Institute of Business Advisors Southern Africa (IBASA)
Ndzavi Derrick, CBA, is an accomplished professional serving as the Managing Director and Non-Executive Board Member at the Institute of Business Advisors Southern Africa (IBASA) since February 2017, alongside roles such as Vice Chairman of the Marketing Committee and Interim Managing Director. Currently, Ndzavi is a Member of the Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Club, and participates as a Business Services Chamber Committee Member at Services SETA, a Business Mentor at multiple organizations including MicroMentor, The Mentorship Boardroom, Allan Gray Orbis Foundation, All4Youth Sub-Saharan Africa, and VC4A. Ndzavi also holds the position of Chairman of the Board at Mentors Without Borders, which provides free mentorship and advisory services. Ndzavi's educational background includes a Diploma in Business Administration and Management from Phalaborwa/Mopane Business College, as well as various certificates from prestigious institutions such as Harvard University and Curtin University, focusing on entrepreneurship and digital management.
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Institute of Business Advisors Southern Africa (IBASA)
The Institute of Business Advisors Southern Africa (hereinafter referred to as “IBASA”), was founded in 1998, as a branch of the Institute of Business Advisers in the United Kingdom. The initiative came from professional business advisors in South Africa. Appointed mainly by SMME support institutions, business advisers felt that their profession enjoyed neither recognition nor support. Since then, IBASA has become an independent, non-statutory, professional body, registered as a non-profit company with the objective of setting up, implementing and maintaining professional standards of practice and a code of ethics among business advisors, coaches and mentors in Southern Africa. IBASA recognised the need for holistic business support facilities to be available to the emerging business market in Southern Africa and the need for the control of standards, with regard to the provision of such support. IBASA was then set up with the aim of providing direction, with regard to both these imperatives. IBASA has a grading system, which measures business advisers on three differentiated levels, according to their relevant business management experience, their learning and qualifications, and their current practice in supporting businesses. IBASA focuses attention on experience as a business support practitioner, whilst recognising the need for new entrants into the profession. All members of IBASA are bound by a Code of Conduct and ethics. The concept of the need for Business Advising Service standards and accreditation, requires that service providers be members of a professional body, such as IBASA.