| Come to the edge, he said They said: we are afraid Come to the edge, he said They came, He pushed them And they flew Guillaume Apollinaire |
Gavin Chait is based in Cape Town, South Africa, and specialises in economic and enterprise development in emerging markets. He both creates systems for economic and business generation and then project manages these through the implementation phase.
Gavin has worked with the University of Cape Town Department of Management Studies in the Faculty of Commerce to develop student entrepreneurial consulting projects. He has a close relationship with the Department of Economic Development and Tourism working on projects as diverse as tourism development and support; and the 1000 x 1000 Project in which 1 000 individuals were given the opportunity to start a business for R 1 000 (US$ 130) each. Gavin assisted with the initial project scoping and development of his original idea for implementation at such a large scale. He further wrote the training and feedback manuals to be used in the event and project managed the event.
More diverse projects include: project manager in the Western Cape of Deloitte’s small business social development project, Business Beat, from 1999 till 2005; special member of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Pravin Gordon’s panel that undertook a complete review of tax policy for small businesses; work with the UCT Department of Molecular Biology to develop a new course in Industrial Microbiology as linked to enterprise development; consulting in the creation of a business plan competition for Enablis, a Canadian-sponsored international program to develop and support technology enterprises in developing countries; consulting to the Tsiba City Campus to develop the entrepreneur training programs for use in this groundbreaking university that provides a business degree for free to deserving applicants.
Gavin’s qualifications include degrees in Microbiology and Biochemistry (from the University of Cape Town in 1994) and a degree in Electrical Engineering (UCT, 1998).
Whythawk Ratings (white-hawk) consults to investors and companies on understanding the informal economy, developing their “Bottom of the Pyramid” business strategy, and rating the local partners necessary to work in such an unstructured environment. Whythawk also investigates regional development needs and assists in ongoing surveillance and vigilance of investment initiatives.
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