Sibusiso Khehla Nhlozi

Conducted situational analysis to assess business needs and opportunities.

Mapped core business plan components in co-creation workshops, resulting in a comprehensive blueprint.

Reviewed plans and business models through 5-dimension scorecard gap analysis, identifying areas for improvement.

Set targets collaboratively through balanced scorecards and developed minimal dashboards for performance tracking.

Define activities, tactics, and promotional tools for each 60-day launchpad.

Deliver tailored support through just-in-time micro-learning, videos, checklists, mentoring sprints.

Align plans for creditors using a financial readiness assessment and gap-filling.

Recruit and verify eligible beneficiaries against programme criteria. Set baseline capability scores using a standardised scorecard for participants. Conducted market research and developed enterprise market entry strategies to identify growth opportunities. Established collaborations with SMEs to enhance programme reach through formal MoU or purchase pilot. Delivered targeted capability-building sessions to address specific skill gaps and enhance participant capabilities. Certify graduates and track alumni performance post programme.

• Collected, reviewed and interpreted economic data using diverse theories and techniques to generate forecasts for investment planning.
• Digested information and generated reports and plans for resolving economic and business problems.
• Advised businesses on solution development for current or anticipated economic and social issues using expertise and by conducting extensive research.

Onboarded new beneficiaries onto network, ensuring seamless connectivity.

Maintain uninterrupted service for retained beneficiaries with no disconnections.

Provide each beneficiary with 20GB monthly data for 24 months.

Oversaw router lifecycle management, coordinating warranty processes with ISP to ensure timely repairs.

Procured and deployed MiFi CAT4 routers through ISP to facilitate warranty repairs.

Conducted supplier verifications, documenting outcomes against benchmark standards to assess supplier performance and compliance.

Verified benchmark verification standards using approved checklists and documented criteria to ensure compliance and quality assurance.

Drafted supplier review tool and checklist to facilitate repeatable verification processes, enhancing consistency and reliability.

• Enterprise Development Consultant and B-BBEE advisory
• Management advisory services.
• Business Mentorship and Coaching.
• Facilitated funding applications and access to various schemes, enabling business development and growth.
• Formalised joint ventures and partnerships with stakeholders, strengthening collaboration and resource sharing.
• Facilitated contractor applications to support their advancement to the next level.
• Specialised in SMME compliance, overseeing company registrations, Psira, Dpt of Labour-UIF, COID, SARS compliance, CSD, and support services.
• Permanent Radio Talk Host on iCora fm 'The Business Talk, 100.40 FM.

• Coordinate overall LED and Rural Advancement programs within the organization (across multiple stakeholders)
• Develop BBBEE and other relevant policies that guide the implementation of projects, programs, job creation and Black Empowerment.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to develop an approach based on Lephalale Site Services business needs as well as commitments to contract.
• Align local business and rural development plans to Lephalale Site Services' plans and engage relevant stakeholders accordingly through rigorous planning and engagement with key stakeholders (e.g. LSS, operations, local governments, communities, business forums etc.)
• Contribute expertise and knowledge in the development and finalization of procurement and Finance process and procedures.
• Direct due diligence assessments and deploy the necessary resources to projects as planned.
• Liaise with Suppliers to ensure that all projects are carefully planned with key milestones, activities and rigorous tracking and risk processes (considering contingencies that affect delivery of projects).
• Market products and services of the emerging businesses to ensure sustainability.
• Advise LSS and ESKOM on agendas and trends in economic and political arenas with regards to BEE suppliers and contractors.
• Liaise and interface with Lephalale Site Services/LSS and line management to ensure that BBE annual spend targets are achieved and implement according to ASGISA policies to achieve set targets.
• Mentorship and Coaching
• Business Registrations in CIPC and SARS registrations, e-filing and advice.
• Business funding applications and business plans and business management consulting
• Business development and marketing

• Develop new business and maintain good relationship business.
• Visit and maintain regular contact with the department of education and education officials, and educators.
• Market a range of educational products (grade R to grade 12) in order grow market share.
• Maintain good relations with principals, head of departments, officials and other stake holders, attend and set up exhibition stands and do promotions.

• Staff management, mentoring and appraisal
• Sales and Marketing conference and training workshop packages to potential corporate clients.
• Achieve weekly and monthly sales targets per team.
• Training: sales and marketing, telephone handling techniques, corporate
• Sales and new business development, maintain good relations with clients.
• Conduct Research on workshops, trainings and conference's market trends.
• Resourcing and budgeting
• Departmental cost control

• Assist in preparing BEE documents.
• Administrative assistant in the office of the BEE manager.
• Assist in identifying fuel stations for redistribution to Black Owned Businesses
• Networking and relationship building, corporate sales, client queries, complain and concerns.
• Determine client changing needs and advise on best possible solutions, identify and secure new market opportunities within the area of my responsibility for new petrol station owners.
• Mentoring and coaching of SMME's
• Record keeping and report writing

• Managing a territory in terms of field marketing.
• Establishing training plans in conjunction with accounts manager and MTN for specific areas of responsibility.
• Ensure that all procedures are implemented daily in stores (obf, repairs, loan phones etc).
• Merchandising and promoting MTN into the field, branding of all stores to ensure MTN's corporate identity is at all times clearly visible and used in a correct manner.
• Research on competition activity in the cellular industry and maintaining relationships between MTN and its distribution channel partners, retailers, dealers and general public and identify areas for network coverage improvement and run in store promotions and compiling weekly and monthly reports.