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Aspiring entrepreneurs battle for 2010 market
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BPC focus on tourism related projects this year
Only tourism related projects will qualify for this year’s Business Plan Competition (BPC) under this year’s Business Plan Competition (BPC) under the umbrella of the Believe Begin Become (BBB) programme
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BBB winners generate E4m revenue
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BBB winner, runner-up are siblings
It was a ‘family affair’ at this year’s Believe Begin Become business plan competition as the overall winner and runner-up are siblings.
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SD's exports through AGOA drop by E300m
Swaziland’s exports under the AGOA regime dropped last year by over E300 million from the previous year.
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‘Winning BBB competition was scary, exciting
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Introduction to ActivQuest
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BBB winner reveals big plans
BELIEVE Begin Become winner, Mduduzi Dludlu says he has decided to go big with his goat dairy business.
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Lutfo has a business plan for wheat production
The Minister of Enterprise and Employment, Lutfo Dlamini, has come out to declare that he has a business plan for wheat production that needs entrepreneurs to take it forward.
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...'poor business plan does not get you finance'
Most aspiring entrepreneurs do not get finance due to the poor quality of their business plans.
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NO HARD FEELINGS - FINALISTS
Finalists who made it to the top 21 in the Believe Begin Become Business Plan Competition have congratulated the top six winners.
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Mduduzi Dludlu crowned winner of Business Plan Competition
Mduduzi Dludlu was on Friday night crowned the winner of this year’s Believe Begin Become Business Plan Competition, an entrepreneurship programme hosted by Technoserve.
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Women fail to impress judges, again!
For the second time running, women have failed to impress judges of the Believe Begin Become Business Plan Competition hosted by Technoserve.
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... Last year’s winners generate about E4.9m revenue
About E4.9 million has been generated as revenue by the 2006 winners of the Believe Begin Become Business Plan Competition.
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Two categories for Business Plan Competition
Aspiring entrepreneurs in the agribusiness and tourism sector stand a better chance of winning the Believe Begin Become Business Plan Competition hosted by Technoserve next year.
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BBB more than a competition
TECHNOSERVE Country Director Leslie Johnston said her organization will always be in Swaziland, and that will depend on whether the service they offer is still needed.
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TechnoServe Announces 2007 Believe Begin Become Winners
Swaziland’s second annual business plan competition, Believe Begin Become, came to its joyous conclusion tonight as the six winners were announced at the final awards ceremony at House on Fire in Malkerns.
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BBB winner enjoying benefits
The inaugural winner of the Believe Begin Become (BBB) national business plan competition, Phila Msibi has attributed the award to the massive response his business is enjoying and support from the timber contractors.
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Stop exporting money
SG’s South African supplier Steve Mingay has said local entrepreneurs have a challenge of curbing the trend of exporting money to South Africa, through the use of South African service and product providers, rather than using locals.
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US Ambassador officially opens BPC winner’s business
The new United States Ambassador to Swaziland, Maurice Parker, officially opened the new business for Business Plan Competition (BPC) winner Phila Msibi.
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Business Plan Competition winner establishes his own business
Overall winner of last year’s Believe Begin Become (BBB) Business Plan Competition (BPC) Phila Msibi has officially opened the doors to his business.
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TechnoServe announces top 21 BPC finalists
MALKERNS – This year’s TechnoServe Business Plan Competition saw the announcement of 21 finalists instead of 20.
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...and competition helps former finalist start business
MALKERNS – A former finalist of the Business Plan Competition (BPC) has come out to say that the competition assisted her in starting her business.
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BPC a step towards creating a better SD
MALKERNS – Acting Minister of Enterprise and Employment Chief Sipho Shongwe noted that the Business Plan Competition (BPC) was the first step towards creating a better Swaziland
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Jabu Stone breaks stereotypes to make his business a success
South African businessman Jabu Stone, the Director of Afrocentric Designs (PTY) Ltd, proved to be a true inspiration to the Business Plan Competition (BPC) finalists when he narrated how he managed to grow his business in the midst of tight competition and stereotypic barriers in the market.
