Who we are

Kagiso Trust Enterprises (Pty) Ltd (KTE) was launched in 1997 from the offices of South Africa’s oldest, indigenous development facilitation organisation, the Kagiso Trust. The purpose of KTE is to identify small and medium sized businesses with high growth potential, then provide multi-faceted assistance for the business to achieve growth in a profitable and sustained manner.

 KTE aims to financially and strategically partner viable small and emerging businesses in the educational, information technology and telecommunications industries. KTE will measure its success by:

• the growth in the number of economically viable businesses
• the generation, trough business growth and development, of employment opportunities
• the ability to encourage affirmative action and gender equity
• the fostering of best practices and good corporate governance
• the creation of underlying wealth through business growth and development
  
  

WHY SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES?

Government, as well as international finance institutions monitoring South Africa’s economy, have repeatedly stressed that, for meaningful job creation to occur, small and medium-sized businesses must be cultivated. Kagiso Trust’s own development experience during the past 13 years has indicated that carefully planned and executed support at the small business level has a knock-on effect which far outweighs the initial investment. Through providing (and monitoring) practical business development assistance, value is unlocked, generating employment opportunities, wealth, self-confidence and a sense of empowerment amongst those families and communities that benefit from a steady income. KTE is committed to profitable investments as a vehicle to rebuilding South Africa’s social fabric.

Services offered by KTE:

• provision of investment capital (i.e. equity, subordinated loans, loans and guarantees) to economically viable enterprises as well as value-adding business support to viable small and medium-sized businesses which do not have ready access to the capital markets.
• undertaking special efforts to facilitate the participation of viable black-owned businesses into the mainstream economy.
• provision of finance between R500 000 and R3 million at market-related rates.
• facilitation of contact with relevant international financing bodies.
• an active relationship network extending into all South Africa’s urban centers and most of its rural areas.