Lesedi M J Skills and Development

1. SMME Business Development Support Services

Our programme services seek to address systemic issues that promote social economic growth to the less privileged and SMMEs with the following:

1. Technical assistance programme design and management e.g. Agribusiness, Incubator/Accelerator Business Development Support (BDS), Business Model Canvas
2. Project management and implementation of grants including Impact measurement, performance indicator tracking and monitoring & evaluation Reporting
3. Enterprise Business Growth Development Services including women–led and business development in support of market access , access to blended inclusive finance

2. Business Development Training and Leadership Management Services

We package our offering so that one can learn, improve and achieve results, increase impact, while at the same time promoting knowledge and skills transfer through:

1. Strategy Development and Programme Development Planning.
2. Leadership Development, Organisational Development Training and Mental Wellness.
3. Programmes for Start Up Entrepreneurs and SMEs:
• Action My Business Growth-For Women Entrepreneurs
• Improve your Business
• Expand Your Business
• SME Management Solutions
4. New venture creation/SMME Business Management training.
5. Monitoring and Evaluation and Impact Advisory Services and Measurement Training.

3. Monitoring and Evaluation Learning Advisory Services on International Development Projects

Our Impact Advisory packages solutions suite comprises of:

• Participatory Action Research/Evaluation - Action learning is about learning from actions and applying what is learned back into the next experience, an ongoing program review process. At Lesedi MJ Skills Development we use participatory action-learning research/evaluation to improve our client's various contemporary development projects, identify key insights, and provide recommendations for improved implementation. Our action- learning processes can improve the design and implementation of programs' performance tracking tools, and implementation design based on practical realities in programs.
• Impact Mapping: this helps to understand and position your intervention for the best impact. This consists of due diligence, baseline study, impact study, ecosystem mapping; landscaping and gap analysis, and opportunity identification.
• Impact Design to consists of customisation and enhancement your social impact measurement tools and reporting systems. This consists of impact strategy This consists of (including):
  • Programme Strategy Development
  • Theory of Change Design
  • Proposal Development
  • Impact strategy; monitoring and evaluation strategy
  • Impact performance tracker tools
  • Impact measurement training and capacity building Programmes
• Impact Assessments/ Evaluations looks at providing proof of impact and improve programme impact. This consists of evaluations (mid-term, summative), Impact Evaluations Reports and evidence based storytelling. We walk with our clients throughout their entire development journey, helping them to integrate social impact and value creation practices into their core business strategy so that, together, we are growing an inclusive African economy.