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Ekurhuleni | Ekurhuleni Aerotropolis | Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

 

Ekurhuleni, a Tsonga word, means "a place of peace"- symbolic of the diversity of the new city and of its vision of an equitable and progressive community. Ekurhuleni produce 23% of the Gross Geographic Product of Gauteng.

 

The region has approximately 2.4 million residents and comprises some 190 000 hectares of land with a business sector boasting more than 41 000 industries alone. The region is responsible for producing about 23% of the Gross Geographic Product of Gauteng, which is Sub-Saharan Africa, most economically powerful region.

 

To this end, Ekurhuleni offers numerous opportunities in the manufacturing and service industries.

 

 

Ekuruleni Business Initiative | EBI

The Ekuruleni Business Initiative (EBI) was established in 2001 to fill a significant gap that had been discovered in the current business market. Within the old political dispensation, business was executed under a set of rules that no longer apply. Businesses are now required by government to comply with a different set of rules. These rules in itself are not always fully understood. Because of the ever-changing business landscape and the constantly evolving business demands, business people need a business organisation that has created the

necessary networks to connect to local and national government as well as the business community on a regional level. Only by being connected to such a network will business grow and prosper. EBI has created such a network.   

 

EBI strives to increase awareness of competitive products manufactured in the Ekurhuleni region. Thus, as we all should proudly buy South African; we should also proudly buy the products manufactured in our own regions. In most cases within our own region our metropolitan services conduct business with businesses outside our own economic region.

 

The primary aim is to promote and enhance the businesses of its members so as to enable them to provide additional labour openings.

 

EBI assists its members in areas such as:

  • Networking, where EBI will bring businesses together to interact and find common ground.
  • Arranging for membership meetings on regular intervals where members in turn are able to promote their organisations to other members.
  • Negotiating, with local metropolitan council and other organisations to assist business with difficulties that might be experienced at any given time.
  • Providing members the edge to become more competitive within the region.
  • Providing members access to a membership intranet where new information may be posted regarding member organisations.
  • Growing the economy within the region.
  • Communicating to members in other languages than just English.
  • Create opportunities for members to interact and share benefits.
  • Sharing information on tenders, trends and new launches.

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