1. ACCREDITATION AND ASSOCIATION
1.1 AT NATIONAL LEVEL
Business Promoter is accredited and associated with the following national organisations:
• CEDA: Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) projects since 2004 as Mentors
• LEA: Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) since 2007 as Business Development Service Providers
• PPADB: Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) since 2001 as Registered Consultants
• PEEPA: Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatisation Agency (PEEPA) since 1999 as Registered Consultants
• BUSINESS PLACE: Business Place, Botswana since 2005 as Registered Consultants
Business Promoter has built its good reputation for turning around projects.
1.2 AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
Business Promoter is internationally associated with leading European and Southern African consultancy firms:
i) Worldwide: Ecorys Holland
ii) Europe: Eurecna CAN Veneto International Services, Italy
iii) SADC: Decisio Consulting, South Africa
These consultancy firms have established network of their operations in various countries of the world.
2. MAJOR CONSULTANCY ASSIGNMENTS
Business Promoter has completed a number of consultancy projects ranging from three (3) days to one hundred twenty (120) working days duration. Most of the projects were in the areas of research, marketing, development of Human Resources Management and development policies and procedures, conditions of service etc. Some major consultancy projects are listed below:
- 1996 – Business Promoter developed “Conditions of Service”, a policies and procedures manual with implementation tools for Thusano Lefatsheng Trust.
- 1997 – Business Promoter undertook consultancy on “Institutional Reform and Restructuring” for Thusano Lefatsheng Trust.
- 1998 - Business Promoter evaluated Private Sector Initiative/ Molaletsa Project of UNICEF, Botswana.
- 2002 - Business Promoter compiled a country report on Textile Sector for International Trade Centre, Geneva, in collaboration with BOCCIM.
- 2003 - Business Promoter conducted a research for International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva in the area of capacity building among SMMEs in Botswana, Trade in Service Institutions (TISs) and governments to promote exports of “services” from Botswana and produced a research report.
- 2004 - Business Promoter facilitated training workshops on Governance and Management for NGOs Leaders, Development of capacity for strategic planning, and Building leadership capacity of NGOs in project implementation in collaboration with Junior Chamber, Botswana for Botswana Council of NGOs (BOCONGO) sponsored by African Development Foundation.
- 2004/5 - Business Promoter developed a Marketing Strategy for the Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC) including consultancy report on Restructuring and Setting up of its Marketing Department; and handholding the department to kick-start implementation of the Marketing Strategy.
- 2005 - Business Promoter facilitated participatory strategic planning workshop and developed a three-year Strategic Plan for Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) under sponsorship of the Department of Culture and Youth, Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs (MLHA).
- 2006 – Business Promoter accomplished Consultancy for Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) to Review the Feasibility of Placing People Living with HIV/AIDS with private sector businesses and organisations.
- 2007 – Business Promoter developed bankable business plans for Garment Clusters as a Pilot Project under Poverty Reduction Programme of the Government of Botswana and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
- 2007 – Business Promoter was part of a consortium of consultants led by Eurecna Srl International Services, Italy for a consultancy project of Local Enterprise Authority of Botswana (LEA) to transform and convert five existing Estate Centres in Pilane, Francistown and Gaborone into viable business incubation centres for agriculture, hospitality and tourism, and manufacturing of leather products and light engineering.
- 2008 – Business Promoter accomplished a consultancy of LEA, Gaborone on Impact Assessment of LEA Training on Entrepreneurial Development Of Botswana During 2007/8 (Consolidation and Analysis of Post Training Reports)
3. GENERAL CONSULTANCY ASSIGNMENTS
i) ECONOMIC SECTOR COVERAGE
Business Promoter has offered mentoring and consultancy services to a number of clients, who are located all over Botswana independently as well as on the platforms of CEDA and LEA. Business Promoter consultants offered need based consultancy and mentoring services covering the following economic sectors:
• Agriculture (horticulture, agric implement and requisites sale)
• Manufacturing (Brick moulding, chemicals and detergents, garment production, marble products, Jewellery designing and production, leather products, printing, steel structuring, milling of maize and sorghum, plastic bottles and disposables, sanitary products, toilet rolls manufacturing).
• Education and Training (Day care centres, English medium primary schools, Secondary schools, Computer training colleges, tutorial services).
• Health and Recreation (Gym and health services, medical clinics, healthcare support, counselling and training on HIV/AIDs, health professional recruitment and development services)
• Services (Building and construction, cement haulage, cleaning services, consultancy, electrical appliances repair and installation, freight forwarding and shipping services, information technology, motor vehicle repair and service, public transport, security).
• Trading (Building hardware, filling station, franchised businesses, fresh produce, butchery, laundry, restaurant and take away, retail and wholesale).
• Tourism (Lodge operation, transport).
ii) TECHNICAL AREAS COVERAGE
Business Promoter has offered consultancy and mentoring services in the following areas to its own clients as well as to the clients of CEDA and LEA:
• Appraising Loan Applications
• Facilitating Implementation of Projects
• Developing Institutional Strategic Plans
• Developing Bankable Business Plans
• Developing Business Management Systems and Processes
• Developing Operational Policy and Procedures Manuals on Human Resources Development and Financial Management
• Developing Marketing Study
• Developing Marketing Strategy and Market Plan
• Developing Turn Around Strategies
• Preparing Management Accounts
• Conducting Projects’ Due Diligence
• Producing Corporate Profiles
• Conducting Clients’ Need-Based Training
• Conducting Social and Marketing Research and Surveys
• Evaluating Projects’ Performance
iii) GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE
Business Promoter has developed its clientele all over the country and has been serving SMMEs in all major areas such as
• Gaborone
• Kanye
• Molepolole
• Mochudi
• Letlhakane
• Mahalapye
• Palapye
• Serowe
• Maun
• Lentswaletau
• Tlokweng
• Mogoditshane
• Lobatse