Association of SADC Chambers of Commerce & Industry (ASCCI)

CGF has a strategic alliance with the Association of SADC Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCCI) and CGF subordinates a product it has developed, called Governance Connect, within ASCCI´s Global SME Toolkit. The toolkit is marketed and managed by ASCCI´s Global Business School of Entrepreneurship (GBSE).  ASCCI represents 18 National Chambers of Commerce and Industry, business and trade associations, corporate and multinationals doing business in the 14 countries of the SADC Region. ASCCI´s National Chambers collectively represent more than 4 million enterprises, the majority of whom are Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).  ASCCI has provided endorsement of CGF's products and services.
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BarrySpitz.com

CGF Research Institute and The BarrySpitz.Com World Services has strategically aligned their informational services and products to be able to offer their respective clients the best of both worlds.  The BarrySpitz.Com World Services, FactFinder and MasterGuide, provides informational guides, checklists and tools vis-à-vis tax havens and treaties, exchange control, financial compliance, international tax planning, offshore trusts and is a perfect match for CGF’s constituents who require this type of information.  BarrySpitz.com World Services provides the right information, at the right time, right profile level and at the right place.  Clients in the financial services, retail, manufacture and mining are all typical interested parties of these services.  The information and the services applies in almost any circumstance, be these for large or small companies, local or international – the information is useful for business, as well as for personal use.
The companies are delighted with the opportunity to work more closely with each other, in order to provide much needed business information to each others clients.
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BEESA

CGF is pleased to be associated with the BEESA Group of companies, such where the benefits they provide regarding numerous BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) services will greatly serve the needs of our clients and constituents.  BEESA’s combined 30 years of transformation experience is evident in their commitment to promote economic growth within South Africa.  Their products and services are specifically designed to be sustainable, catering for all business sizes and circumstances.  BEESA have comprehensive, best practice solutions and services which cover, amongst other; BEE consulting, BEE portal information, BEE training and conferencing, BEE programme management, BEE preparation for exempt certification, specialized Enterprise Development consulting and fund management programmes, BEE certificate tools, as well as a BEE networking platform for BEE Practitioners.
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CSI Solutions

CGF is proud to be associated with CSI Solutions (Pty) Ltd, the publishers of The CSI Toolkit and specialists in Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiatives. CSI Solutions have earned a fine reputation by providing their clients creative CSI solutions by tackling development through engaging and managing stakeholder’s expectations.  CSI Solutions is a company with real passion for the development of South Africa - their CSI Toolkit is the first publication of its kind in South Africa and provides invaluable information on the CSI process, from developing a strategy to identifying, planning, managing and exiting community development projects.

The development of The CSI Toolkit involved a collaborative research process that included interviews with 100 major players in the CSI field.  Based on this, The CSI Toolkit provides information around impact, sustainability, partnerships, social facilitation, capacity building and communicating your CSI activities.  It encourages practitioners to actively engage in the process, learn from experiences and make the most informed decisions to develop sustainable projects.
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Ethics Institute of South Africa (EthicSA)

CGF is delighted to have a Strategic Alliance Partnership with EthicSA.
EthicSA is an independent, nonpartisan, not-for-profit organisation, whose mission is to promote and advance ethical practices in South Africa in the professions, business, and public policy, and among individuals. EthicSA serves as a resource, facilitates ethics initiatives, and works in partnerships with private and public institutions, as well as individuals.
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Global Business School of Entrepreneurship (GBSE)

The Global Business School of Entrepreneurship specialises in the design and delivery of programmes that are customised to develop the appropriate applied competence of youth, graduates, SMEs (Small Medium Enterprises) and leaders. GBSE´s philosophy is one of partnering with client organisations in order to develop entrepreneurial, management and leadership capacity. GBSE´s programmes are driven by leading edge business concepts that draw on both local and international best practice. GBSE also focuses on the development of the "softer skills" of individuals and leadership, drawing on a team of psychologists and executive coaches to provide professional input to development of this kind.  The GBSE customises customer/context-specific programmes and thus the programmes are tailored to achieve specific student/SME/company objectives and to focus on key business issues facilitate the application of concepts and tools to the specific context are designed with a project component to form part of the Action Learning approach which facilitates the transfer of learning from theory to practice brings together groups of students/individuals from various areas to share a common understanding of best business practice to be applied throughout the business environment and to facilitate constructive networking.

