Township Economy Podcast: Recent Episodes
Township Economy Podcast
The Township economy podcast is your gateway to the township economy and its entrepreneurs hosted by Lindokuhle Shabalala. The founder and managing director of a small research company called Nativevibes Ink Research. The podcast is a platform to Inform, Educate & empower the youth about entrepreneurship & business.
Welcome to the Township economy podcast. This Podcast for the Township entrepreneurs, Innovators and Solution thinkers. The Township economy podcast is your gateway to the township economy and its entrepreneurs hosted by Me Lindokuhle Shabalala. The founder and managing director of a small research company called Nativevibes Ink Research. The podcast is a platform to Inform, Educate & empower the youth about entrepreneurship & business.
Participating in csl project is an ethical responsibility for all corporate companies operating in the country .Today on this podcast episode I am proposing a new way to do csl projects for South African corporate companies.
How can we make the township economy work more practical and honestly? The township economy is dominant by consumption lent business and the unfortunately part is that the services and products sold in this sector of the economy are not really produced by businesses operating in this sector .Which means money created in this sector do not stay in the sector but it goes to businesses not operating in this sector of the economy. How can we really solve this problem? The biggest challenges that is faced by the township economy is lack of infrastructure both physical and soft infrastructure .We really need to be honestly if we really want the township economy work both us township inhabitants and the government.
Interested in learning more about the retail sector within the township economy .
Then ensure to listen to this episode . Listen .engage and share with your cycle .
Nativevibes Ink Research is a South African full house research company, with the passion of making information and knowledge available to all businesses regardless of size or revenue so that they are in a better position to make informed and insightful business decisions. Our mission is to make information and knowledge available to all businesses. We offer market research services to SMME,s and township businesses. Simply because we cannot find an answer to this following question. Why should research be available to only big businesses?
The company was born from an idea of storytelling; we exist to help your company to tell its story to the market without any biases or contradictions.
Today in our podcast we will be sharing insights about the really reasons why Somalians businesses took over the Township economy.
If you interested in this matter of discussion, do listen to the podcast episode.
Interest in learning more about the retail sector within the township economy .In this episode I am covering all aspects of the retail sector within the township economy from retail chains stores ,malls and spaza shops. Listen ,engage ,comment and share with your cycle.
The township economy has the potential of creating an inclusive economic ,which will be beneficial to all South Africans. If you want to be part of this revolution ensure to listen to this episode .Listen ,engage and share the episode with your cycle .
Interested in learning more of about the township in the context of Orange Farm ? Listen to the podcast ,engage ,comment and share with your circle.
Welcome to the Township economy podcast. The Township economy podcast is your gateway to the township economy and its entrepreneurs hosted by me Lindokuhle Shabalala. The founder and managing director of a small research company called Nativevibes Ink Research. The podcast is a platform to Inform, Educate & empower the youth about entrepreneurship & business.
On this episode I am talking about the past ,the present and the future of the Township economy, Join the conversation by listening ,sharing the episode and comment.
For the longest period of time corporate companies having been using their CSL projects as food handout to poor community and that public relation exercise has not help anyone but it have created thousands of dependents .If South African corporates companies are interested in creating an inclusive economy their will need to change their approach. On this episode I am outlining some of the initiatives that can be implemented easily and effective.
Do we really to formalize the township economy and if we do what can that do for the sector ?On this episode I dig deep on this topic by asking questions that we help all of us to self determine if do we really need to formalize the township economy and also what will the sector benefit from that initiative .
This week on our podcast I thought it will be best that I take time to let you know why this podcast was starting, for a while now I have been thinking & looking back on the podcast episodes that I had recorded and posted to date. Why the podcast exist? Link available below.
How can we make the township economy work more practical and honestly ? The township economy is dominant by consumption businesses and the unfortunately part is that the services and products sold in this sector of the economy are not really produced by businesses operating in this sector .Which means money created in this sector do not stay in the sector but it goes to businesses not operating in this sector of the economy. How can we really solve this problem? The biggest challenges that is faced by the township economy is lack of infrastructure both physical and soft infrastructure .How can we solve this challenges ?
