CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................
2. PURPOSE OF PROPOSAL ..........................................................................................................................
3. SERVICES OFFERED...................................................................................................................................
4. EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH:..................................................................................................................
BUSINESS ASSESSMENT..........................................................................................................................
BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS.....................................................................................................................
INTERVENTIONS OR PROJECTS FOR SMMEs...........................................................................................
APPLICATION FOR FUNDING..................................................................................................................
POST INTERVENTION SUPPORT..............................................................................................................
5 EXPERIENCE WITH REFERENCE TO THE COMPANY WE WORKED WITH.................................................
6 TECHNICAL CAPABILITY AND SKILLS SET.................................................................................................

1.INTRODUCTION
2.PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSAL

AR Business Consulting and Training Institute seeks to be appointed as Ecosystem Outreach

Partner(EOC) In Ehlanzeni District, Acornhoek Branch in order to assist Seda to fulfil their
objectives:

 Develop ,support and promote small businesses

 Ensure growth and sustainability in co-ordinating and partnership
 Establishing a national SMME Service delivery network that reaches all communities

3.SERVICES OFFERED

SERVICES OFFERED

BUSINESS TRAINING PROJECT EXECUTION

DEVELOPMENT

 Business Diagnostics
 Business  Computer Skills
and Analytics
Registrations  Compliance  Business Due
 Empower Businesses  Strategic Planning Diligence
through Compliance  Introduction To  Compliance Package
e.g. TAX, UIF,CSD etc Fundraising  Business Support
 Grow Business  Setting Up A Nonprofit Advisor
through Profiles, Board  Business Turn-around
Business Plan,Sales  Planning For Strategy
Monitoring And  Time And Motion
and Investors Pitch
Evaluation Study
 Branding and  Human Capital  Capacity Study
Marketing Strategy  Waste Reduction
 Provide relevant  Global Social  Quality Reduction
business advisory and Entrepreneurship  Lead Time Reduction
information service  Entrepreneurship  Yamazumi
 Consultation and Development Program  Cost Saving Initiatives
 Project Management  Lean Balancing
Advice
 Financial Management  Production Plans
 Assessment and
 Report Writing For  Lean Sigma
Referrals Professionals Implementation
 Management  Legal Liabilities
Information Systems  Business
 Business Appraisal Communication
 Post intervention  Lean Training/Kaizen
support through Leader
Monitoring and  Disruptive Change
Evaluation  Lean Six Sigma White
 Assisting SMMEs & Belt
Cooperatives with  Lean Six Sigma
Business Plans to Yellow Belt
apply for Funding  Lean Six Sigma Green
 Facilitate access to Belt
formal market  Lean Six Sigma Black
Belt
4.EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH :

BUSINESS ASSESSMENT

All Business undergo assessment test for their businesses to ensure that our upcoming
intervention are focused in areas where the businesses needs help and development

Every business starts and passes through various stages of growth and
development on its way to achieving the success desired by the owner. Each stage
has its own unique challenges and opportunities, and the entrepreneur must
properly setup, execute, and sustain the core business functions to overcome
these challenges and be successful.
The Business Assessment highlights the key areas necessary for the first staqe of
growth, including:
• Business foundation development(Start UP)
• Product and service development
• Marketing and branding strategies
• Accounting and financial growth
• Sales tools and growth
• Serving clients and generating referrals
• Operational system development
• Personnel and vendor development
• Business skill growth
• Entrepreneur performance and foundation

A business is similar to a building in that both must have a strong foundation

before anything else can be built. Cracks in the foundation will weaken the
ability to grow and expand into a solid structure that can smoothly advance into
the next area of development.
The Business Assessment focuses on helping entrepreneurs identify the
fundamental business skills they need to develop and discover which resources
should be invested to facilitate growth. This knowledge enables business
owners to put strategies into place that will methodically strengthen the
business from the inside out to maximize resources and ultimately increase
profits.
Here with the Initial business assessment form

Initial Business Assessment

In order to make your upcoming assessment session more effective, to the best of your
ability, the following questions. There are no right or wrong answers. Feel free to use
additional paper if needed.

NOTE: All information provided to AR Business Consulting and Training Institute will be
confidential.

- Briefly describe your business idea.

- Describe the type of business you have chosen (Pty Ltd, Co-operative) and the
reasons why you choose that type of business.

- Describe primary products or services you will offer.

- Describe your potential customers.

Describe any type of research conducted and/or any data you collected indicating your
business idea is feasible.

- List other existing business offering similar products or services.

- What do you perceive to be the competitive advantage associated with your

business idea? (For example: price, quality, service, location, etc.)

