Barend van der Westhuizen

After a very successful start to my career in the Banking Industry, I opted to venture on my own. What started of as a highly profitable Bond Originating company became The Property Shoppe, where we did more than just helping customers with bond finance.

The business model consisted of an Estate Agency, Building and Renovating, Interior designing and Property Development, not only was this a huge success, but led to building of our own rental property, consisting of 33 flats in the Wellington area. Various projects including the renovation and interior design.

After the property slump in 2008, my career took a turn and a focus on a total different industry.

I was offered an opportunity as Area Sales Representative at Bell Equipment in Port Elizabeth, in 2018 on of my customers made me an and moved back to Western Cape, as Marketing Manager at African Biomass Company. Unfortunately our ways parted in October 2019

In short, I have always thought of myself is someone to find solutions for problems, may it be in Finance, property or fixing a marketing problem, and I am good at it.

I have always had this dream of a business that is not only sustainable but creates opportunities across the whole value chain and what would be better if it could add value to communities by doing so.

This is my vision for BABISA, Its not a long shot, or pie in the sky, its a carefully thought out business plan, concept with multiple income streams, but most importantly is is going to add value to 1000’s of people’s lives it is truly “Born and Bred in South Africa”