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June - July 2006, No. 10-001

Hout Bay (Black) Business Opportunities Forum
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Hayder Dalwai
Annual General Meeting
8 July 2006



Nedbank Small
Business Offering




Hayder Dalwai
Business Support Manager Nedbank








St.Peter’s Hall
Hout Bay



Our focus
  • We have a dedicated Business area that focuses on the SME market
  • We(SBS) focus on small sized businesses with an annual turnover up to R7,5 million, & who employ approx 25 people. Businesses outside of this area are looked after by our Business Banking Division
  • Our market segmentation approach allows for a greater focus on a market that has diverse and specific needs
  • Specific target markets include:
    • Small sized franchises
    • Small professional entities (e.g. Doctors, Accountants, Dentists, lawyers etc)
    • Emerging small business (Start-ups, contract finance)
    • Traditional small business (General service. retailing & manufacturing concerns)
    • Clear focus on Black owned and managed businesses
Market Challenges
  • Access to markets
    • Opportunities
    • Capital
  • Business and Financial Acumen
  • Business formalisation
  • Access to Support Services/growth partners
  • Lack of Collateral
Our Response
  • We deliver through dedicated relationships (Bankers / Managers) throughout our branch network
  • A “specialist unit” to focus on franchise and “start-up” sectors of the market
  • Clear focus on Black owned businesses
  • Products solutions, services & competitive pricing are tailored to the specific needs of small businesses
  • Service efficiency and excellence
What makes us different and what dictates our business model?

  • Value-added services (“Beyond Banking”)
    • Free business management seminars
    • Financial assistance through Khula
    • Non-financial assistance (coaching and mentoring programmes) through Business Partners & Sizanani Advisory Services
Our Products and Services
  • We deliver through dedicated relationships (Bankers / Managers) throughout our branch network
What is finance required for? Duration of finance Requirements Facilities available
Working capital
Debtors
Stock
Short term Overdraft facility
Debtor Finance
Guarantees
Short Term Loans
Fixtures and Fittings
Plant and equipment
Vehicles
Renovation of premises
Medium term Asset Based Finance
  • Instalment Sale
  • Lease
  • Rental
  • Medium Term Loan
Property Finance Long Term Residential
Home Loan
Commercial
Property Finance
 
Concluding remarks
  • We specialise in franchising and start-ups
  • Focus on Black owned businesses and have recognised the unique challenges perculiar in this market
  • Differentiated credit lending model to deal with these challenges
  • We offer “value-added” business advice through free Business Management seminars
  • Strategic partners that provide non-financial assistance - coaching, mentoring & risk improvement programmes
  • Our value proposition is underpinned by service efficiency & excellence
  • Improved availability of SBS practitioners across our branches

To contact the writer:
Hayder Dalwai
Tel.: +27 (0) 21 412-3000
Web: www.nedbank.co.za
mail hayderd@nedbank.co.za

Source: News June/July 2006
 

Keynote By Jo-Ann Johnston, Chief Director Deptm. of Economic Development & Tourism
From the desk of the Chairman of HBBOF, Rev. Jonathan Dreyer
Dermod Gloster, Journalist, Dermod Gloster & Associates

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