GBSE provides accredited and non-accredited training programmes and is aimed at addressing numerous business related matters as required by SMEs to run their business, also incorporating Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC).  CGF is particularly excited about the partnership with the GBSE as the "marriage" allows for greater numbers of people and small businesses to proactively equip themselves for a healthier, more profitable and sustainable business. Through such partnerships and intervention, GBSE assists business and stakeholders to build more lasting business, which in turn assists toward more employment with obvious benefits for our country.  GBSE has provided endorsement of CGF's products and services. 
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Institute for International Research (IIR)

CGF has worked with the Institute for International Research (IIR) in South Africa for a few years and we are proud to be associated as strategic partners, thereby enhancing each others value chain and bringing greater value to our respective markets and its customers.  Our respective values and beginnings are similar; IIR was originally founded as a newsletter company in 1973. They quickly built on their research and thought leadership capabilities and in the process, expanded rapidly to become the world’s leading knowledge and skills transfer company.  Today, IIR has a global network of 48 companies and 113 operating units.  Each year, IIR provide over 650,000 business executives with knowledge and skills through training, conferences, seminars, e-Learning, blended solutions, publications, exhibitions, consulting and mentoring.  Both CGF and IIR understand the fact that in a modern day, technologically complex world, the business boundaries are rapidly decreasing.  Accordingly, it is clear that the only sustainable form of competitive advantage is intellectual capital. CGF and IIR share a passionate belief in the power of effective knowledge and skills transfer to optimise an organisation's intellectual capital. To this end and in support of IIR’s successes, they have consistently delivered the right solutions at the right time to their clients for almost three decades.
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Palladium Strategy Consultants

CGF Research Institute is pleased to be associated with Palladium -- a new generation Black Economic Empowered strategic consulting firm -- who partner blue-chip clients in the insurance, manufacturing, mining, banking, agricultural, utilities and telecommunications sectors.  Through the years, Palladium has established firm credentials, assisting their clients to formulate and implement critical decisions on strategy, operations, technology and organisational design and structure.

Their independence and autonomy has allowed them furthermore to provide critical, yet pragmatic solutions for sound governance structures, whilst also assisting in board and executive management consulting and assessments. Moreover, as a tier one consulting firm, Palladium has a focus on strategic ICT and specifically the leveraging of IT to meet business needs.
Palladium has earned its high reputation through its thought leadership and service of the highest standard, incorporating an uncompromising set of values. 
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Proudly South African (PSA)

As a South African company, CGF is proud to be a strategic partner with the Proudly South African campaign, supported by over 1,800 members. The campaign is aimed at promoting South African companies, quality products and services, which are helping create jobs and economic growth in our country. Proudly South African campaign is an initiative of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) and is supported by organised business, organised labour, government and the community.
Accordingly, CGF undertakes to provide its users the highest quality of products and services which meet the stringent criteria set by the Proudly South Africa campaign.
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Sabinet Online

CGF Research Institute is pleased to be associated with Sabinet Online Ltd, a company with a sound track record of 25 years, and who have pioneered and become an established leader in the facilitation of high-level access to trusted electronic information. Sabinet’s clients include public and private organisations, as well as academic institutions in South Africa, the USA and the rest of Africa. Their services are characterised by global partnerships and information best practices that straddle the physical and electronic worlds.  CGF is most excited with this association in that our constituents will be able to leverage the skills of Sabinet’s expertise vis-à-vis their ability to provide quick access to the rapidly changing legislation in South Africa, providing a full spectrum of legal information - from Bill tracking to gazettes and South African statutes.
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Terrapinn

CGF is pleased to be strategically associated with Terrapinn South Africa.  Terrapinn is an international business media company. Their products include, inter alia; trade exhibitions, conferences, training solutions and electronic and print publications. Terrapinn owns a portfolio of business-to-business brands. The company was established in Sydney, Australia in 1987 and now operates throughout the world from a network of offices in Sydney, Singapore, Johannesburg, New York, London and Dubai.  Terrapinn SA hosts strategic events in the major sectors; energy and resources, transport, telecoms and finance. In order to encourage business and trade in Africa, Terrapinn strives to engage partners locally and internationally.
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Transcend

CGF has had a long standing business relationship with the directors of Transcend Corporate Advisors; an advisory firm who offer social responsibility, transformation and economic development solutions to corporate clients, both at a national and international levels.  Their specialist consultants focus on aiding clients to develop and communicate a strategic, value-based view of social responsibility and socio-economic empowerment. Whilst their services were historically only focused around Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) in South Africa, since 2008 Transcend’s services now also includes solutions to address the challenges of carrying out successful and value-adding corporate empowerment, transformation and  sustainability programmes.  These business solutions extend to specialist training (public and in-house), monitoring and evaluation tools (off-the-shelf and customised), implementation support, scenario planning and context briefings and strategy development.
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The People Business Group (TPBG)

CGF has a strategic partnership with TPBG. TPBG is a professional Broad Based Black Economic Empowered company specialising in the development and advancement of people in business and have been in operation since 1988. Focusing solely on the niche market of enabling and developing people, TPBG has consistently maintained standards of excellence and professionalism, in each of their complementary lines of work. TPBG has developed a selection of programmes designed to build up professional and practical skills within the South African business arena. Their approach is exact, believing that effective people management and leadership are highly sought after professional skills and it is in the interest of all participants to have facts, theory, practical methodologies and professional support in the implementation of these disciplines within the organisation.
TPBG were awarded the CSA/ITA Service Quality Award, including the Impumelelo Top 300 Empowerment Companies Certificate in 2001, 2003/2004 and 2005/2006 and again for 2007/2008. The company is a proud member of the Proudly South African campaign, as well as being Services SETA accredited.
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