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Tusker · BEE Ownership Solutions
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Business Size
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Ownership
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Preferential Procurement Value
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Financial Impact
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Step 1 of 5

The BEE Ownership ROI Calculator

Designed to give you a quick yet robust view as to whether having the right level of BEE ownership in place would be worthwhile for your business.

One assumption before you start: Please assume that all barriers and fears to doing a BEE ownership deal would be addressed — i.e. you can do a 100% legit deal that allows you to keep ultimate ownership and control; that you can declare dividends, raise capital etc; that this deal can be concluded quickly; and that you can exit it in future if needed.
What is your annual revenue?
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Exempt Micro Enterprise Under R10m annual turnover. Automatically achieves Level 4 B-BBEE. With 51%+ Black ownership → Auto Level 2. With 100% Black ownership → Auto Level 1.
Step 2 of 5 · Ownership Profile

Tell us about your current ownership

Each ownership attribute stacks to increase your Preferential Procurement value to customers. The more criteria you meet, the more points per rand of spend you're worth.

Empowering Supplier status
Qualifying
Critical: If you are not an Empowering Supplier, your B-BBEE certificate earns customers zero Preferential Procurement points — regardless of your level. You are treated identically to an uncertified supplier.
▶ What makes an Empowering Supplier?

A supplier must meet a minimum number of these five criteria:

1. Local procurement — 25%At least 25% of inputs sourced from South African producers
2. Black job creation — 50%At least 50% of new hires must be black people
3. Local beneficiation — 25%At least 25% of production/manufacturing uses local inputs
4. Skills transfer — 12 days12 days/year minimum skills transfer to black-owned EMEs or QSEs
5. SA labour — 85%At least 85% of staff delivering services are SA citizens
Ownership percentages
% of your business owned by black South Africans as defined under the B-BBEE Act. The single highest-impact variable in Preferential Procurement scoring — crossing 51% triggers Auto Level 2, 100% triggers Auto Level 1.
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0%25.1%51%100%
25.1% 51% → Auto L2 100% → Auto L1
Ownership specifically by black women — recognised as a sub-category of Black Ownership and earns additional Preferential Procurement weighting. Must be within your total Black Ownership figure above.
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0%30%100%
Ownership by black women, youth (18–35), people with disabilities, or military veterans. Earns bonus Preferential Procurement points once 51%+ is reached (current codes) or 100% (proposed codes).
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Your current verified BEE level — determines how much of your customers' spend with you counts toward their procurement targets.
Step 3 of 5 · Your Value to Customers

How attractive are you to your customers?

To understand the value of doing a BEE ownership deal, we need to look at it from your customers' perspective.

Your customers buy from you because of a variety of factors including quality, service, price, and historic relationships. But since their BEE scorecard requires them to spend 80% of their Total Measured Procurement Spend ("TMPS") with Empowering Suppliers, they need to make every rand of spend count towards their score. Offering them more BEE points per rand of spend is a very effective way of winning — and keeping — business.

Our analysis below shows how many Preferential Procurement points you offer clients per 1% of their TMPS today, compared to what a Tusker 51% deal delivers under the current codes, and what a Tusker 100% deal delivers under the proposed codes.

Preferential Procurement points per 1% of TMPS — by criterion
Table 1  ·  Current codes (2015)
Criterion Target under current codes Your position You now Tusker 51% deal
Table 2  ·  Proposed codes*
Criterion Target under proposed codes Your position You now Tusker 100% deal

* Proposed codes are under consultation and have not yet been gazetted. Points allocations and TMPS targets differ from the 2015 codes.

You currently offer
pts per 1% of TMPS
 
Tusker 51% deal
(current codes)
pts per 1% of TMPS
 
Tusker 100% deal
(proposed codes)
pts per 1% of TMPS
 
Step 4 of 5 · Financial Impact

What is your current BEE position costing you?

