Enterprise and supplier development that delivers measurable growth.
RED3SIXTY is a SaaS platform for business decision support and diagnostics. We help corporates build stronger supply chains and help small businesses grow, through benchmarking, structured development programmes and AI-powered tracking.
Supplier benchmark
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One platform, four ways to build stronger businesses
Enterprise Development
Structured growth programmes for micro and small enterprises, with benchmarking, mentoring and skills development.
ESD programmes → SDSupplier Development
Develop the suppliers in your own value chain, from selection through acceleration, linked to your procurement needs.
ESD programmes → SaaSAI Diagnostics Platform
Financial and non-financial benchmarking, progress tracking and reporting in one online platform.
AI platform → BCPBusiness Continuity
Plans, training and testing that keep critical operations running through disruption.
Business continuity →Trusted by corporates and development agencies
Rapid Enterprise Development Solutions
RED3SIXTY is a SaaS provider specialising in financial and non-financial business decision support and diagnostics. We have changed the Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) market by lowering prices and improving delivery of ESD and SME acceleration services.
Our benchmarks and diagnostics are built into self-development programmes, so businesses can combine online tools with mentoring and consulting in a blended approach.
RED3SIXTY in 80 seconds
Watch the overviewOur purpose
Community first
Making a positive community impact is a core part of how we work, with a focus on ESD leadership and poverty alleviation.
Market access for small business
Supplier development lets companies meet their own business needs while giving small businesses access to markets, which is key to their growth and sustainability.
Multi-dimensional
We bring R&D, supply chain and business operations into every programme, so development is tied to real business outcomes.
Our journey
- 2004Business Doctors UK established
- 2014Launch of Business Doctors South Africa
- 2016Launch in Zambia, Namibia and Eswatini. FNB Business of the Year Award
- 2017FNB Business of the Year Award. Launch of the RED3SIXTY platform
- 2018Franchise of the Year Award. FNB Business of the Year Award
- 2019NSBC Business of the Year Award. Finalist, ABSA ESD Awards
- 2020Achieved Level 1 B-BBEE
- 2022Launch of RED3SIXTY International
Leadership
Steve Sutton
Chief Executive OfficerAn executive leader in strategic planning, AI-driven business diagnostics and organisational transformation. Steve led Business Doctors South Africa and has held executive roles at Neotel. He developed the weighted, outcome-based methodology behind the RED3SIXTY benchmark, which scores businesses across key dimensions to predict success and estimate value.
3-year, industry-specific programme development
We design multi-year programmes around each customer's industry and supply chain, so suppliers progress through structured cycles instead of one-off interventions.
A multi-dimensional approach that delivers
RED3SIXTY takes a multi-dimensional approach to enterprise and supplier development. R&D, supply chain and business operations are all part of the process, so results show up across the whole business.
By the numbers
What we deliver
Programmes that focus on results and measurable value
RED3SIXTY has worked with thousands of suppliers and SMEs to accelerate their businesses. Our programmes deliver value to our corporate customers and to their suppliers.
Benefits for corporates
One methodology, whoever delivers
Adopt and develop your own consultant and supplier methodology, instead of changing core principles every year with each new delivery company.
Integrated yearly programme succession
Programmes graduate suppliers in three-year cycles, so they grow through an integrated development plan.
Graduation from ED to SD and beyond
To create your own company-specific suppliers, start with Enterprise Development and graduate businesses into Supplier Development. The result is better-integrated suppliers.
ESD that builds your own platform
Work with a dedicated Level 1 development supplier to customise and build your own company-specific ESD management and delivery solution.
Benefits for suppliers
- Best-in-class development methodology
- Structured acceleration engagements
- Develop at your own pace
- Practical, not classroom learning
- Supplier-specific, modular development
- Progress linked to key performance indicators
- An integrated platform for time management, financial tracking and online meetings
- A focus on guaranteed results
Acceleration tiers
Supplier Accelerator
Raises supplier capability through tooling, experience and expertise.
Valuation Multiplier
Focuses on increasing the business's asset value and what it is worth.
Business Builder
Grows the business with the systems an owner needs to scale.
Key terms
- ESDEnterprise & Supplier Development
- The B-BBEE element that rewards investment in growing black-owned small businesses and suppliers.
- EDEnterprise Development
- Support for small businesses outside your supply chain.
- SDSupplier Development
- Support for small businesses that supply, or will supply, your company.
- EMEExempted Micro Enterprise
- Annual turnover up to R10 million under the generic B-BBEE codes.
- QSEQualifying Small Enterprise
- Annual turnover between R10 million and R50 million under the generic codes.
