The township economy is worth an estimated R900 billion, so why is it still treated as an afterthought?

In this episode Charmaine Nkosi and I explore how township SMMEs can move beyond the local neigbourhood, turn community trust into real value, and become a driving force in South Africa's economic resilience. From expanding business with trusted neighbours to developing robust supply and value chains and walking into corporate boardrooms as an equal partner, we unpack what it takes to scale township enterprises without losing authenticity, and what policymakers, corporates, and investors are still missing about this powerful sector.

Welcome back after TWO YEARS!

The township economy in South Africa has been the subject of much excitement in recent years as its enormous potential has finally been revealed to the rest of the nation, and even the world. As you can imagine the possibilities for Value creation are just as massive, but not if you approach it poorly!

In this episode, I'm giving you a brief introductory primer to this rapidly relevant sector in South Africa, and uncovering why that even matters for someone looking to create value, both as an SMME and as an ecosystem partner or investor

We've hit the season 1 finale of Inside Value, but this is NOT the end!

This episode's a little different from usual: I'll be reflecting on my journey, both in creating this podcast and my journey with you as the listener or viewer over these past 10 episodes (and 10 weeks!), and what I've got cooking for season 2, coming in June/July 2024

We've now got a whole bunch of value opportunities mapped out; how do we synthesize these into strategies that we can apply?

Once created, how do we then integrate these Value strategies into our day-to-day operations?

We'll be answering these two questions, and more in today's episode!

Grab this week's diagrams and case study here!

This week, we round out the final sector of the Value Mapping framework, Value Networks and Ecosystems!

As always, click here to download a copy of the framework and case study and follow along with the episode

This week's sector, Niche Value Analysis, is a pretty exciting one because it's the first place where we start taking the enterprise's external environment into account when discovering Value opportunities and formulating its Value Strategy

Listen in to learn how this works!

This episode is our second instalment of Value In Practice, where we invite a guest to speak about their understanding of Value in their area of expertise, and this week we've got Nompumelelo Moshoeshoe as our guest!

Listen in to learn how Nompumelelo uses her expertise as a strategic consultant in enterprise development and change management, and how she understands Value and Value creation as it relates to empowering businesses for long-term success

This week, we're exploring the second sector in the Value Mapping framework, the Business Strategy sector

Listen in to hear how that is, how this sector works in the framework, and how you can find value opportunities existing within your existing business strategy

In this week's episode, we're going through the first sector in the Value Mapping framework, the Value Proposition sector

This sector is pretty crucial within Value Innovation, and we'll be going over why exactly the Value Proposition itself is so important, both for your business or NPO specifically and within Value Innovation as a whole, and delving into the type of thinking you should hold when mapping value opportunities connected to your Value Proposition

This episode is our very first instalment of Value In Practice, where we invite a guest to speak about their understanding of Value in their area of expertise, and this week we've got Mercury Duma as our guest!

Listen in to learn how Mercury leads with Value and serves his community in his non-profit organization, the Duma Literacy Foundation