Company Spotlight – Western Cape October 2010

October 25th, 2010

Mpumelo Business Furniture and office accessories, reg no. 2006/227126/23, vat no. 4410251567, Income tax no. 9030484175 is a company that was founded in 2004 by Luthando Mtshengu and Nomfundo Mpumlwana. The company head office is at 416 Tulbagh Centre, 16 Hans Strijdom Avenue, Foreshore, Cape Town. The company was accredited by Empowerdex as Exempted Micro Enterprise, with 110 % Procurement Recognition, Black ownership 100% and Black Female ownership 60%.

We supply desks, pedestals, boardroom tables, credenzas, pedenzas, filling cabinets (wooden and metallic) Optiplan filling cabinets, reception couches, chairs upholstered in fabric, leather touch, suede and genuine leather, office accessories such as white boards, year planners, water coolers, letter trays, planters, projectors, etc. We are in a process of appointing agents for Eastern Cape and Gauteng.

Our full profile is on our website : www.mpumelo.co.za, which we are busy updating with our new products.

Company Spotlight – Eastern Cape October 2010

October 25th, 2010

Xpect Media Solutions

There are a lot of business and services currently available and being offered in the market, as a business you need to make sure that your services/products does reach your target market. Xpect Media Solutions is a Website Design and Branding company; we currently offer services of design and re-designing of your Branding or Website. We also help you register your business personalized e-mail address and website.

Mission

To provide businesses with the best graphic and website designing that will help them gain more exposure for their business and thus getting more customers.

Xpect Media Solutions envisages establishing partnerships with black and PDI entrepreneurs to assist in using technology to uplift their businesses and also help them to gain more exposure and thus getting more customers.

Vision

Xpect Media Solutions is to offer service which will make its clients stand out from the rest, design user-friendly website and unique graphic for businesses that are still new in the market. And also to re-brand businesses which have been in the market for a while.

Company Spotlight – Eastern Cape October 2010

October 24th, 2010

Africool

Africool is a specialist company in air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating and ventilation equipment. Africool has also diversified its business to cover the installation and maintenance of Water Reticulation Plants.

Africool is a registered close corporation (2004/027799/23) and consists of two members: Mbongiseni Emmanuel Mchunu, who holds 90% equity in the business and Daniel De Jager who holds 10% equity. Mr De Jager joined Africool on the 13th of May 2010. Africool is 90% black owned business, thus facilitating a meaningful Black Economic Empowerment in the South African economic environment.

The main shareholder, Mbongiseni Emmanuel Mchunu grew up and received his High school education in Ulundi, Masibumbane High School and furthered his higher education at Durban Instutute of Technology. He has now come to plough back to the community in terms of the skills transfer, job creation and contributing positively to the economic growth of our community.

The Africool ownership has adequate capacity to expand and manage any magnitude of project in the HVAC & Water Reticulation industry. Africool has invested and will continue to invest valuable time in finding competitive staff to achieve its business objectives.

Company Spotlight – KwaZulu-Natal March 2010

March 15th, 2010

Buyisiwe Management Services Consulting

BMS consultancy was founded in 1998 and is 100% HDI, female owned. It derives its background on human development particularly facilitating capacity building and empowerment amongst rural communities as well as implementing projects that have materialized as part of the delivery in the unfolding democratic dispensation.

We have taken on the challenge of change with a multi-service solution having evolved into a diversified corporation with an ability to carve a niche in an economy and a society that is changing faster than before.

Our primary assets are; experience, expertise, diversity and reliability of our personnel. We draw from an impressive qualified array of practitioners that are on par wit the best in terms of current world practice.

Company Spotlight – Western Cape March 2010

March 15th, 2010

HR Capacity

Keith Barends & Associates is a professional service firm, located in Cape Town South Africa, focused on the combination of organisational success and the use and development of human potential.

Vision

KB&A aims to provide companies and organisations with international state-of-the-art knowledge and practices in Human Resource Management.

Long-Term Objective

KB&A will be the trend setting and leading HRM consultancy and training company in South Africa.

BEE Status

The company is 100% black owned and managed entity.
An extensive strategy involving preferential procurement ,enterprise development ,ownership, employment equity, social commitment  and skills development is documented and practiced .

