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Confidentiality precludes the detailing of company
names and sectors however we detail below a selection of representative
projects.
- Presentations to International Audiences of
Market Focus Seminars covering South Africa. Presented to public
& private wishing to do business, establish a joint venture partnership,
or gather intelligence on a specified market sector, also to assist
in the identification of companies/individuals looking at FDI into South
Africa.
- USAID Project - Contracted to identify and
train small, previously disadvantaged manufacturers in exporting capability;
to accompany those delegates, to mentor and assist in their discussions
and negotiations during the ensuing USAID/ South African DTI- funded
trade mission into the USA.
- An Taoiseach's Official South African Visit
- Organised and co-ordinated the visit of Bertie Ahern, the Irish Prime
Minister, accompanied by 30 business people, to South Africa. Presented
a confidential briefing to the delegation and officials; organised official
& business functions, one-to-one business meetings; press releases and
photographers as well as business briefings.
- New Zealand Trade mission led by Minister of
Agriculture and Foreign Trade Identified, co-ordinated and facilitated
the visit of 18 business people, led by NZ's Minister of International
Trade and Agriculture, to South Africa to promote their goods and services.
- Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jim Bolger's
visit to South Africa. Co-ordinated and organised governmental and
business meetings for a 12 members business delegation accompanying
Mr. Bolger. The group comprised the top echelon of New Zealand business.
- Official delegation from the Province of Kyonggi,
Korea: Invited by the then Gauteng Premier, Tokyo Sexwale. MC&A
were contracted by the Gauteng Provincial Legislature to manage and
co-ordinate their visit, and also supplied the initial information gathered
in respect of International Twinning Agreements.
- International Food Company, New Zealand:
Monitored and investigated allegations of anti-dumping against South
African manufacturer.
- Motion Picture Association of America: As
the South Africa consultants we monitored and advised on proposed legislation
and industry developments. Supplied relevant South African officials
with specific documentation and information gathered from international
government departments and private sector sources relating to such proposed
legislation.
- Fortune 500, Petro-Chemical Company, USA:
Monitored this industry in South Africa for potential investment. Tasked
to liase with both Government and relevant private sector on targeted
issues.
- Ongoing Gathering and dissemination of market
information to a wide variety of foreign entities both private and public,
on a confidential basis. Acted as facilitator to ensure their participation
in both trading and investment market in South Africa, in a responsible
and effective manner.
- Organised and co-ordinated a National Peace
Accord Fundraising event. Funds were
distributed, through the National Peace Accord, to victims of political
violence. Collected SAR1.8 million, in just under three weeks, from
business leaders in South Africa. Organised a dinner attended by leading
luminaries in business representing both local and international concerns,
Ambassadors, High Commissioners and senior Government Ministers.
- AMERICAN Thanksgiving Dinner:
Invited and secured the attendance of the Secretary of Commerce, the
late Honourable Ron Brown to address AMCHAM's Thanksgiving Dinner. Participation
included included: Congressman Rangel, the Assistant Secretary of State
for African Affairs - George Moose, US Ambassador to South Africa, Princeton
Lyman, together with over 400 top South African and United States business
people.
- Assisted Motorola to their relaunch into the
South African market. A two-phase operation:
I. MC&A structured and co-ordinated a specialised and confidential conference
for 25 of Motorola's senior, international executives to assess the
viability of their re-investment into this region, and to assist in
the identification of potential partners.
II. MC&A were later re-appointed to act as advisor and facilitator for
the launch of Motorola in South Africa through two major conferences
held in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
- CIPE (Centre for International Private Enterprise)
- Executive Training Workshops I and II.(CIPE - funded by
US Chamber of Commerce and The Centre for Democracy Studies)Two simultaneous
5 day executive training programs. An annual program, which ran over
a 3 year period, with the overall objective: To strengthen the capability
of independent, voluntary organisations, to enable them to effectively
represent the interests of their members in the policy making process
and foster the growth of private enterprise. With a focus on small business;
to empower them to build small businesses by providing entrepreneurs
with basic business skills; and to strengthen and enable management
skills, administration, corporate governance and grow the membership
services of local business associations
Further, to promote business participation in democratic political processes
by developing policy analysis on national and regional issues.
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