of our economy. We are improving the potential for growth and development. We specialise in creating Black Industrialists by applying a unique methodology to capitalise on the opportunities afforded by the new B-BBEE codes, in order to rapidly grow small black-owned businesses.  Emphasis will be placed on increasing entrepreneurial and productive activity of enterprises, and make them successful enterprises through enterprise development support services, which services include incubation, skills development, mentoring, coaching, and market information services