- Have you considered a potential location? If so, where?

- What promotional strategies or methods do you plan to use?

- What time frame do you anticipate you need to accomplish your goals?

- Describe any experience you or other key partners or managers have in operating
a business.

Place a check mark in the blank which best describes you and key partners or
managers in your company.

Adequate Assistance Training

Knowledge Needed Needed
Accounting & Taxes
Planning
Organizing
Financial Management
People Management
Personal Selling
Promotion
Decision-making
Cost Control
Personnel Policies
Pricing
Other:
Other:
Other:

- List any other resource organization you are currently working with or have
worked with in the past two years.
- Describe any other information you feel would be helpful to know.

If you will seek financing for your business, complete the "Summary of Estimated
Money Needs" form.

Summary of Estimated Money Needs

1. Land/ building R

2.
Machinery/ equipment R

3.
Furniture/ office equipment R

4.
Inventory/ material R

5.
Consulting fees or miscellaneous expenses
R

6.
Anticipated operating cash required
(Accounts receivable, marketing, financing,
supplies, wages, utility deposit, or other)
R

7.
Total projected costs (add lines thru 6) R
8.
Amount of personal funds you plan to invest R
 9. Amount invested by partners, stockholders
or other investors
R _

R _

l0. Total Investment (line 8 = line 9) R _

11. Balance of money needs to be financed (line 7 - line 10) R _

Type of assessment for business

 Initial Assessment for Start-Up Businesses

 Core Business Assessment
 Monthly Business Assessment
 Current State Business Assessment
 3P Analysis Business Performance Assessment
 Business Sustainability Assessment Using KPIs
 Monthly Business Performance Assessment
 Business Readiness Assessment
 Opportunity Assessment for Business
 Market Assessment For Business
 Operational Assessment For Growth
 Competitive Landscape Analysis Business Assessment

BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS

Business Registration Process Flow

Business Support provided to SMMEs

 Access to Business Training Interventions

 Access to Funding
 Product and Service Quality
 Management Information Systems
 Market Facilitation/Market Access
 Compliance
 Facilitate Accreditations
 Strategic Planning
 Assisting SMMEs and Cooperative with Business Profiles,Business Plan,Investors
and Sales Pitch to apply for Funding in any potential funders/investors
 Accounting Systems
INTERVENTIONS OR PROJECTS FOR SMMEs

Worked on an initiative that coordinated and directed the buy local campaign and to be
impactful I target two of our own products that was local produced in our community. The
intention was to set a minimum number of enterprises that can benefit from the buy local
drive

Target Beneficiaries: SMEs that had the potential to supply quality goods or services and
willing to collaborate with other SMEs to consistently reach the required volumes, In this
regard our beneficiaries were Torha and Sala

Initiative Goal: Helping local SMEs to develop capacity to supply high volume goods and
services at the right quality as a way of facilitating economic inclusion and opening the
market. Now Torha and Sala is found and sold in our biggest shops and supermarket around
Mpumalanga Region in Ehlanzeni District

APPLICATION FOR FUNDING

Please refer to the attached three business plans that we have developed

BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPED

Business Name Required Capital Business Sector Year Developed

Dakarai B & B Tourism 2021

KT Ivory Holding R33 487 849.00 Built Environment 2023

Unjani Clinic Health 2022

Mkhuhlu

Tie Trading 2022

POST INTERVENTIONS SUPPORT

1 Management of Funds
  Provide strategic inputs on the design of the fund and future funding initiatives and develop impact assessment
criteria
 Assit in Developing and implementing strategic plans and company policies, while encouraging an
open dialogue with stakeholders, and driving organizational success.

2 Networking and Relationship Management

 Assist to Build relationships with established potential entrepreneurs through proactive targeting
and or in response to screened enquires or third party referrals.
 Implement relationship management mandate for the Jobs Fund;

3 Referrals, Talent Management and Business Appraisa

l
 Refer client to training interventions where necessary.
 Carry out a holistic analysis of the business to gain an in depth understanding of its current
performance and potential for growth, priorities issues and identify potential courses of action
4. Continuous Improvement Initiatives

 Run Lean Manufacturing ,Kaizen Events and Six sigma improvement initiatives using FOCUS and
DMAIC methodologies.

5. Business Appraisal

 Carry out a holistic analysis of the business to gain an in depth understanding of its current
performance and potential for growth, priorities issues and identify potential courses of
action, ensuring throughout the process the customer’s full commitment to the analysis,
diagnosis, priorities and options.Entrepreneurial,feasibility or viability assessments
conducted

6. Follow ups and After Care

 Visits once for a quarter.

 Clients to be referred to other service providers for support