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Festive Season Checklist for Entrepreneurs

December 08, 2020 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

Are you taking a break this festive season, or will your shop be open for business? Regardless of what you’ll be doing, the majority of us are putting in all the work (hopefully before Christmas) TO MAKE THAT SALE. Our offices will be closing on 18 December 2020, so our last newsletter to you will be on Tuesday 15 December 2020. For those of you not taking a break, we’re thinking of you. In this week’s newsletter, get:- Ideas for what to do during the festive break + a FREE festive season checklist- Support networks: A list of the country’s biggest and best support organisations- SME Resources including:

  • Practical Ways to Turn Your Kids into Youth Entrepreneurs

Stay safe and healthy.

Looking for something to do during the festive season? We’ve got you covered:

Networks: Entrepreneur Support

Get started on that business idea or take your business to the next level. We give you a list of the country’s biggest and best support organisations offering a wide range of acceleration, incubation and support services – below:– Township Entrepreneurs Alliance (for township-based entrepreneurs)– AlphaCode Incubate (a club for fintech startup entrepreneurs)– Tshimologong Precinct (a tech hub for tech and digital startup owners)

– FinFind (an online funding platform for all SMEs)– Youth Ideas Development Tech Programme (for entrepreneurial persons who are currently working or intending to study in the electronics)

– Proudly South African (for all business that are up and running and trading)

– Entreprenerdy (a free resource for entrepreneurs to help them i.e. structure their ideas, develop a business model)

– Riversands Incubation Hub (all entrepreneurs, preference is given to early-stage businesses)

– Fetola Business Growth Professionals (works with a number of programmes including the SAB Foundation Tholoana Programme)

SME Resources: