Enterprise Development Manager - Incubation Manager

Brennan Williams

Cell: +27-079-***-****

Location: Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa – Can travel or relocate without challenge.

Email: ac6krd@r.postjobfree.com

Introduction

Brennan is an Enterprise Development specialist with a strong focus on both delivery team

performance and the operational, recruitment and development of SMMEs for Social Economic

Development and Supply Chain enhancement. He has worked with several South African business

incubators using his extensive practical experience and business knowledge to maximise

entrepreneurial growth, sustainability and BBBEE impact.

His contributions to organisational strategy have seen changes in entrepreneur recruitment, enterprise

development approach and entrepreneurial teaching methodologies to better meet sponsor

requirements and overarching strategic objectives of organisations.

With decades of experience running his own businesses and having been employed to turn formal

sector business unit operations to stability and profitable operation he is able to demonstrate his

effectiveness through the successes of entrepreneurs he has worked with.

Of note is that Brennan excels in achieving results through others through his exceptional motivational

talents and works well with teams across various industries and cultures.

Self Employed Business Mentor and Business Consultant / NPO Founder Dec 2013 – Present.

Business analyst, coach, trainer and mentor. Business manager on hire.

Passionate about entrepreneurship and education.

Various contract roles.

Roles/Functions include -

Programme proposal concept designer – Sasol Business Incubator – Facilitate all aspects

of the formulation of the Sasol Business Incubator change programme proposal for

Fahrenheit Capital. Programme includes the establishment of an enabling environment for

candidates as well as the local community. Designed the recruitment, evaluation, monitoring

and reporting systems that are to be used by Fahrenheit Capital.

Mentor and Business Coach - Enterpriseroom, contract mentoring of SMME enterprises.

General Manager Change - Ozone Solutions – Achieved 40% improvement in production

capacity in four months. Short term contract post.

Senior Associate - The Awethu Project, where he mentored and lead 48 SMME companies

through foundation to job creation and profit generation. Assisted entrepreneurs with funding

applications. Team member in the development of a virtual incubation Android Application.

Refinement and editing of the Cap-Raise team proposals to potential funders. Competitor

research in the incubation field. Delivery of training to entrepreneurs. Mentorship to growth of

entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurial training delivery of Pre-Incubator programmes for Shanduka Black

Umbrellas in which he ensured that candidates for the SBU programme form and develop a

business plan that makes financial and market sense. Delivered using lean-start-up and

business canvas approaches with a strong emphasis on sales development and innovative

cash-flow generation.

Steering Committee member and Judge for the 2016 and 2017 “The Entrepreneur”

competition for KZN Chambers of Business.

Management consulting – Sales Development training and/or operational improvement for

multiple SMME enterprises. Clients include award winning enterprises.

SASSI – CEO/Founder SASSI is a non-profit aiming to change academic achievement

amongst South African students. Implemented the pilot projects programme in UThungulu,

2014. Fundraising proposal formulation.

Project proposal formulation for University of Zululand. Project management, planning and

implementation recommendations. Analysis of the regional implementation of the Jurisdiction

of Regional Courts Amendment Act 31 of 2008 for the Department of Justice.

Senior Researcher – University of Zululand – July 2012 – Dec 2013 (Academic Sector)

An analytical role requiring the provision of business solution recommendations to achieve

strategic growth goals in a below par business unit. Facilitation of the Law department

academic team in the establishment of a business plan that would take them from department

to Faculty status.

The new Law Department business and academic plan was approved by the Unizulu Senate

in September 2015.

Small Business Strategy Guide – Raizcorp Oct 2011 – July 2012 t)

Lead a team of SMME business mentors to achieve growth and viability of goals of multiple

small business entrepreneurs. Defined and facilitated each business viability analysis and

strategy establishment study. Training delivery in a wide variety of subjects including,

marketing, finance, strategy, operations and sales.

