Description: The ASISA Enterprise and Supplier Development Fund is uniquely designed to build businesses through an innovative combination of tailored business acceleration and investment support.
The Fund invests in equity, debt, or combined structures into deals of R1m – R20m in size in high growth potential businesses requiring expansion capital with a focus on job creation and social impact.
Profile Information
Type of entity
Initiative
Type of product or service
Private equity, Traditional finance
Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) is a powerful mechanism for change in South Africa. The economic output of South Africa’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) provides over half of our national GDP and employs the majority of our labour force. Strategically focussing on SMEs for investment and business acceleration unlocks their growth potential with the knock-on effect of creating jobs and reducing poverty. The simplicity of the solution is unparalleled in its ability to elevate and empower our industry, society and nation.
The ASISA Enterprise and Supplier Development Fund (“the Fund”) is uniquely designed to build businesses through an innovative combination of tailored business acceleration and investment support. Our approach to Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) provides a strategic solution for our funders and economy that builds not just businesses, but society too. Our innovative model allows us to provide strategic growth funding and support to businesses that are aligned to the value chains of our funders. Our vision is to create sustainable shared value for our funders, enterprises and nation by investing in the strategic growth of high potential small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
INVESTMENTS & PROGRAMMES
The Fund invests in enterprises with high supply chain alignment, differentiated competitive advantage and the strategic business fundamentals required to succeed. The Fund invests in equity, debt, or combined structures into deals of R1m – R20m in size in high growth potential businesses requiring expansion capital with a focus on job creation and social impact. The Fund also manages acceleration programmes that provide the uniquely tailored business acceleration and developmental support that SME enterprises and suppliers require to grow. The Fund’s supplier development programmes enable funders to strategically build enterprises and suppliers that are directly aligned to their value chain. Our unique model allows us to invest capital whilst complementing management with specialist expertise and support to unlock accelerated business growth.
ASISA (Owner)
