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R1.5 Million in business development support.
 

Believe. Begin. Become


Believe Begin Become is an exciting global entrepreneurship development programme developed by TechnoServe to assist promising entrepreneurs to successfull grow their businesses.

INVITATION TO ENTREPRENEURS WITH BIG DREAMS TO JOIN THE BELIEVE, BEGIN, BECOME NETWORK.

Believe Begin Become has built entrepreneurial skills and confidence for 240 entrepreneurs to become more effective and resilient in growing their businesses. Continuing from this success the BBB Alumni programme is being launched and we are inviting promising entrepreneurs to join the network. This Alumni programme will continue to support entrepreneurs through training, industry support, networking events, business development vouchers and call centre support facilities. There will also be an opportunity for selected entrepreneurs to receive support that focuses on accelerating their business into a growth phase through mentorship, access to finance and marking linkage support.

NEW MEMBERS WILL BE CONSIDERED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

• Active involvement of entrepreneur in business

• Active in one of the following industries: Agriculture and Agro-Processing, Tourism, Construction, Light Manufacturing and Renewable Energy

• Demonstrated industry knowledge and experience

• Owner investment in business

• Business in existence for at least 6 months

• Current annual revenues between R240,000 and R3,000,000

• Scalable, with potential for growth

• Owner written business plan

• Referred by Seda

SCHEDULE OF SEMINARS:

 Mpumalanga - Nelspruit 9 February 2010

KwaZulu-Natal - Durban 11 February 2010

Eastern Cape - East London; Mthatha 16 / 17 February 2010

Free State - Bloemfontein 23 February 2010

Limpopo - Polokwane 25 February 2010

North West - Mafikeng 2 March 2010

Gauteng - Johannesburg 4 March 2010

WHEN TO APPLY:

Information about the seminar venue will be provided on confirmation of your booking. Please contact TecnoServe on 011 726 8064 for more information.