Our New Arrivals

005Our office has two new faces together with new offerings of talent and skills for our clients.

Womba Khapwale (Left) has just extended her internship with us until the end of the year. Womba is assisting us in developing and upgrading all our training material as well as developing material for the high school’
s projects that we support through Teen Entrepreneur. Womba comes from a business and supply chain education from University of Natal.

Ayanda Mpongwana (Right) started today as our new Office Administrator. She brings a host of marketing and event experience to our office as well as her organisational and process talents. Ayanda will be looking after the front desk, client relationships and bookings as well as the workshops logistics.

We wish both ladies a huge welcome at Entrepreneur and Management Solutions and trust that our clients will get to know them both as helpful resources to their businesses as much as they are to us. Welcome ladies.

By |2016-11-01T10:20:05+02:00September 6th, 2016|Entrepreneurship|0 Comments

Start Something Today

Is it not time to get that idea in your head onto a piece of paper and into action? I am amazed at how many people we meet that have had brilliant business ideas in their heads for years and never had the inclination or opportunity to do anything about them.

We have a solution for you, in fact, we have two: Each month we run a short half day programme called “Introduction to Entrepreneurship”. This workshop will give you all the information and confidence you need to get out of the starting blocks and headed in the right direction. The next session is just a few days away on the 15th September. DETAILS HERE

Start up schoolThe second option for your future is our 6 module Start Up School. This programme offers a full day workshop every 3 weeks and walks the journey from initial idea through to the business launch pad. We cover all the required checkboxes, issues and compliance matters that you will need to be aware of in developing a new business. This is for you if you have an idea and need it to get to market. To book or get more info email me HERE.

Never let your ideas take up residence in your head; they will only breed regret and frustration. Better to try and refine your ideas and test them in the market before giving up on your dreams. Our success rate is far too high to ignore.

Your future awaits your action today. DO IT.

By |2016-11-01T10:20:05+02:00August 30th, 2016|Business Resources, Entrepreneurship|0 Comments

Spring into action with a marketing revamp

With winter coming to a close here in Cape Town, the weather is getting warmers and the gaps between the rain and storms a little longer. So is it now time to do some changes and spring cleaning?

One area we see a lot of people needing in their business is a revamp of their marketing. Too many companies we see do the same old same old marketing and sales cycles over and over again. Then as insanity defines, we expect different results and an ever increase in the bottom line.

We have revamped our marketing offerings ready for your new business approach to accessing the market ahead of the end of the year season. We now have two-valued and fun filled workshops: Blue Water Marketing strategies and Narrative Marketing that we have on the schedule for the next few months.

If you are ready to relook, revamp and relearn what your marketing is all about then we are ready for you. Please go HERE to check out for dates and details and get your place booked.

Remember: if you change nothing, nothing will change.

See you at the next workshop.

By |2016-08-30T14:15:56+02:00August 30th, 2016|Business Resources, Entrepreneurship|0 Comments

Women are just much better

Women are different to men, trying to be equal is just not possible. Women have a different way of thinking, networking and collecting data. In many ways women are able to utilize their natural abilities to out-perform men at business.

We take a short journey in this video as we unpack some of the advantages Women have as entrepreneurs and business owners.

By |2016-11-01T10:20:06+02:00August 8th, 2016|Bruce on Business, Entrepreneurship|0 Comments

Making Teen Bosses

Last week we, together with SA Teen Entrepreneur and Over the Rainbow ran the first TeenBosTeen Boss Day One_169sms event in Cape Town.

#Teenboss is a three-day business start-up programme designed especially  for high school students
ts. Participants are divided in
to business teams and presented with a social problem to solve using entrepreneurial mindset and tools. Over the three days each team is guided along a path of a business development framework touching on all the critical aspects of business development.

The finale on the 3rd day allows teams to present their business ideas in a structured format to a panel of business mentors in a Dragon’s Den style.

This first event was a 13537685_1067066933341080_2419558491690817115_nway for the team to prove our processes and content and we are now ready to reach out to all schools, communities and cities across the Western Cape, South Africa and into Africa in the near future.

The new format of the programme will run from Friday afternoon to Sunday delivering a punch, fun learning experience for up to 50 youth at a time. This programme can be run at school halls, churches or community halls in almost any area. We will soon have a complete ‘business in a box’ system providing all the required information and materials to run this yourself.

We will keep you posted on progress.

By |2016-11-01T10:20:06+02:00July 8th, 2016|Entrepreneurship|0 Comments

Who Am I?

The age old question of who we are, where we came from and where we are going has been on the thoughts of many since the beginning of time. We aim to explore this a little during the month of “People”.

Who am I? in this video we ask the questions about the questions. These have, as academics do, confused and clouded the issue somewhat but I am keen to look at ourselves through the eyes of the entrepreneur and business owner.

