About Us

Corporate Gaps International (CGI) is registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission of South Africa. It is a 100% women-owned, statutory-compliant company and boasts a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) level 135%.

CGI is dedicated to building the capacity of entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on women and youth. We specialise in core business management knowledge areas, provide supplier development services, and help small and micro enterprises comply with basic South African government regulations (registration, UIF, COIDA, BBBEE, SARS).

Our capacity-building initiatives are based on the internationally recognized Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) Programme developed by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The SIYB Programme aims to help potential and existing small entrepreneurs start viable businesses, enhance the profitability of existing enterprises, create quality jobs, and promote sustainability. Our staff and associates are certified to deliver capacity-building training using the SIYB model.

Our Competitive Advantage

We have extensive networks of institutions and professionals who work with us as associates in different areas of expertise both locally and internationally

We believe that the future of our economy rests in the SMEs and building their capacity to be able to operate in the dynamic environment is crucial. Our deep understanding of the national and local government contexts in South Africa enables us to provide practical solutions when facilitating small and micro enterprises to comply with the government’s regulations such as company registration, filing of annual returns etc.

Although most SMEs are keen to enter the market as suppliers, but they are not ready to compete with corporate due basics such as Our approach to supplier development is to assist enterprises to access the market whilst enabling private sector to fulfil their commitments to supplier development and corporate social responsibility.