I’d like to share a story with you. Recently a very large company lost out on a huge tender due to not having a favourable BEE rating. Their product was great, their service was great, but their BEE status was not great. I often hear people saying, “I’m in a niche market” or  “my customer will always buy from me”. But this is not always true. What happens when there is competition? And what happens when that competition also has a great product and great service? And due to their better BEE rating they get the business? The sad part is most of the companies who fall into the category of the above don’t even realise that they are losing business and actually had the potential to grow the business. Implementing BEE should not be seen as a grudge purchase, it is something that is part of your business strategy. Our approach synergises your BEE activities, Employment Equity and Skills Development, Succession planning, Change management to ensure that activities are value adding and transformation is achieved in a sustainable and long term way.   Join us for the following upcoming workshops: Title: Half Day Employment Equity Workshop Date: 19 Sep (JHB), 26 Sep (DBN), 10 Oct (CT) Duration: 09h00 to 13h00 Price: R1 700 Excl VAT (Free of charge for BEE Managed Service Clients) Venue: Johannesburg – 435 Rugby Avenue, Ferndale, Randburg, Durban – The Circle, Douglas Drive, Ballito, Cape Town – TBC   Title: Full Day BEE Workshop including the Amendments to the B-BBEE Codes Date: 08 Oct (JHB), 09 October (CT), 13 Nov (DBN) Duration: 09h00 to 17h00 Price: R3 913.04 Excl VAT (50% discount for BEE Managed Service Clients) Venue: Johannesburg – 435 Rugby Avenue, Ferndale, Randburg, Durban – The Circle, Douglas Drive, Ballito, Cape Town – TBC   To book please email us on pheliswa@econobee.co.za or call us on 011 483 1190 Click here for more information on the various workshops we hold.