What makes an entrepreneur? Is there a formula or profile that we need to discover and follow in order to be the best fit to start and run a business? I fear that all our discovering may leave us as confused as when we first begin, but I am confident that the journey will be worth the effort and we will discover a lot about ourselves and the way to lead and manage a business.

The journey will look at the composition of mankind. Our history and makeup will define our functions and purpose. We will then proceed to uncover the aspects of participation in life that reap rewards and define progress and success. But always looking at ways to manage the levels of health and stress as we go along.

Join us this month and we begin to peel back the layers and find the true self that may lie hidden beneath the cloak of societal illusions.

By |2016-11-01T10:20:06+02:00July 4th, 2016|Bruce on Business, Entrepreneurship|0 Comments

What is Disruptive Innovation?

Disruptive innovation is doing something that is not necessarily new, but doing something that is currently done by others in a new and cost-saving way. This disrupts the bigger companies market and attracts customers from their business to yours.

Watch this short video in the blog post to understand this concept better and how you can become a disrupter business in your market.

 

 

By |2016-11-01T10:20:06+02:00June 14th, 2016|Entrepreneurship|0 Comments

4 key ways to innovate in your business

Companies need to innovate. Innovate their processes, procedures, products and marketing. But how is this done, where can this happen.
We look at the 4 different categories of innovation that will give you a reference to work from in your business.

The four categories are:
Market Pull Innovation: A problem exists and is identified in a system or market. People get together to address this problem. This is solved either by using new technology or by reinventing the current processes or products. This results in a new solution that can be implemented and sold.
Technology Push Innovation: After much research and development a new technology breakthrough is achieved. This brings a new concept product offering to the market. The problem it solves is then identified to the market sectors and the product sold to address this new found problem.
Frugal Innovation: With a current system or process, the question is asked about improvement and how to do more with less. This results in cost saving, a positive environmental impact, and improved efficiency.
Marketing Innovation: The marketing for a product or service needs to reach a new breakthrough for either a new or existing product. The marketing is developed to address the market in a new and innovative manner resulting in deeper market penetration and improved sales.
What can your business do to be innovative in your current processes, procedures or new product ideas?

By |2016-11-01T10:20:06+02:00June 13th, 2016|Entrepreneurship|0 Comments

Looking for Funding – Seed Afrika

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Seed Afrika was established to help promising entrepreneurs in the Southern Africa region connect with seed stage capital and mentorship from Silicon Valley.

Seed Afrika work with the political and business networks within key verticals in Southern Africa to source vetted seed level deals for early-stage investors looking to find sustainable, profit-based investment return opportunities in Africa.  Simultaneously Seed Afrika expose top African entrepreneurs to the networks they need to build pipelines to wealth and job creation for their own local communities.

Call for Entrepreneurs

Seed Afrika is currently looking for applicants for the 2016 funding round. Qualifying businesses will be matched to investors based on their profiles and investment needs. Both investors and businesses owners will meet together in Cape Town in October 2016 for a final round of discussion and pitching. During this time investment deals will be offered to those businesses that are accepted.

Seed Afrika is currently looking for businesses with the following criteria:

  • Legally registered with CIPC
  • Tax clearance certificate from SARS
  • Available annual financial statements
  • Operate within the Energy, Water (sanitation, management), Healthcare and finance/financial transactions sectors
  • Have a minimum viable product (MVP)
  • Reached Proof of Concept (POC) with paying clients
  • Defined pipeline of customers
  • Scalable business model

Funding deals range from $25k to $5m for either seed or series A funding rounds. Applications for Seed Afrika can be done through their local Cape Town based partner: Entrepreneur and Management Solutions.

Interested businesses should contact Bruce Wade directly on bruce@em-solutions for a detailed application form and initial assessment process.

Entrepreneur and Management Solutions will conduct an initial assessment and due diligence before advancing applications to Seed Afrika for consideration.

By |2016-11-01T10:20:07+02:00May 31st, 2016|Business Resources, Entrepreneurship|0 Comments

Is it time to say Sorry?

When was the last time you said sorry? As a leader of anything the word sorry os one that needs to be used both strategically and sympathetically at all times.

We see two types of leaders who misuse the word Sorry. The first are those who seem to start each sentence or communication with a Sorry. “Sorry to interrupt bu….”. “Sorry I am late…”. “Sorry I have an opinion…”.

Too many low self-esteem leaders have this learnt behaviour of using Sorry as a filler word just to begin speaking and add their opinion to the conversation. This is not the way to lead people. It creates a low image of the person in the eyes of others in the room and in return a sense of doubt.

The other side of the spectrum are those leaders who never say sorry. Those who in their own eyes are never wrong and have the need to apologise. These individuals are people who seem to live above the law both legally and do not do anything wrong.

In this short video we expand on both these types of leaders and look at their reasons for their behaviour.

We would love to hear some of your comments and thoughts.

 

By |2016-11-01T10:20:07+02:00May 23rd, 2016|Bruce on Business, Business Resources, Entrepreneurship|0 Comments
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