Discussing the current State of Entrepreneurship and Economic Climate we will be talking about actual practical solutions and not mere policy and sugar-coating nor dwelling on the challenges we facing as entrepreneurs. The panel we will be hosting will entrepreneurs that are working with startups on a daily basis and bringing solutions to ensure we decrease the high failure rate we face nationally.<\/p>\n
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Celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week – GEW, host Monde Zuma joined by panelists Manu Machaba from Machaba Advisory & Consulting and Mighty Mabule from Mabule International<\/p>\n
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The discussion covered the following:<\/p>\n
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What the current state of entrepreneurship is in South Africa.<\/p>\n
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Why entrepreneurs are not being funded and how one can be in a better position to be funded.<\/p>\n
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Tackling 5 key problems faced by businesses; namely<\/p>\n
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* Attracting customers<\/p>\n
* Maintaining profitability<\/p>\n
* Increasing Revenue<\/p>\n
* Uncertainty over economic conditions<\/p>\n
* Securing financing for starting and expansion<\/p>\n
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Touched on how to effectively negotiate with customers and with big corporate, sales Picthing, pitching in general and critical skills in drawing contracts for your business.<\/p>\n
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In Selling and Pitching for Sales we focused on the following:<\/p>\n
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* Writing a business proposal letter<\/p>\n
* Business Pitching and sales<\/p>\n
* Closing the deal<\/p>\n
* Handling Objections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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