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Founded in 2016, THE ESD INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (PTY) LTD ’s mission is to radically transform, modernize and re-industrialize (TMR) economy in order to create jobs, eradicate poverty and significantly reduce inequality, by unlocking the potential of South African entrepreneurs through enterprise and supplier development, training, skills transfer and Incubation initiatives. 

As small businesses in South Africa are recognised as a driving force for economic growth and creation of jobs, enterprise and supplier development (ESD) programmes offer black entrepreneurs the opportunity to find support and training to further develop their small businesses.  At THE ESD INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (PTY) LTD we invest in entrepreneurs – with a particular emphasis on woman, youth, people in rural areas (Township Economy Revitalization) and entrepreneurs with a disability. 

Our Enterprise and Supplier Development initiatives encompasses entrepreneurship development, investment and growth in youth owned, woman owned and Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs), including initiatives that range from enabling the start-up of small businesses to providing business skills development through training, mentoring, and coaching