Professional Competencies

Human Resource Management
Training and Development
Organizational Development
Project Management
Labour Law Management
Employee and Industrial Relations
Performance Management
HR Policies Management
Quality Management

Services

Accredited training for skills programs in:
(Management ,Human Resources & Labour Law)
Advisory/Consultation Services
Personnel Planning & administration
(ensuring corporate governance)
Dispute Resolution
Change Management Interventions

Contact Details

Tel: 021 418 6700
Fax: 086 619 9429
P O Box 6495, Roggebaai, 8012 The Business Place,
7 Anton Anreith Arcade, 3rd Floor, Cape Town, 8001
Website:  www.hrcapacity.co.za
Email: consult@hrcapacity.co.za

Company Spotlight – Eastern Cape Mar 2010

March 15th, 2010

AfrigasAFRIGAS is a new business venture dealing in the wholesale supply of petroleum products. Its services include the storage and
transportation of these products. Fully equipped to comply with market needs and is BBBEE Compliant.

AFRIGAS is committed to meeting the needs of its customers and to supplying the petroleum products listed below:

  1. Aviation Gasoline
  2. Bio Fuels and Diesel
  3. Jet Fuel
  4. Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)
  5. Paraffin
  6. Petrol
  7. Heavy Furnace Fuel (HFO)

AFRIGAS trucks are all HAZCHEM compliant, ensuring safe delivery and minimal environmental impact. AFRIGAS delivers its products
timeously nationwide and further north of South Africa upon clients’ requests.  All AFRIGAS drivers are trained to handle the product safely
and to drive responsibly.

Directors of Afrigas:

  • Plus Mokgokong
  • Luthando Richard Mpondo
  • Thabo Labase
  • Mxolisi Vangeli Vabaza
  • Mojalefa Mbethe
  • Brian Ngcobo

Visit their website HERE

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Company Spotlight – Eastern Cape Jan 2010

February 2nd, 2010

Umso ConstructionUmso

Umso Construction is a Black Empowerment Company founded in 1996 in co-conjunction with a large corporate
construction company and a number of Historically Disadvantaged Individuals. In 2004 the company was transformed
to a 100% HDC (Historically Disadvantaged Company) by its current stakeholders.
The company has established its foot prints in the Eastern Cape Province as well as South Africa as a whole, negotiated
the expansion of it’s existing client-base and met the needs of major growth and development of the region.
Umso Construction has taken significant steps to alleviate skills shortages through constant training while its caliber
incorporates a delivery system of the highest order.

As part of the general civil engineering services provided by Umso Construction, it has developed a specific expertise in
the construction of roads, water and sewer reticulation, concrete structures, bridges and box culverts.
Management philosophy is to develop lasting customer relationships and repeat business.  This is achieved by ensuring
that we consistently meet agreed requirements with regard to specification, safety time and cost.   We have succeeded
in developing competent construction teams and support staff, all focused on meeting customer requirements.

Our clients include the following:
- Municipalities (Metro, District and Local)
- Department of Roads and Public Works
- Organs of State Entities (Transnet, Sanral, Infrastructure Agencies such as IDZs, etc)
- Private Sector.

We seek to continually expand our operations and client base and offer our services to the industry for both major and
minor projects.

Mission

Umso Construction undertakes to conduct its business and execute projects (small or large) with distinct attention and
excellence to prescribed specification and uncompromised quality.

Our aim is to service all our clients with unhindered focus and ensure that this is achieved with minimal environmental
impact. The occupational health and safety of all participants is our foremost concern and, with this in mind, systems
and procedures are continuously enhanced.

It is our commitment to all South Africans that the mechanisms designed to redress the injustices of our past, are at
all times visible and functional in our conduct which enforces our commitment to Employment Equity and Broad Based
Black Economic Empowerment.

Vision

A company whose purpose and sole existence is embedded in its people advancement and delivery of projects to a
greater mass of the region.

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Company Spotlight – Western Cape Jan 2010

February 2nd, 2010

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Business Profile – Destiny Changers

  1. Introduction

Destiny Changers is a 100% female-owned Project Consulting company founded and managed by Belinda Williams, an experienced professional in the field’s motivational speaking , training and project management. Always having a driving aspiration to start her own consulting business, when spotting the opportunity to start a black woman-owned business, she seized the opportunity and has never looked back.

Although the company operates in the Professional Services Sector, they provide services to all sectors.

Destiny Changers has been in operation since November 2005.

  1. Value Added Service

Destiny Changers offers a wide variety of services including Motivational Speaking, Training and Professional Project Management.

