OUR SERVICES

- Sustainable Developments Management

Overall planning and implementation of holistic solutions for sustainable developments, compiling socio-economical aspects, with land and structure designs to complement each other.

- Enterprise Development

Facilitating re-structuring of large organizations;
Business development & growth planning & implementation; Preparing business & marketing plans for private & public entities;

- "One-Stop-Shop" for overseas busineses

Providing business development support for companies which are already operating or companies which are planning to operate in South Africa - a full range of services with the highest professional standards and most cost/effective manner. Representation and management of foreign investments in South Africa.

- Retail Active – Johan van der Walt [Proprietor]
Retail Leasing & Tenant Coordination

Advice on market related rentals, escalations and turnover rentals; Input in respect of the design aspects that relate to market acceptance; Formulate Business Plans when required, a rental income budget and targets; Establish a strategic leasing plan, which includes marketing the project to the relevant national retailers as well as specific retailers selected for these developments; Presenting potential tenants offers; Tenants’ coordination; Support growth and expansion amongst retailers; Provide retailers with franchise and other retail opportunities information.

- Personal growth through Coaching & Mentoring

for young emerging managers in the private and the public sectors. Part of the 3TREES INITIATIVE jointly run with Rubin Adams.

Tuesday, 29 December 2009

INVEST IN SOUTH AFRICA - “Alive with possibilities”


WHY INVEST IN SA?



South Africa today is one of the most sophisticated and promising emerging markets globally but its importance is being as such in the continent of Africa. The unique combination of a highly developed first-world economic infrastructure and a huge emergent market economy has given rise to a strong entrepreneurial and dynamic investment environment.


It is a young vibrant society, with the most rapidly growing middle-income group, emerging from the new democratic state into new business horizons. South Africa has almost 50 million residents. Some say that 25 million do not actively participate yet in the formal economy, which means poverty is still prevail. But compare to other countries in Africa and South America, South Africa has the best potential of pushing down the numbers of poor people – a phenomenon that already taking place in the last 15 years. Many youngsters, who were in their early teens 15 years ago, got their chance for better education; fast-growing portion of them go through tertiary education and due to their skills and the BBBEE policies, occupy millions of positions in government and the private sector. It makes the “back-bone” of the South African economy – the middle-income group - getting stronger and bigger by the day.


MACRO ECONOMIC STABILITY


South Africa has achieved a level of macro-economic stability not seen in the country for 45 years. These advances create opportunities for real increases in expenditure on social services, and reduce the costs and risks for all investors, laying the foundation for increased investment and growth. The budget deficit decreased from 9.5% of GDP in 1993, to 1.5% in 2005. Total public-sector debt fell from over 60% of GDP in 1994 to barely 35% of GDP in 2005.

The global economic crisis of 2008/9 did hit South Africa but relatively to other countries in a much smaller scale, mainly due to 3 reasons –
• Banks and monetary policy, especially in the area of credit, were even before the “melt-down” conservative and strict. South African banks almost did not feel the crisis and just recently brought back the 100% home-loans, for affordable housing, in order to help the property market to recover.
• The phenomenon of the fastest growing middle-income group has not stopped and is constantly increasing the demand for real-estate and consumable products.
• South African economy is based mainly on natural resources. The mining industry has suffered a bit of a slowdown, but it will recover fast, once global economy start moving forward again.


South Africa has come out of its first recession in 17 years. The economy registered 0.9% growth for the third quarter of 2009, Statistics SA reports, warning however that long-term indicators remain negative and that the country faces a slow recovery."The seasonally adjusted real GDP at market prices for the third quarter of 2009 increased by an annualized 0.9% compared with the second quarter of 2009," Stats SA said in November 2009.
The revised gross domestic product (GDP) figure for the second quarter came in at -2.8% from an earlier -3%. Overall, the unadjusted real GDP at market prices for the first nine months of 2009 decreased by -1.8 percent compared with the first nine months of 2008.


MARKET OPPORTUNITIES


One of the greatest reasons why South Africa has become one of the most popular trade and investment destinations in the world is because Government makes sure that it can meet your specific trade and investment requirements. There are many lucrative possibilities arising from South Africa's wealth of natural resources and almost unlimited export and import opportunities.


Government incentives for foreign investors can be incorporated into any venture, if it adheres with its requirements. In the best case scenario, Government may reimburse the foreign investor with up to 30% of the invested capital in 3 years. There are many ways that the government assist and this is an expertise that I can provide to a local investment base in South Africa.


THE ULTIMATE GATE TO SOUTHERN AFRICA AND AFRICA


South Africa is by far the most advanced country in the continent, and its economy serves and benefits in many ways by its tight ties with the other countries in Africa. The neighbouring countries to the North – Mozambique, Botswana, and Namibia are stable and progressing in rapid pace. Zimbabwe is awakening only now following tough times, with an emphasis on fast tracking outside investment to heal the collapsed economy. Angola – north of Namibia is amazingly awakening and developments are all over. South Africa businesses have strong ties into these countries and some of them are operating as far as both sides of the Sahara and not only in the sub-Sahara region. West Africa also deserves a special attention from business opportunities point of view and it is easier and more effective to do it from the respectful, solid and reliable economic base of South Africa [especially with a local business partner…] than from Europe, North America, the Far East or the Middle East.


RECOMMENDED AREAS OF INVESTMENTS


• Affordable Housing.
• Sustainable products [Renewable energy, water & sanitation management, recycling for example].
• Hi-Tech agriculture.
• Retirement developments.
• Hi-Tech & communication.
• Movies productions [Cape Town only].
• Consumables for the middle-income group.



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