Start Up School Launches in Cape Town
Each day we get to meet different people with brilliant ideas and concepts that could one day become huge businesses. Unfortunately a lot of these just stay as ideas and eventually fad away never to be realised. We have heard the cry of the people and understand the need and so Start Up School has been created.
Start Up School launches in September this year. The programme consists of 10 modules that we will run weekly on Tuesday evenings from 16:00 – 19:30, at our Woodstock training centre. Each comprehensive module builds on the previous, giving each participant a comprehensive manual for their business future.
We have a limited amount of space on this first programme and registration is now open at a reduced price. Each participant will recieve a business folder, notes, worksheets and a value add bundle at the end of the programme with access to many more specialised services to add value to both self and business.
If you, or anyone you know would like to take advantage of this offer, then please let us know by way of email to admin@ei.co.za and we will begin the registration process.
Law nine: The law of vision
Law nine: The law of vision
Carl Bates writes in his book The Laws of Extreme Business Success about the 12 laws of business success. We speak a lot about the Promise of a business that relates back to the Vision, Mission and Values. For this one we are on the same page as Carl and can fully endorse this with all we have. The issues come into how well this is communicated to all levels of the business. The law states:
Extreme business success requires a business to have a clear and defined vision. Your vision develops out of your promise, which is then translated into the functions and activities of the enterprise. The greater the promise, the greater the vision, the more momentum and energy you can create. Your vision must be intrinsic to every aspect of your business, or it will remain intangible and beyond reach.
This book and others from Carl Bates are available here
Every Second Counts launch.
Bring true luxury to the bedroom
It’s time to reconnect with your nearest and dearest at Block and Chisel’s Larder (Diep River) where high tea will be served in celebration of the Southern Suburbs’ favourite gal, Kim Orgill.
Kim will be launching her proudly South African brand Every Second Counts on Friday, August 28, at The Larder, 99 Main Road, Diep River.
“I am so excited to be launching my online gifting store. It’s been a long time coming, and I’m so proud to be sharing this exciting offering with all of you,” said Kim. Fully functional and fully responsive, the ESC website is ideal for sending and receiving gifts from your mobile on the go, and makes shopping for birthday, anniversary and wedding gifts fast, easy and super convenient.
Every Second Counts is an exclusive online gift registry offering a bespoke range of satin pillowcases – the first in a series of exciting gifting concepts that are set to be released this year.
Finished with an Oxford pleat and available in 10 colours (including black, white, ivory and champagne), each set of pillowcases is handmade by a team of local women, and can be individually monogrammed for that extra-special finish.
Big on personal service, each order is individually wrapped, sensually fragranced, gift-boxed and hand-delivered to your doorstep. “Each time a friend unwraps an ESC present you’ll be engaging her senses of sight, touch and smell, and in so doing not only recreating the time-honoured nostalgia of gift giving but reminding her of just how loved and special she is,” says Kim.
Made of the highest quality satin, ESC’s pillowslips cannot tolerate dust mites and are hypoallergenic, which make them ideal for asthma and allergy sufferers. They’re also a salve for dry ageing skin, keeping skin hydrated, and crease and line free at night.”
Visit www.esc-satin-pillowcases.com and start shopping today.
Every Second Counts’s launch will be at The Larder, 99 Main Road, Diep River (in the same premises as Block and Chisel). This café is known for its fresh, local artisan offerings and seasonally sourced ingredients and dishes that will fill your belly and warm your heart. Be there to enjoy the fare.
The launch starts at 3.30pm.
To reserve your place call Kim on 078 590 6368 or email info@esc-satin-pillow-cases.com.
Law eight: The law of the three hats.
Law eight: The law of the three hats.
Carl Bates writes in his book The Laws of Extreme Business Success about the 12 laws of business success. This law looks at the three roles that are required to manage any business and how these roles need to be separated away from the traditional single business owner. This law just seems the impossible one to get right for most people. At first it seems to be a sacrifice to give ‘power’ away, but once done it brings huge relief and growth to the business. The law states:
Extreme business success can only occur when the three hats of business are kept separate and distinct. When one person owns all the company’s shares, in the sole director and/or manager primarily responsible for the day-to-day running of the business, and the only other shareholder or director are their spouse, or a business partner also wearing all three hats, an enterprise can never become sustainable.
This book and others from Carl Bates are available here
Innovation Showcase at CPUT
Today I visited the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) first Innovation Showcase. The event held at the Bellville campus in Cape Town is the result of a number of years of work by Prof Gary Atkinson-Hope and Chris Lombard.
Exhibiting at the showcase were 38 projects run by both students and staff across the two CPUT campuses. Three projects caught my eye and I got to chat with the students involved in their development.
The Lumons is a set of three lights that are remotely charged whilst on their styled wooden stand and can then be carried around the home or office at night during load shedding. There is zero risk of fire or electrocution, and this product looks like it belongs in a style magazine for upmarket homes.
The second product is one of those that we only realise we need when it is too late to invent it. The Snugpack is a small portable bag that fits over your backpack and gives you a safe and secure time to catch a nap during long trips, airport layovers. The team behind this product has turned experienced pain into a profitable and very clever product.
The third product is one that gave me that “Why didn’t I think of this” feeling. The portable photogrphy studio named the SOOC (Straight-Out-Of-Camera) offers the photographer a very high spec portable light box with LED lights and infinity screen for staging and photographing small to medium items.
Other products of interest were the Dryway, a clever folding clothes dryer. The Pivot offering a clever way to keep your keys safe and secure. And finally the TBT or The Braai Tool a clever well engineered braai tool that is sure to put a smile on every man’s face at the next national braai day.
Well done to all the students and staff of CPUT for their innovations, imaginations and development efforts. The state of our young minds in South Africa is encouraging.