Entrepreneurship To The Point 's Podcast: Recent Episodes
Entrepreneurship To The Point
Entrepreneurship To The Point ( eTTP ) is a platform built to inform, equip and inspire entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey, ensuring that they build sustainable small businesses. At eTTP we engage with our community through monthly events, social media, video, and podcast content to ensure information is accessible at every stage of an entrepreneur's journey.
Shawn Theunissen, Founder of Property Point and President of The Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry spoke to Gugu Mfuphi on #KayaBiz about what entrepreneurs are expecting to hear from the 2021 #MidtermBudgetSpeech.
Our expert panel- COO of Property Point, Desigan Chetty, Research Associate at Property Point, Maphefo Sipula, and Economist at Nedbank, Isaac Matshego, recently participated in an insightful session hosted by the Entrepreneurship To The Point Team. This session was aimed at highlighting the focal points, opportunities, and matters that were raised in the 2021 Budget Speech and State of the Nation Address for SMME's and local entrepreneurs.
This impactful session allowed entrepreneurs to engage with our esteemed panel to find out how the budget and policies would affect their opportunities for the year ahead. This podcast will add valuable insights and perspectives to all entrepreneurs and stakeholders who want to be proactive in the economic development and sustainability of their businesses.
Our Programme Manager Hannes Steyn, provides some inspirational advice to motivate you to strive through 2021 and make the best of it.
Head of Operations for Property Point, Desigan Chetty, recently joined Power FM for a brief interview about SME's in South Africa.
Watch the full webinar on YouTube via this link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wskJURtCocY
Watch the full webinar on YouTube via this link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wskJURtCocY
Watch the full webinar on YouTube via this link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wskJURtCocY
Head of Property Point and Entrepreneurship To The Point, Shawn Theunissen, talks about the impact of the lockdown on small business owners on Cape Talk with Lester Kiewit.
The Rupert Family has set aside R1 billion into The Sukuma Relief Programme in aid of businesses during the Covid-19 crisis in South Africa.
This is a summary of what the fund is about in isiXhosa which is one of the 12 official languages in South Africa.
You can find more information about the fund here www.businesspartners.co.za
The Rupert Family has set aside R1 billion into The Sukuma Relief Programme in aid of businesses during the Covid-19 crisis in South Africa.
This is a summary of what the fund is about in isiZulu which is one of the 12 official languages in South Africa.
You can find more information about the fund here www.businesspartners.co.za
April 06, 2020
Entrepreneurship To The Point
SAFT will extend direct financial support to SMME employees who are at risk of losing their jobs or will suffer a loss of income **because of COVID-19.
This is a summary of what the fund is about in isiZulu which is one of the 12 official languages in South Africa.
You can find more information about the fund here** https://opp-gen.com/saft/
SAFT will extend direct financial support to SMME employees who are at risk of losing their jobs or will suffer a loss of income **because of COVID-19.
This is part 2 of a summary of what the fund is about in isiXhosa which is one of the 12 official languages in South Africa.
You can find more information about the fund here** https://opp-gen.com/saft/
You may have big dreams as an entrepreneur, but ultimately, it is your team who will make sure you realise your goals. In the wold of entrepreneurship, the challenges of resources and time make it even more difficult to put together the ideal team.
At this entrepreneurship to the point session, we look at what it takes to build and sustain your dream team
In launching this Development Impact Report, we present an opportunity for South Africans to reflect and navigate a new course towards transformation and economic development.
Anchored on a decade of iteration and refinement, the model has achieved significant positive impact on job creation, access to markets, and accelerated revenue growth for small businesses. The possibility to scale and replicate this model in other sectors opens infinite opportunities for impact and to change people’s lives.
Financial Management #MoneyInTheBank
You are invited to the Entrepreneurship To The Point session…Financial Management In a difficult financial market, maintaining a healthy cash flow can be extremely difficult and can make or break your growing business, but, getting your financial management strategy in order can make all the difference. At this entrepreneurship to the point session we take a look at the practicality of financial management and managing your cash flow, especially in today’s difficult market.
