Local software development house GuruHut has achieved a BBB Empowerdex rating for 2009, which the company says it achieved by focusing on finding the right talent for the job.
“Our primary focus as a small company has been to find and retain good people, irrespective of their background,” says Grant Finnemore, CEO of GuruHut.
“By doing just that, when we first embraced the scorecard process last year, we had already achieved a rating of B. Using the same hiring philosophies ahead of our second rating, we're delighted to have achieved a BBB.”
A BBB Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment rating means companies that spend on GuruHut's services are able to count 80% of that expenditure in the procurement category of their own scorecards.
GuruHut says it looks beyond ownership, believing that previously disadvantaged staff within the organisation should also have the power to influence the day-to-day running of the business.
“We are constantly exploring new ways to actively play the role of good citizens,” concludes Finnemore.
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