Motivation

Topics include but are NOT limited to :

No Limits  – Removing Barriers , overcoming boundaries and achieving results

Living Life Large – embracing the importance and balance of body , mind , soul and spirit

Topics can be conceptualized depending on client specifications

Motivational DVD on Limits available for R100 excluding VAT – GREAT resource for staff, gift for clients and resource for corporate training library

  • Corporate events , conferences and seminars
  • Staff inductions , award ceremonies and corporate road shows
  • Promotions and Launches
  • Special events eg Women’s Day , end of year functions , team building
  • Motivation speeches, seminars , training workshops

Professional Project Management of:

  • Product launches
  • Human Resource Projects  i
  • Transformation and Change Management and Corporate Social Responsibility Projects
  • Commercial Projects
  • Social Development including HIV/AIDS

Belinda was responsible for managing :

  • WECBOF Tradezone Portal 2007
  • Youth in Business Provincial Project for Provincial Government in 2008
  • STOP HIV National Project for Tshepang Trust in 2009

Additional corporate projects available on request !

Training

  • Introduction to and practical application of Project Management (accredited)
  • Customer Service and Service Delivery (accredited)
  • Time Management (Capacity Building Workshop – pending accreditation)

The company believes they know their clients and their needs and because of this aim to provide the best service to satisfy these clients’ needs. The public wants the following sets of accessibility which Destiny Changers can provide:

  • Access to skilled, knowledgeable, passionate and experienced project managers and consultants
  • Access to independent consultants that is flexible
  • Access to work with Broad Based Black Empowered Companies with regard to their procurement strategies and policies
  • Access to sustainable job creation by assisting the entrepreneur to develop and sustain business initiatives

Belinda Williams has many years of experience in the human resource and project management industry, due to her:

  • three years experience as recruitment consultant for an executive placement agency
  • four years experience as National Recruitment Manager and Human Resource Consultant for leading Internet Service Provider

She also has various experiences in Projects from the:

  • four years Professional Project Management experience
  • being the Program Manager for launch of a new ISP
  • being the Program Manager for launch of a content based product offer Managering
  • being the Project Manager for large scale project Sourcing project
  • being the Project Manager for development of Corporate Mentorship Program
  • being the Project Manager and Employment Equity Coordinator for scale merger and acquisition

The contracts completed by Destiny Changers include:destiny-changers

  • Naledi Publishing House project management
  • PVR Service and Supplier Assessment and Training
  • ICG placement within the IT sector

Destiny Changers has competitive advantages . On a client side, being a 100% female BEEE company, understanding the requirements for BEEE procurement strategies is a given.

  1. Vision and motto

The vision of Destiny Changers Project Consulting cc is the following:

“Our vision is to become an icon for Female Consulting Companies in South Africa and lead a respected business.

The motto of Destiny Changers Project Consulting cc is the following:

“Preparation Meeting Opportunity”

We believe that when preparation meets opportunity the result is success.

Belinda Williams has been preparing for the opportunity being presented to her through her studies, experience and skills developed over the past eight years.

  1. Structure of the company

Destiny Changers CC is a Close Corporation owned 100% by Belinda Williams. Her key roles include that of Motivational Speaking, training Project Management. We have several strategic relationships with other BEE companies in training and project management which we use for large scale project execution and delivery.

  1. The area of focus of the business
    1. What are the Company’s service(s) / product(s)?
    Motivation, Corporate Speaking ,Training and Project Management

The company follows and applies PMBOK (Project Management Book of Knowledge Methodology) Project Management methodology, conducts Targeted Selection and Competency based interviewing and performs NQF aligned assessments.

  1. Systems and skills

The experiences below have helped Destiny Changers understand the industry and get a feel for the market place:

  • years of experience as a recruitment consultant for a reputable executive placement agency
  • years of experience as the recruitment manager and human resource practitioner for a leading Internet Service Provider.
  • Years of experience as a professional project manager
  1. Values and Philosophy

Values

Destiny Changers has the following, no nonsense set of values:

  • Values
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Service Excellence
  • Professionalism
  • Honesty
  1. Contact Info

Contact Method
Physical Address 20 Gougem Street Southfield7800
Postal Address Same
Tel +27 21 705 6446
Fax +27 21 705 6446
Mobile +27 82 671 9083
Email destchangers@mweb.co.za
Web http://www.destinychangers.com

Company Spotlight – KwaZulu-Natal Jan 2010

January 14th, 2010

NettSite Internet Applications ccNettsite

CK 2009/025455/23

Background

NettSite commenced trading as a sole proprietorship in 2002, to provide software development services primarily in the financial services arena, as the founder and owner at the time, William Nettmann, had extensive experience in information technology in stock broking and investment portfolio management.

This was at a time where open source software was becoming a viable alternative to expensive proprietary software, and NettSite believed that by using open source applications, the effectiveness of resources allocated to information systems could be greatly enhanced, as more resources could be allocated to the actual development and delivery of systems, and less on costly software licenses.

