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ZIMELE ZIMELE SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT
ZIMELE
ZIMELESUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT
ZIMELE IN EMALAHLENI
• identify opportunities inside and outside the mining industry
• improve the way you run your businesses
• grow your businesses for the future
• enter the job market
Zimele now offers more mentorship and support to:
What Zimele offers: Zimele hubs have three programmes to meet the needs of youth, suppliers and small enterprises operating in different industries. These three programmes are:
1. Zimele Enterprise Development: mentorship to build SMME capability
outside of the mine value chain.
2. Zimele Supplier Development: building supplier capabilities within the
mine value chain.
3. Zimele Youth Development: personal development to link the youth
to employment opportunities or to help them start their own businesses.
Supporting communities, creating opportunities
Zimele has been revised to help create opportunities for mine communities.
Zimele Supplier Development programme Launching in September 2018The Zimele Supplier Development programme is looking for businesses that have a genuine interest and potential to grow and create jobs.
Through the Zimele Supplier Development programme, Anglo American Zimele will help business owners to:
Diversify
Respond to the procurement
needs of buyers
How will the Zimele Supplier Development programme help you? The programme will help you to grow your business by teaching you how to find new opportunities.
It includes:
• training in business and financial topics
• learning from other business owners
• developing a growth plan just for you
• linking you to market opportunities
• joining supplier roundtables
• workshops on topics like safety
A Business Advisor will advise, support, and motivate you on your business growth journey.
What can you expect from the Zimele Supplier Development ProgrammeIf selected, you will be part of a group of six to 12 business owners from your community.
The programme will run for about nine months. The first three months is about business and financial management, and technical topics.
The next six months will give you mentorship and one-on-one advice. You will also meet technical mentors, be given networking opportunities, meet large buyers, and be given other opportunities to help you to achieve your business goals.
The time you need to complete the programme
If you are accepted, you will need 20-25 hours a month, over 4 months for the programme, and 4-5 hours a
month for the next 5 months.
Who’s it for? The Zimele Supplier Development programme is right for you if you are a small or medium-sized business owner who wants to improve, grow or diversify your business, and create jobs by responding to the procurement needs of large local buyers. It is open to existing Anglo American suppliers, as well as non-suppliers who wish to grow.
Your business needs to be:
• >51% Black owned
• A mine community or zone of influence supplier
• Ethical and have good governance in place
• Committed to the programme
• Able to match business supply chain opportunities
An independent panel will review each application to create a shortlist by considering Wave priorities. For example:
• Size of business
• Opportunity for job creation
• Availability for site inspection /interviews
• If all relevant documentation has been submitted
Grow
Innovative
APPLYING FOR ZIMELE SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMEYou will need to fill in an application form from the Zimele hub.
The programme will be offered in multiple waves per year, each year. Each wave will be targeted towards specific sectors, and only businesses working in these sectors are allowed to apply for that wave. But don’t worry, the programme will be offered to a range of sectors over the next few waves.
Wave 1 (our pilot wave) will roll out in mid-September 2018. For this wave, suppliers on the vendor list will be prioritised. Wave 2 and onwards will be applicable to a broader supplier list.
Application forms will be available at the hub and online from wave 2.
Watch this space!
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