QUESTION $3(20$ Marks$)$

Governments around the world have been focusing on the development and sustainability of small and medium business. Hugo and Badenhorst$-$Weiss $(2011$: $284)$ argue that for many countries, small and medium businesses form the backbone of the country.

You have recently been appointed in an advisory capacity to the United Nations Development Programme. Your initial task is to provide advisory services regarding the justification for sourcing from small business, the objections from procurement managers and the problems associated with purchasing from small businesses.