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Sometimes Your Biggest Supporters Will Be Strangers

Get Help Wherever You Can Get It

If you go on the SME South Africa website right now you will see that CROWDFUNDING - yes, getting support & MONEY from strangers on the INTERNET, is the focus this week. LET'S THROW IT BACK: do you remember who your first investor (or client) was? How did that come about? Was it family and friends ... OR STRANGERS? We’ve heard entrepreneurs say they didn’t receive any support from family or friends when they first started out and that they had to find their SUPPORT NETWORKS using networking groups, business coaches or mentors, or social media groups available to entrepreneurs (Facebook or LinkedIn). 

What we know is that you never know where support will come from - e.g. one entrepreneur shared how by networking at her local gym she found someone to help source the right documentation for her business. 

YOU CAN READ HER FULL STORY HERE: Network to Win Business Opportunities

Tip of the week

Don’t underestimate the small things

“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” - Napoleon Hill

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