Training Consultant – Discovery Training April 2011 – Oct 2011

A training delivery role. Training covered project management, innovation, value management

and value engineering. Primary client was the Sasol group of companies.

MBA Student – Cardiff Business School, (UK) 2009 – 2010.

Studies – Multiple Masters level distinctions. Two performance awards achieved. Overall best

performance Strategic Human Resource Management 2nd. Recipient of Tim Evans Memorial

award.

Part Time Relief Worker – Reach Supported Living, 2009 – 2010. (Medical Support

Services) Student employment working and supporting learning disadvantaged violent adult

males toward social integration.

Consultant Guardian Global Technologies, Salary and Employee Engagement analysis for

Oil & Gas technical manufacturer. Contract appointment referral by Academics at Cardiff

University. Proposal implementation stopped imminent job losses and improved workforce

morale.

General Manager, Maintenance & Installations – Architen Landrell Associates (UK) 2007 – 2009)

Lead the division to record performance. Primary skills used – Systems analysis and

employee engagement. +300% growth achieved in 4 months and +700% growth in 18

months.

Contracts Manager – M J Lomax (UK), 2006 – 2007.

Turnaround of failed business unit to become the highest UK regional performer within four

months. +400% growth. Described by the CEO as “the spark the division needed.”

Managing Director/Founder – Woodwise (SA) 1990 – 2005) - Entrepreneurial. Start-up to sale of

insurance services provider. 98.25% client satisfaction rating. 43 Employees with clients across the

blue chip property insurance sector.

Journalist/Producer/Presenter – South African Broadcasting Company (SA) 1985 – 1990 (Media)

Producer and Presenter for SAFM Radio Today. News bulletin writing and editing for various radio

stations. Mostly business reporting.

Freelance Reporter/Stringer – 702 Talk News, Capital Radio, The Star, International News &

Features, SAPA, AFP, and various other local national and international media. 1987 - 1990

Journalist/Reporter – O H Frewin (Perscor) (SA) 1981 – 1985 (Media)

Education / Qualifications

• MBA – Master’s Degree Business Administration, Cardiff Business School 2009 – 2010

(Award - Overall best performance Strategic Human Resource Management. Recipient of Tim

Evans Memorial award)

Subjects include – Business Statistics, Financial Analysis and Control, Marketing, Operations

Analysis, Economics & the Business Environment, Human Resource Management, Strategic

Human Resource Management, Business Planning, Financial Management, Marketing

Management, with distinctions in Organisational Behaviour, International Business, Strategic

Management, Management Consulting and Management of Change.

• Leading Successful Business – Postgraduate certificate in Leadership & Change, L.E.E.D,

CARBS – 2009

• Journalism Diploma – In House Training at O H Frewin’s (Now Perscor SA) 1984

• Matric – Saint Martin’s JHB 1981

References

Denise Thomas – Marketing Manager/Operations Manager – Awethu Project - Business

Incubator & Venture Capital

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I reported directly to Denise carrying out marketing, sales development and capital raising projects as

well as training and mentorship roles within business incubation at the Awethu Project.

Machaka Mosehaha – Senior Associate – Awethu Project – Presently Mandging Director of

Fahrenheit Venture Capital an SED focused company.

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Machaka and I worked as senior Associates within the incubator at the Awethu Project where we

trained, mentored and assisted entrepreneurs to grow their businesses.

Mr Francis Buchanan - Director at Tensile Canopy Care Ltd UK

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisbuchanan/

Francis and I worked to bring the growth of the maintenance section of a specialist tensile contractor

to 300% in a short space of time. Francis is familiar with my operations management approach.

Contracts were implemented around the world often with multiple contracts ongoing at the same time.

Prof Joe O’Mahoney – Cardiff University Business School

MBA Programme Academic, Works in the fields of critical management studies and organisation

theory, focusing especially on critical realist philosophy and management knowledge. Prof O’Mahoney

was my lecturer for Management Consulting.

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