Budget Speech 2018
This week we got our first glimpse of the new government’s vision for our future with the budget speech 2018. I am excited about not only the aspects of the speech but the enthusiasm that it has brought to the confidence of our economy. We are all still waiting for the new Cabinet, expected shortly, and the new direction that will bring.
But, I am not alone, when I feel a new wave of economic energy and growth in our small business sector. We at EM Solutions are gearing up for this new season of innovation and business development. Come climb on the bus and ride with us.
For those who are still confused or missed the budget speech, here is a copy of the PWC budget summary that highlights the entire things in just a few pages: much easier than trying to analyse it from long documents and drawn out commentaries. 2018-budget-pwc-highlights
For another view: read the Fin 24 article here: https://www.fin24.com/Budget/budget-in-a-nutshell-new-hope-amid-vat-and-other-tax-hikes-20180221
We will be assisting our clients with the VAT increase and other related issues in the coming weeks, so if you have any questions concerning these or other financial management issues, drop us an email.
Cape Chamber Central Chapter Coffee Club
Come and join your fellow members at our monthly Coffee Club event with Colin Hall as guest speaker. Colin will share his experience of 60 years of business and professional knowledge from a deep study of history, our own African heritage, nature and science.
Speaker bio:
Colin Hall earned his honours degree in Law from Pretoria University. He was a corporate man for 60 years, serving on many company boards. On that journey, Colin’s passion became people – as individuals, in teams and as part of society. He visited the Covey Institute in Utah where he acquired the rights to Covey’s work and introduced the “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” to South Africa.
Since 1992, Colin has conducted programs that are changing corporate culture. Through the “Learning to Lead” program, he hopes to create a new simpler picture of leadership relevant to the Quantum Age and appropriate to South Africa and Africa.
The Coffee Club provides guests with the ideal opportunity to meet fellow members, make valuable new connections and informally network while enjoying breakfast.
Event Details: Date: Tuesday, 06 March 2018 Venue: Southern Sun Cape Sun 23 Strand Street Cape Town
Time:07:45 for 08:00-10:00 Cost P/P: Members: Free Non-members: R100
Register Now: Register now Or call at Linda Roopen 021 402 4300
Moments of Truth in a Sales Pipeline
Moments of truth happen when your clients or potential clients engage with your brand or product. These moments could be either positive or negative. Knowing where they enable us to better prepare and define them to ensure a more positive experience for our customers.
In this mini-master class, we explore the sales pipeline and a number of MOT that exist within the process. Each one is independent, yet interlinked in creating a user-experience for the client.
Watch the video and then contact us for a debrief of your sales pipeline as we build different MOT into the process to improves sales and customer retention.
The 9 Hats of an Entrepreneur – Introduction
Every business owner and Entrepreneur has many different roles to play. Each one separate from the other, yet similar in many ways. Getting the balance right is an art, getting it wrong results in failure at work and at home. Over the next 9 weeks, we will look at the various hats or roles that any Entrepreneur needs to wear. We will unpack all the pros and cons around each hat and assist you to become a better business owner, parent and spouse and Entrepreneur.
Be prepared to answer those questions that only a coach can ask, it may get a little uncomfortable but well worth it in the end.
Defining your Customer Profiles
One of the key functions of a successful engaging marketing campaign is a well-defined customer or target profile. In this week’s webinar, we unpack this a little and begin to look at the various tools on social media that make this process a little easier.
As we see social media, in particular, FaceBook, mature in this aspect, we will need to understand and access these tools to add to our business intelligence processes to maximise the access to market using these tools.
We plan to unpack these tools in more detail in order to assist both ourselves and our clients to gain the advantage in our marketing profiles. If you want to be on the list of attendees for such a workshop, then please contact us and we will schedule you for the next available programme.