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The AHi in Conversation. Christo vd Rheede CEO. Vision. An Empowered and Integrated Business Community united in its endeavours for Business Growth, Wealth and Job Creation. Mission.
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The AHi in Conversation Christo vd Rheede CEO
Vision An Empowered and Integrated Business Community united in its endeavours for Business Growth, Wealth and Job Creation.
Mission It involves helping small business, creating local structures to unite the business sector and interaction with local municipalities to promote economic development. Accordingly it seeks: • To grow - Promoting local economic development in co-operation with local government. • To network - Providing a range of support services in collaboration with business members. • To empower - Empowering start-up and mature businesses in collaboration with government, financial institutions, NGO’s. • To market – Profiling the South African business story locally and globally. • To defend - Lobbying for pro-business policies at national government level. • To unite – Cooperating with authentic organised business formations across ethnic, cultural, religious and sectoral boundaries and striving towards one united organised business formation in South Africa.
Values The vision and mission are underpinned by the following values: • Excellence • Innovativeness • Competitiveness • Integrity • Inclusivity and Non-Racialism • Social and Environmental Consciousness • Development and Empowerment orientation
Constitutional and Legal nature • The AHi is a Non Profit Company (NPC) • The AHi is funded through: • Membership fees from affiliated chambers, affiliated corporate members and donors. • Receives no funding from government. • The AHi is registered for tax purposes as a NPC. • Tax registration number: 9016/256/84/5 • VAT registration number: 4650121074 • Address: Lynnwood Galleries, 354 Rosemary Avenue. Lynnwood, Pretoria
Profile • The AHi is internationally recognised as one of Africa’s leading business networks. • The AHi is recognised on the continent of Africa as one of South Africa’s leading business networks. • The AHi is nationally recognised as one of South Africa’s leading business networks and serves on the board of BUSA. • The AHi works held a combined memorial service for the lateTataMadibaon Wednesday 11 December 2013 in collaboration with the BBC and BUSA. • The AHi is a highly functional National Business Network Platform consisting of • 110 business chambers, • approximately 20 000 business members (corporate, medium, small an Employers’ Association) with an • average turnover of >R3 million to >R1 billion annually and • 500 volunteers driving the national and provincial council, specialist committees and business chambers of the AHi.
Profile • The AHi is also held in high esteem by corporate South Africa for the 450 to 500 AHi and affiliated chamber network sessions held annually at local, provincial and national level. • The AHi’s events programme entails network evenings, provincial and national board workshops, provincial and national conferences, business chamber workshops. • The AHi is also regarded by International Donors, Corporate South Africa, South African Government and State Departments such as the DTi and CoGTA as • highly efficient in terms of transfer of skills, • the development of a new cadre of entrepreneurs and assisting struggling municipalities with financial and other expertise. • The AHi has a formal agreement with CoGTA and is an active contributor to the Progressive Business Forum’s monthly magazine. • The AHi’s Entrepreneurship Development Programme has impacted on 500 aspiring and young entrepreneurs since 2011.
Integration with the NDP • Housing, water, electricity and sanitation • Safe and reliable public transport • Quality education and skills development • Safety and security • Quality health care • Social protection • Employment • Recreation and leisure • Clean environment • Adequate nutrition
Structures • AHi National Council: Policy Direction • Board of Directors: Provides strategic direction and an oversight role in terms of operational activities of the AHi • Chief Executive Officer: Day to day management. • Specialist Committees: LED; Tourism; SMME; Women /Youth; SEB; Training; Industrial • AHi Provincial Council: Represents the business chambers form each province. • AHi Employers’ Organisation: Acts on behalf of members in labour disputes before the CCMA • Business Chambers: Active at local level to unite business people and to advance the local economy. • SA Council for Business Women (SACBW): Represents women affairs, • Board of Trustees: Is a strategic think tank and serves Council with advice.
Governance The AHi is guided by a Code of Ethics to ensure sound corporate governance, accountability and a consistent declaration of interests. The AHi also maintains high standards of sound financial management to ensure the financial sustainability of the organisation, which is subject to an independent audit annually.
AHi Focuses • Mobilising business people at local level and establishing business chambers at local level. • Entrepreneurship development and supporting existing entrepreneurs. • Spearheading local economic development in collaboration with municipalities.
Membership • Membership of the AHi comprises of direct and indirect membership: • Direct membership: • Corporate and multinational companies. • Medium and small businesses. • Companies that can apply for direct membership to access a range of products and services provided by the AHi and to become part of the AHi referral network. • Indirect membership: • Business chambers: More 100 local business chambers with a combined membership of more or less 9 000 businesses. • AHi Employers’ Organisation: More than 200 labour specialists with a combined membership of more than 10 500 businesses.
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