Madimetja: "It was hosted late last month in Limpopo, watch out for it in our province, I believe it will come. Mara wena focus on putting that business plan together as it will put you in good stead when pitching for funding." Sipho: "yes, I should, I wanna be ready...

Sipho: "No I missed that, where are they hosted and how will that benefit me? Madimetja:"you get instant/immediate financial and non-financial support i.e.  you gain skills of pitching your business and get to pitch for funding and you know on the spot whether you...

Sipho: "Yoh that's deep, let me apply my mind to that. I now feel I may need to do more  and differently." Madimetja: "before I forget did you see that the department of small business development (DSBD) is running a Pitch for Funding programme? Empower...

Madimetja: "Sipho it's not about how much time you are spending on a particular area of your business but it's about what you do with that time, are you focusing on the write things and doing what speaks to or concerns your customers? I am talking about being relevant...

Sipho: "Yah... Madimetja I am spending about 80% of time on generating sales. I know how important revenue is to the survival of my business, I am confident I will succeed✊?".Gamer, how do you ensure that your sales don't dry up?Empower yourself, grow your business!

Madimetja: "alright cool, I hope you get that one right because without any revenue or customers there is no business and in your case there will be no business soon. And this is the biggest element of a viability assessment i.e determining whether there is enough...

Sipho: "no, I don't feel that there is anything to revisit but I am struggling to get customers. I am taking steps as we previously discussed to generate revenue. I mean I attend IDP and comminity meetings with councilors, seek opportunities online every Friday and...

Madimetja: "Not necessarily, how long have you been in business? Sipho: "over a year and 6 months" Madimetja: "so you have been testing your business concept for more than 18 months now, you may have to conduct a survey or research every now and then to remain...

Madimetja: "You know what they say... time is money and putting together a business plan will require some money as well as resources". Sipho: "so what do I have to do now, should I start from scratch with a viability assessment?"Gamer, what does Sipho have to...

Madimetja: "Sipho, a viability assessment serves as a quick and rough assessment of your business idea so that you don't waste your time preparing a business plan for an idea which is not worth pursuing. Sipho: "oh I see, it's like in mining where a feasibity study...