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B-BBEE is rather a simple government policy, which is mostly referred to as Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment.

B-BBEE is not forced upon any entity by law. So why is it important to comply with B-BBEE? Firstly companies will need to be pro-active in their approach to transformation in order to maintain and achieve:

• a good B-BBEE score for enhanced business opportunities;
• access to state funding & public tenders;
• most importantly, empowerment of the South African market.

B-BBEE (Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment) is essentially a policy, which hopes to achieve the levelling of the economic playing field that has been distorted by decades of apartheid economics, where blacks were disadvantaged and denied opportunities.

The B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice define three types of companies:

• EME (Exempt Micro Enterprises): Enterprises with an annual turnover of less than R10 million. These companies with a 100% Black shareholding are automatically given a B-BBEE Level 1 status OR a Level 2 B-BBEE status with a 51% or more Black shareholding OR a Level 4 Status with 50% or less Black shareholding.
• QSE (Qualifying Small Enterprise): Enterprises with an annual turnover of between R10 million and R50 million. These companies with a 100% Black shareholding are automatically given a B-BBEE Level 1 status OR a Level 2 status with a 51% or more black shareholding OR those enterprises with 50% or less Black shareholding would be required to undergo a B-BBEE audit in accordance with the QSE scorecard.
• Generic – Companies: Enterprises with an annual turnover above R50 million. These enterprises would be required to undergo a B-BBEE audit in accordance with the GENERIC scorecard.

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