At this Entrepreneurship To The Point session, you will have the chance to ask industry experts all those questions you lie awake at night pondering over:
Do I qualify for funding? Where can I get funding for my great business idea or grow my business? Am I market access ready? How do we actually access markets?!
We promise to get to the point on access to markets and funding at this jam-packed session we have become known for.
At this Entrepreneurship To The Point session, you will have the chance to ask industry experts all those questions you lie awake at night pondering over:
Do I qualify for funding? Where can I get funding for my great business idea or to grow my business? Am I market access ready? How do we actually access markets?!
We promise to get to the point on access to markets and funding at this jam packed session we have become known for.
At this Entrepreneurship to the Point, we take you on a journey into the opportunities that are available for entrepreneurs, in townships. Our expert panel will highlight the options and complexities that exist to help you devise a plan of action to navigate this space, build formal businesses, create wealth and bring about lasting economic change.
In today's rough financial climate it's essential to invest! In what, though? Shares? Property? Startups? You might be starting out on your investing journey, or maybe you have a war chest of investments under your belt. How do you grow the wealth you already have?
At this Entrepreneurship To The Point session, we take a look at how to build your wealth and investment portfolio regardless of whether you’re starting out or have years of investing experience.
Entrepreneurship To The Point is looking forward to a bumper year of tangible content for you, the entrepreneur, to walk away equipped, informed and inspired.
Extreme stress, lack of sleep, constant uncertainty, social isolation, overindulgence of caffeine, impression management…If you are an entrepreneur these are all things you know well. Unfortunately, these are also things that have been glamorised regardless of the negative effects they have on the entrepreneur’s mental health.
It is impossible to operate at your best if your mental wellbeing is not taken care of. So what are some of the practical techniques you can use to really relax over the holiday season and when you come back next year? At this session, we will have an honest conversation with an entrepreneur who has gone through difficult times when it comes to mental wellness and gain valuable advice on how entrepreneurs can take better care of their overall wellbeing.
To thrive in the property investment arena, similar skills and persona are required to that of an entrepreneur; you need to be able to see an opportunity and think strategically about making the most of it. Practical skill sets are needed in this cut-throat industry, where it is not only about who you know, but what you know.
At this eTTP session, we look at the best ways to go about your journey in property investment. Our speakers will touch on the opportunities that currently exist in the South African market and provide solid advice on how you can prepare yourself to make the most of them.
Accessing funding and markets is the bread and butter of any sustainable business and can be a delicate balance to achieve. Like any other game, if you know the rules, you will be better equipped to win. At this Entrepreneurship To The Point session, the Property Point team and their associates will take you through the end-to-end process of building sustainability into your business based on some key insights of how they managed to succeed.
Property Point has helped black-owned property sector entrepreneur’s to access R1billion worth of contracts from the sector. Question is, how did they manage to achieve this remarkable feat in such a cutthroat and often exclusive industry?
In a speed-dating setting, attendees will have the opportunity to engage directly with industry experts and Property Point alumni about gearing themselves up for opportunities.
The benefit of building a company of your own is that you have the opportunity to build a legacy that you have full control over.
However, are you asking yourself the right questions at this point in your business journey in order to grow and preserve the wealth that you are working so hard to create? At this Entrepreneurship To The Point session, we will take a look at techniques to create and maintain wealth as a business owner and entrepreneur. The speaker will look at: succession planning, legacy building and wealth creation.
Fail fast, fail forward, it’s part of the path to eventual success – you have probably heard the buzzwords before, and there is a reason this conversation seems to repeat itself in entrepreneurship circles; it is the only thing that is unavoidable.
At this Entrepreneurship To The Point session, we are bringing you four different entrepreneurs at four different stages of their business’s journey to give you case study examples of specific situations where things didn’t quite go according to plan. We are calling this session The Truth Is, because we want to get to the point, with as little fluff and pleasantries as possible. You in?
In a warm intimate setting at the Mesh Club in Rosebank, we will hear the failure stories of these exemplary entrepreneurs.