Our end-to-end process
Five stages take a programme from finding the right suppliers to accelerating their growth, with scoring, project management and reporting throughout.
- 1
Supplier selection
We build the candidate pool from three sources.
- Your customer-specific suppliers
- Industry suppliers
- The RED3SIXTY supplier database
- 2
Shortlisting
Every business is benchmarked and scored to find those with the greatest growth potential.
- Inclusive criteria across micro, small, medium and large businesses
- A three-stage filter that selects on overall score
- Three criteria, including scalability and capability
- 3
Site visits and final selection
We verify each shortlisted business in person before final selection.
- Site visits
- Assessment of tooling and experience
- Business value assessment, comparing current and potential value multiples
- 4
Project and fund management
Programmes are contracted, managed and reported on transparently.
- Contracting and project set-up
- Fund management
- Regular reporting to the corporate sponsor
- 5
Technical and acceleration phase
Suppliers move through the three acceleration tiers, each building tooling, experience and expertise.
- Tier 1: Supplier Accelerator
- Tier 2: Valuation Multiplier
- Tier 3: Business Builder
ESD delivery, tracked and measured online
The RED3SIXTY platform combines benchmarking, diagnostics and programme management. Corporates see progress across their whole supplier base, and each supplier gets a clear development path.
See where each business stands
Sample dimensions · illustrative scores
Every step on record
Track scheduling, compliance, support sessions, productivity and certification from one dashboard.
Tools suppliers use every day
Time management, financial tracking, online meetings and modular self-development content.
The development cycle
Why it works
Lower cost, better delivery
Automated diagnostics and online delivery reduce the cost of ESD while improving its quality.
Blended development
Self-paced online modules combine with mentoring and consulting sessions.
Evidence for every rand
KPIs and reporting show corporates exactly what their ESD spend has achieved.
Keep essential operations running when things go wrong
We help organisations plan for disruption, recover quickly and keep improving. Our approach combines strategy, stakeholder engagement and AI-driven diagnostics into a Business Continuity Plan your people can run. It is delivered with our partner, OneIntent Consulting.
Two targets for every critical function
RPO (Recovery Point Objective): how much data you can afford to lose. RTO (Recovery Time Objective): how quickly the service must be back.
Plans protect against natural disasters, infrastructure and IT failure, cyberattacks and financial shocks.
Our six-phase approach
Strategic Activity Assessment
Review strategy, KPIs and performance to find gaps and where continuity is missing.
OutputAssessment report and recommendationsStakeholder Engagement
Interviews and workshops with leadership and frontline staff to capture risks and priorities.
OutputStakeholder engagement reportContinuity Integration
Map critical functions, analyse gaps and embed continuity into strategy and daily operations.
OutputCritical-function map and communication planBCP Development
Risk assessment, business impact analysis, recovery strategies, team roles and procedures.
OutputComplete Business Continuity PlanTraining & Skills Transfer
Role-based training, workshops and simulations, so your team owns the plan.
OutputTraining plan, manuals and refresher scheduleTesting & Improvement
Tabletop exercises, simulations and stress tests, with KPIs and annual reviews.
OutputTest schedule, maintenance plan and KPIs
Continuity performance score
Dynamic surveys across departments capture practices, risks and weaknesses.
A live dashboard turns the results into a continuity score with gap analysis and KPIs.
Modular programmes target the biggest gaps first, then re-measure progress.
ESD delivery packages
Per-business pricing for enterprise and supplier development, from fully supported programmes to a self-paced online solution.
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Enterprise Development
- Benchmarking
- Application analysis
- Shortlist and selection
- Site visits
- Launch event
- Onboarding session
- Masterclass programme
- 16 group mentoring sessions
- Skills development
- Business Builder owner training
Supplier Development
- Benchmarking
- Application analysis
- Shortlist and selection
- Site visits
- Launch event
- Onboarding session
- Online portal access
- Business Builder programme
- 16 individual mentoring sessions
- Skills development
- Business Builder owner training
Supplier Development
- Benchmarking
- Application analysis
- Shortlist and selection
- Site visits
- Launch event
- Onboarding session
- Online portal access
- Growth Accelerator programme
- 16 individual mentoring sessions
- 8 advanced consulting sessions
- Skills development
- Growth Accelerator owner training
E&SD Solution
- Benchmarking
- Onboarding
- Online portal access
- Business Builder programme
- 12 webinars
- Business Builder owner training
Prices are per business. Business continuity engagements are scoped and quoted separately. Contact us for a proposal.
Let's talk about your programme
Tell us what you want to achieve. We'll recommend the right mix of development programmes, platform access and support.
- Enterprise and supplier development programmes
- AI diagnostics and benchmarking platform
- Business continuity planning
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