Fetola - Benchmark Report October 2018

OCTOBER 2018

Benchmark Report

“It’s simple really… we help people to grow the economy and create jobs, by building businesses that last.”

Catherine Wijnberg, Fetola CEO

Fetola are leaders in business growth, with a decade of experience in the field of incubator management and enterprise development.

Businesses enrolled in Fetola programmes typically achieve an annual growth rate of 47.2% per business. Their long-term survival rate (tracked over ten years) is 87.4%, almost five times the national average.

Fetola’s sector expertise ranges from agriculture and mining to financial services and manufacturing. Sustainable business, including energy, waste and water are also strong focus areas.

Incubator Services:

• Fetola Incubator Blueprint: The ‘How-to Guide’ to establish and run an award-winning incubator

• Incubator establishment: Design and implementation of new incubators

• Diagnostic services: Review of established incubators; improve efficiency and success rates

• Capacity building: Practical training for incubator managers

Contact us: +27 86 111 1690 / +27 21 761 5255 info@fetola.co.za www.fetola.co.za

Content

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More than 400 entries were received for the awards, from organisations with mature programmes to those just starting their journey.

Executive summary

INDEX

04 Selecting

How the 20 semi-finalists

the winners

and winners were selected.

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benchmark report

This report provides us with a window into Supplier Development in South Africa, a baseline that will be used to compare year-on-year progress, and a measure from which to compare changes in future trends.

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