Fail fast, fail forward, it’s part of the path to eventual success – you have probably heard the buzzwords before, and there is a reason this conversation seems to repeat itself in entrepreneurship circles; it is the only thing that is unavoidable.
At this Entrepreneurship To The Point session, we are bringing you four different entrepreneurs at four different stages of their business’s journey to give you case study examples of specific situations where things didn’t quite go according to plan. We are calling this session The Truth Is, because we want to get to the point, with as little fluff and pleasantries as possible. You in?
In a warm intimate setting at the Mesh Club in Rosebank, we will hear the failure stories of these exemplary entrepreneurs.
Fail fast, fail forward, it’s part of the path to eventual success – you have probably heard the buzzwords before, and there is a reason this conversation seems to repeat itself in entrepreneurship circles; it is the only thing that is unavoidable.
At this Entrepreneurship To The Point session, we are bringing you four different entrepreneurs at four different stages of their business’s journey to give you case study examples of specific situations where things didn’t quite go according to plan. We are calling this session The Truth Is, because we want to get to the point, with as little fluff and pleasantries as possible. You in?
In a warm intimate setting at the Mesh Club in Rosebank, we will hear the failure stories of these exemplary entrepreneurs.
Fail fast, fail forward, it’s part of the path to eventual success – you have probably heard the buzzwords before, and there is a reason this conversation seems to repeat itself in entrepreneurship circles; it is the only thing that is unavoidable.
At this Entrepreneurship To The Point session, we are bringing you four different entrepreneurs at four different stages of their business’s journey to give you case study examples of specific situations where things didn’t quite go according to plan. We are calling this session The Truth Is, because we want to get to the point, with as little fluff and pleasantries as possible. You in?
In a warm intimate setting at the Mesh Club in Rosebank, we will hear the failure stories of these exemplary entrepreneurs.
It seems everywhere you look there is a conference, or YouTube video promising to help you build your business using new technology. There is mobile this, and virtual that, but still, it seems your efforts are just not delivering.
All through time humans have been using technology to solve problems and make life easier, but could it be we have moved too far from understanding the human side of making technology work in our businesses? At this session, we will be investigating the sweet spot where humanity and technology intersect and how identifying this space can help you deliver the best solutions for your market.
In this session, we take a look at the unique characteristics of disruption within the African context and what it means for business owners and entrepreneurs. Our Keynote speaker will unpack the nuances of disruption in the African context, as it relates to entrepreneurs, and challenge the audience to think critically about their own position in this dynamic space. In the spirit of disruption, this Entreprneurship To The Point session will also take a look at what entrepreneurs need to know about blockchain technology. Our two speakers from Barclays Africa will give a practical presentation on what you should know as a business owner to remain to relent in this dynamic space.
Under our theme "Perception Is Truth’’, South African Mountaineer and Businesswomen, Deshun Deysel, will talk us through the intricacies of how perceptions can be seen as the truth. This session will unpack how one's own perceptions of themselves, as well as others’ perceptions of them, can impact their entrepreneurial journey. This eTTP will look at the tools that you can use to overcome the perceptions that stand in the way of getting to the next level in your business.
In the dawn of the disruptive economy which poses a fatal threat to “business as usual”, our next Entrepreneurship To The Point session will take a close look at the formula to creating a failure-resistant business. In an intimate and conversational setting, we will take from the pages of one of Johannesburg’s most successful and straight-talking entrepreneurs, Alessandro Khojane, founder of the beautiful and popular Gemelli restaurant in Bryanston. He will talk about bringing his idea to life and winning in the competitive, dynamic and unforgiving food and restaurant business.
They say that the strongest person in a negotiation is the one who has the least to lose. No matter what the sector, entrepreneurship requires convincing others to believe in you and your business. There is a lot depending on whether or not you can seal the deal and making sure that you use the best approach for each unique negotiation situation is crucial. At this Entrepreneurship To The Point session, we take a closer look into the skill of negotiating to win! Whether it be with a customer, new partner or potential funder, this session will get to the point on understanding the best moves to walk out of a negotiation a winner.