Subsequently the focus area has expanded beyond financial services companies, and now covers any industry where information technology can be effectively employed to enhance profitability, either by increased efficiency and effectiveness, or by expanding market reach.

NettSite Internet Applications cc was registered in 2009.

Company Profile

NettSite provides software development services using open source technology and applications. The use of open source enables the focusing of project resources on people to design and develop business applications quickly and robustly, instead of allocating large budgets to development tools and production environment licenses.

NettSite has developed a development framework which enables rapid development of reliable and robust systems. This framework is based on PHP and MySQL, which are amongst the most used programming languages and databases on the internet, and probably the world. This framework enables NettSite to approach projects confidently, able to accurately budget development time and costs. The framework also provides enormous time  and cost savings for every NettSite project, which are passed on to the client.

Typical projects include the following:

Remote Document Scanning and Management

The client was faced with a problem transporting proof of delivery documents (POD’s) from several branches and depots to head office for filing, and for use in supporting invoices to their customers. Many POD’s were lost in transit, or incorrectly filed at head office, causing problems in collecting payments.

NettSite developed a method for remote branches and depots to scan POD’s using a scanner and a PC connected to the internet. The scanned images are instantly stored on a central location at the head office, and indexed to the existing accounting system, so that the scanning process can be actively managed with reports showing which documents are not yet scanned.

Debtors clerks can now retrieve POD’s from the system efficiently, and instantly email or fax them to clients as needed, without needing to search through filing cabinets, make copies, replace documents and so on.

Content Managed Websites

NettSite specializes in websites which are dynamic, and are able to be changed and used by the businesses which own them, with little or no technical ability needed.

Examples of websites are:

Voice Over IP (VOIP)Owner

NettSite has used an open source PABX system, Asterisk, to provide several innovative solutions for clients. We are able to provide PABX and other voice communication solutions very cost effectively.

Company Spotlight – KwaZulu-Natal Dec 2009

December 14th, 2009

413 Media Enterprise

413 Media is a Durban based media/production company. Having been active in the industry since 1999, the experience, skill and knowledge gained over the past 10 years has positioned us to be leaders in a competitive industry. We are therefore able to offer prospective clients a comprehensive basket of specialised products and services which include the following:

  • Outside Broadcasting Facilitation
  • Training Video’s
  • Plasma Screen Advertising
  • Mobile Marketing
  • Promotional Video’s/DVD’s
  • Corporate Video’s
  • Audio/Visual Support
  • TV  Advertorials
  • Information Kiosks
  • TV Programs
  • Graphic Design
  • Music Videos
  • Outdoor LED Screens
  • Short/Full-length Feature Films

Mission / Vision Statement

Our vision is to become a major role player within the television and media industry. We aim to provide innovative and dynamic concepts and solutions, which are competitively priced yet with no compromise on quality and service delivery. Our vision is to become a preferred service provider within Southern Africa. Our goal is also geared toward sustainability i.e. developing skills locally and empowering (students etc) skills within a vast majority of our unskilled labour force. Future development will include the expansion of operations into neighbouring provinces as well as joint ventures and contracts with large supplementing firms.

Company Values

  • To provide a quality service,
  • To be reliable, readily available, easily accessible and consistent.
  • To conduct business with honesty and integrity.
  • To be creative, innovative and passionate.
  • To be committed and responsive

Sumeer Mohanlall

Since obtaining a Diploma in Video Technology from the Durban Institute of Technology in 2004 Sumeer has learnt how to be a leader in a competitive industry. Having worked in the media industry since 1999, he has developed networks throughout the country and specializes in the following arenas:

  • Sourcing new business
  • Supply and installation
  • Design and layout
  • Production and management

Mr. Mohanlall is involved with pre-recorded shows, live international and national sports events and TV shows etc. Working on international, national sporting events, TV productions and international feature films has allowed Mr. Mohanlall to associate himself with companies such as SABC, M NET, ESPN, Moonlighting Productions, Combustion Pictures, Sprocket Films, Imaginarium, Egg Film Initiative, KZN Film Initiative, Now Media, Saffron Tv, DStv Indian etc. By working with all these companies, his knowledge, expertise and experience allow him to constantly keep up with the latest technology and advertising trends.

Evelyn Mohanlall

A qualified pharmacist by profession, Evelyn, who through her experience gained in the pharmaceutical industry, lends the following skill and know-how to the management of the business: Business administration, financial management, project management, customer service and human resources.