One Linkage

One Linkage is an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced Tier Services Partner, our primary service offering is an integrated, cloud-based digital platform that facilitates seamless collaboration and transparency between Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) programme stakeholders in order to achieve supplier diversity and small business development. One Linkage also offers cloud adoption services to ESD beneficiaries with a specific focus on cloud technology adoption. The Linkage ESD SaaS platform was developed by Hepsy Mkhungo and Mpopi Khupe of Zevoli Growth Partners, a women-owned company with a footprint throughout South Africa, whose focus is ESD strategy implementation and business optimisation. They recognised that a key challenge facing their corporate clients was how to identify and retain quality SMME suppliers in order to ensure supplier diversity, build sustainable partnerships and serve their markets effectively. Their vision extends beyond the borders of South Africa, with the mission to support corporates in their efforts to digitalise SMME support and development processes, and drive diversity and inclusion in line with SDG 8 goal: Decent work and Economic Growth in the SMME Sector.