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Caird is not closing down and is open for advice (rendering and receiving)

Further to my post yesterday on the worst of times, Ray Mahlaka penned (and Tim Cohen – although the style seems to be more like Ray's) a discussion on this 51% requirement. I mentioned that there were people that are out there that have a political and narrow agenda when it comes to non-black-owned businesses […]

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More Emex bullshit

  The so-called EMEX Trust has been around for a long time.  They are accredited.  But that is about all that they've got.  They aren't known as the best at what they do.  And this is why I got this email from Gert du Preez of the Emex Trust.  Gert is the Marketing Manager of

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Caird Code Rule #1 – Is BEE applicable to you

A while ago I was doing a presentation to the American Chamber of Commerce on Equity Equivalents. One of the delegates was an apparel manufacturer who asked my why his company should consider the programme I was proposing. I was a little surprised that such a company would even consider equity equivalents as an option.

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A bit more on PPPs

I found this great article from a SKNews (St Kitts in the West Indies).  The principles of PPP, when properly applied, give government tremendous leverage in undertaking many infrastructural projects simultaneously and even bring on board other projects that would otherwise be impossible.  It is well known that infrastructure drives development. PPP is a partnership

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Caird BEE consultation methodology

Caird follows a very strict implementation methodology on all our engagements. Understand the client's business This is a singularly vital aspect in any consultation. Without a firm understanding of a company's internal and external workings it is not possible to develop any working BEE solutions. Often the codes' requirements cannot and will not fit into

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