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From a mere kitchen designer to a businessman
From designer to up-and-coming businessman: this is the exciting career path that Paulo Seabra, a participant in TechnoServe’s Believe Begin Become (BBB) entrepreneurship development programme, has been able to achieve.
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Believe Begin Become left me motivated and confident
The Believe Begin Become (BBB) Business Plan Competition (BPC) could not have come at a better time for 28 year old entrepreneur, Ludziwo Foods Director Hlob’sile Mdlovu.
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TechnoServe’s Core Training Phase Progressing
TechnoServe is now halfway through the core training phase of the 2007 Believe Begin Become (BBB) business plan competition (BPC).
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SIPA applauds TechnoServe
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BPC introduces manufacturing category
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BBB Alumni finalising strategic plan
Last year’s Believe Begin Become business plan competition’s top 60 finalists will meet tomorrow to finalise a strategic plan for their club, known as BBB Alumni.
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Sylvia is new BPC committee member
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BPC launch week
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Two BPC winners start utilising their seed capital
Two of last year's six Believe Begin Become (BBB) Business Plan Competition (BPC) winners have started utilising their seed capital. These are Richard Bishop and Sipho Kunene who are in tourism and service sectors respectively.
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Business Plan Competition to be launched in April
Those aspiring people who did not get a chance to enter the Business Plan Competition should gear themselves to seize the opportunity this year, as a second competition will be launched in April.
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BPC seeks to build SME-based economy
TECHNOSERVE’S business plan competition seeks to build a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) based economy in the country.
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Top Business Leaders to Steer Swaziland’s National Business Plan Competition
Influential Organizing Committee to Help “Believe Begin Become” Programme Participants Turn Good Ideas into Thriving Enterprises.
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MBABANE – The Business Plan Competition (BPC) has been a success in other countries
Technoserve's Believe Begin Become (BBB) Manager, Alla Jezmir said in countries where TechnoServe has previously administered the programme, it provided a dramatic boost to business development.
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Close to E1m prizes up for grabs in Business Plan Competition
About 20 people stand to win prizes to the value of E945 000 for the Technoserve Business Plan Competition (BPC).
The competition referred to as Believe Begin Become (BBB) is designed to support the country’s emerging entrepreneurs.
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TechnoServe to launch Business Plan competition
TechnoServe Swaziland will this July officially launch a business plan competition as a motivation to aspiring entrepreneurs.
This is part of fulfilling their mission of helping entrepreneurial people in poor rural areas of developing world and further develop a pipeline of growth oriented SME's.
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‘Believe Begin Become’ and win seed capital
IT is normally said that in a competition, there is only one winner, but not for the ‘Believe Begin Become’, Swaziland’s National Business Plan Competition (BPC).
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BPC great contribution to economy - Constance
GOVERNMENT has applauded TechnoServe and USAID for the Believe Begin Become, Business Plan Competition (BPC) concept that will see a great contribution to the economy through the SMEs established.
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BPC strictly for Swazis...by Swazis
The Business Plan Competition is intended to be a Swazi competition for Swazis, run by Swazis.
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BPC top 20 ready for final phase
THE Believe Begin Become Business Plan Competition’s top 20 finalists, who proceed to the final round, have been announced
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His Majesty, former US Ambassador applauded
ENTERPRISE and Employment Minister Lutfo Dlamini has paid tribute to His Majesty King Mswati III and former US Ambassador Lewis Lucke for putting together the Swaziland Enterprise and Entrepreneur Programme (SWEEP) that has seen the implementation of the Business Plan Competition.
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20 entrepreneurs selected to contest for BPC
About 20 entrepreneurs were selected to continue contesting for the Business Plan Competition.
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Reduce security from 25% to 10 %
Entrepreneurs are calling on financial institutions to reduce the security from 25 percent to 10 percent on the Small Scale Guarantee Scheme.
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E1.6 billion Fund has not empowered SMEs
Business people have asserted that the E1.6 Billion Job Creation Fund has not translated into real empowerment of small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
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TechnoServe introduces BPC for aspiring SMEs
TECHNOSERVE’S business plan competition (BPC), funded by USAID, is not just about finding a winner but empowering aspiring entrepreneurs and improving the living environment of communities.
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