Sipho " there was a couple of points, about 5 which I picked up. The first one: the Nyda and DSBD have a target of providing grant funding to a 1000 entrepreneurs in the next 100 days. I think now 99 days are left." Gamer, have you taken action to benefit from this?...

Sipho "…. SONA, ya I did"Madimetja: "what did you get which might benefit me and you as entrepreneurs from the speech? Sipho:" a lot, I even downloaded the speech afterwards" Madimetja: "I am listening… " Gamer, what did the President say which may present...

Madimetja: "you need to constantly be looking out for opportunities. Often when things are not going well, we as entrepreneurs are the ones who need to take time understand people's pain and come up with solution to the pain."Sipho: "you are right, I will be looking...

I was once like you While working on his business plan, Sipho got a call from Madimetja.Sipho: "Hello Madimetja" Madimetja: "Heita Sipho, I wanted to check whether you have been considering Hammanskraal as opportunity for your business because they have been having...

Sipho got home and started his research, he came across revenue forecasting tools, business plan templates and other sites such as liveplan, Ubuntu which require subscription or payment. He also visited the NEF's website to read about and check out their Business...

Sipho: "let me go start working on my business plan, I think using the NEF's business planner will make the work easier for me but I will do some research to see which other tools are available." Madimetja: "alright, I hope you are still giving your business the...

Madimetja: "Sipho, I believe we have spoken about this before…. to save time and money visit www.finfind.co.za, feed the portal with your requirements and it will let you know which institution(s) to approach. Sipho: oh yes, I remember, thanks for the reminder....

Madimetja: " the NEF is the National Empowerment Fund and they have an online business plan creator ("the Business Planner") where you just answer questions and your information will be arranged in a format of a business plan. "Sipho: "that's interesting, I will check...

Madimetja: "a simple Google search yields so many business plan guides or templates. However there are ones which are more relevant than others. I would say start with asking yourself how much funding do you think your business will need and then visit the website of...

Sipho:"So back to the business plan, I am going to prepare it and consult you where I am stuck, ne? ." Madimetja: "alright" Sipho: "again, where do I start or rather are there any guides I can use to put together my business plan? Gamer, what can Sipho use to assist...