Organisations are encouraged to achieve Bonus Points by graduating an Enterprise Development Beneficiary to a Supplier Development one. Therefore, an organisation may enter into a Supplier Development Programme directly without first going through the Enterprise Development phase but will not earn the Bonus Points available. Statement 400, clause 3.8 of the Amended General B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice highlights the rationale behind this:
“A Supplier Development Beneficiary is a part of the Measured Entity's supply chain, whereas an Enterprise Development Beneficiary is not.”
Enterprise & Supplier Development Services are available to guide members on Enterprise & Supplier Development Initiatives.