This podcast episode comes as a result of a research study that aimed at investigating and examining businesses operating in the township of Orange Farm and also to provide a dynamic synthesis of the ecosystem of businesses operating within this township covering all aspect on how large is the market, business formalities, supplier acquisition and evaluation processes that they use and also if they have access to the internet since now the world lives in this fourth industrial revolution and also the digital economy and lastly what are the challenges that they are faced with as their operate they businesses in this township that has many infrastructure challenges.
On this podcast episode I thought it would nice to share with you one of the full research project that I have done within the township economy sector. The research report seeks to demystify the myths and the realities of running a small business in the township of Orange Farm. Do listen share ,engage and connect. Facebook Page :Nativevibes Ink Research
Why do we buy the brands that I buy as a customer its because of race, price ,quality or simply because we believe on that company value proposition's. As a person passionate with the township economy sector which is predominantly black. I think its quite important that I voice my opinion on this topic. As a result I decided to record this podcast episode . My opinion is that for both the township economy and black businesses to to be successful and grow we will need to have a frank discussions about this matter. Lets be honest every time you go to the shops to buy a new product do you check where the product was manufactured and also Google if the business is black owned or not ?To be honest I don't think so and I have a ton of reasons why I hold that particular believe. Let have this critical discussion.
Today in our podcast episode I will be talking about the South African food industry in its holistic form inclusive of all forms and types of foods found in the country more especial those found in the townships. On this podcast episode I am keen on providing a dynamic synthesis of the ecosystem of the entire industry covering all aspects of the food industry from manufactures and retailers, market size, industry trends, industry opportunities and challenges, food consumption trends and possible pricing analysis.
Today in our podcast episode I will be talking about South African fashion industry and yes also giving a special focus to the township economy. I normal do that because I do not really see the two sectors separately but I see them as sectors that can work hand to hand in creating a more inclusive economy for all South Africans. In including both sectors when doing an podcast episode gives you an over look of the market. Which helps you as an entrepreneur to get a holistic view of the market outlook and future trends .
The podcast is a platform to Inform, Educate & empower the youth about entrepreneurship & business.
Today in our podcast I will be talking about the Retail sector in the digital Age. In this podcast I will be sharing or covering more than just the ecommerce sector but I will also covering concepts like Digital capital, what are the resources involve in this economy and also what are customer’s preferences. You might be asking yourself what does our today podcast episode has to do with the Township economy right, I believe that the Township economy doesn’t need to be seen as a separate economy from the mainstream economy simple because the majority of south Africans still resident in the township dispute the fact that majority of them might be working in big cities. I believe that it’s important to talk about the township economy while not losing track of the big picture which is the mainstream economy.
Today in our podcast I will be talking The South African Retail Industry within the context of the Township Economy focusing exclusively on the Spaza shop industry and also helping Township Entrepreneurs to understand the value of business models.
Post-Apartheid Townships still faces a number of challenges like youth unemployment and poverty. Government responded to this problem by the introducing the revitalization of the rural and township economy research document. Which it aims to channel resources and infrastructure to the township economy Township economy .
Today in our podcast we will be sharing insights about the really reasons why Somalians businesses took over the Township economy. If you interested in this matter of discussion, do listen to the podcast episode.
Nativevibes Ink Research is a South African full house research company, with the passion of making information and knowledge available to all businesses regardless of size or revenue so that they are in a better position to make informed and insightful business decisions. Our mission is to make information and knowledge available to all businesses. We offer market research services to SMME,s and township businesses. Simply because we cannot find an answer to this following question. Why should research be available to only big businesses? The company was born from an idea of storytelling; we exist to help your company to tell its story to the market without any biases or contradictions.
Today podcast episode its done with an aim to inform you about the new initiatives that we will be working on this year and also remind you of some of the podcast episodes that we have done last year.