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Cost of Inaction

Most of our clients look to solve their BEE ownership problem when they realise how much business they’re losing. To understand this, we need to know the % of your revenues from BEE-sensitive customers, and how much they’re reducing wallet-share as a result.

⚠ NB: most clients underestimate the negative impact not having the right BEE credentials has on their business.

Your cost assumptions
70%
7%
Typical: 6–10%. Rate at which clients reduce your wallet share due to your BEE level.
Revenue exposed to procurement risk
Revenue from BEE-sensitive clients who score your level
Annual wallet-share erosion
Clients shifting spend to better-credentialled competitors
New business blocked annually
Deals lost to 51%+ or 100% BO competitors at procurement stage
Total annual Cost of Inaction
Erosion + blocked growth
📈 Category upgrade ahead:
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Sales Super Power

As shown in Step 3, a Tusker 51% ownership structure makes you more attractive to customers in Preferential Procurement points per 1% of TMPS. Getting ownership right is your most powerful commercial lever — use the sliders below to size the opportunity.

Sales uplift assumptions · 5-year view
Win more business from existing customers
% of your BEE-exposed revenue you expect to recover as clients consolidate spend with you
30%
Access new markets
% of total revenue from new market segments previously closed due to BEE requirements
5%
Sell new products / services
% of total revenue from cross-sell opportunities unlocked by improved BEE status
2%
Year 1 sales uplift
Cumulative 5-year sales uplift
Assumes 10% annual growth compounded on the Year 1 uplift
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Money Matters

Beyond winning more sales, the right ownership structure can materially reduce your cost of capital and transform the value you unlock when you exit.

Capital & valuation assumptions
🏠 Cheaper working capital
Access cheaper working capital
% of total revenue saved via lower funding costs from BEE-preferential lenders
1%
🏆 Business valuation boost on exit

Consider two identical businesses operating in South Africa. One is white-owned, one is 100% black-owned. Thanks to Tusker’s unique structure, when you sell your business a buyer of any race or nationality can acquire it — and it remains permanently black-owned. This perpetual BEE compliance commands a significant premium in the market.

Valuation multiple applied: 6× NPAT  (Generic business)
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NPAT used with industry earnings multiples to estimate business value.
30%
Premium a 100% BEE-owned structure typically commands on exit vs. an equivalent non-BEE business. Research suggests 15–40%; default is a conservative 30%.
Estimated current business value
Based on 6× NPAT (Generic)
Estimated value as Tusker 100% structure
30% BEE ownership premium + perpetual compliance
Valuation uplift on exit
Net 5-year return + exit value lift
Step 5 of 5 · Get Your Report

Here's what a Tusker deal means for your business

Your results at a glance
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Procurement attractiveness

You currently offer your clients points per 1% of TMPS.

A Tusker 51% deal can help you achieve points — .

If the proposed codes come into play, with their strong emphasis on 100% black ownership, Tusker can offer you points per 1% of TMPS — in your attractiveness to customers.

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Cost of delay

Delaying your BEE ownership deal is costing you an estimated per year in lost and eroding revenue.

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If you go ahead with a deal

Year 1 sales uplift:

5-year working capital savings:

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When you sell your business

Estimated valuation lift on exit:

Net 5-year return + exit value lift
About Tusker BEE Ownership Solutions

Tusker.co.za helps businesses operating in South Africa achieve full compliance with BEE ownership scorecards. Our approach is suitable for any business where corporate ownership is allowed (sorry Legal profession — we can't help).

  • 100% legit — passing annual scrutiny with SA's top verification agents and the B-BBEE Commission
  • Nothing given away and no value destroyed
  • Operational control maintained
  • Unwindable if the BEE Act is scrapped or no longer offers you value

We have operated for 9 years. No client has ever left us. We manage over R1.5bn of BEE equity for our clients.

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This calculator is for illustrative purposes only and does not constitute financial, tax, or legal advice. Results are indicative estimates based on the inputs provided and general market assumptions. Consult a qualified advisor before making any business or investment decisions.