2007 Initiatives |
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In an effort to understand and deliver the skills development needs of Small Micro Enterprises (SMEs) in the broader Banking sector,
BANKSETA conducted a needs analysis. Marketing for Small businesses, Financial Skills, Strategy, Innovation and Corporate Governance were identified as key
areas for SMEs. BANKSETA has held Workshops around the country during 2007 on.
Visit BANKSETA's website regularly to check updates on current projects or register for electronic updates on what the BANKSETA initiatives are all about.
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Current Initiatives |
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National Credit Act training scheduled for March 2008: Registration form will be available February 2008.
For more information contact us: 011 805 9661
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Previous Initiatives |
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Building Business Innovation |
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Have you ever heard yourself say: “We cannot be innovative in a highly regulated & competitive industry!”
Yet, we are in the midst of one of the biggest innovation revolutions in the history of humankind!
How you choose to react is critical to the survival of your business.
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The Building Business Innovation workshop is facilitated by Pure Innovation (Pty) Ltd. Pure is known as innovation specialists and have extensive experience in the financial services industry. The Pure team is qualified through study and extensive experience in their respective fields and is renowned for their ability to shift business and people and deliver on required results.
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In the 1-day workshop, Building Business Innovation, Pure Innovation will take you through a unique business realisation™ process that will equip & enable you to:
- build business intelligence in critical areas underpinning business innovation within your industry
- identify and build new perspectives around business innovation despite restrictive boundaries
- apply a practical tool-set for creating innovation in your business
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The Building Business Innovation workshop has been facilitated in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Kwazulu Natal and Bloemfontein. This is what other delegates have had to say about it:
- This course was excellent (Cape Town)
- It was very productive; I learnt a lot of things that I was not aware of (Johannesburg)
- The workshop was really good, was very interactive and I will use the tools to re-evaluate where the business is and where I am. The facilitator was great! (Cape Town)
- Enjoyed the session, benefited a lot from it – the things shared were the things that I needed back in the workplace. Allowed me to think and see things from a different perspective (KZN)
- It was excellent. The facilitator was very good. Overall quality was great and it really enlightened me. Would definitely recommend others to attend (Bloemfontein)
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Marketing for Small Businesses: |
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BANKSETA and Cornerstone Performance Solutions conducted half day workshops for skills development in marketing. This enabled small and micro enterprises (SME’s) to view the benefits of marketing in their business within the ambit of the National Credit Act.
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| Henk Koekemoer presented the workshops. He is a highly experienced trainer and BANKSETA accredited Assessor and Facilitator. He holds a BA (Education) from the University of Pretoria and has certificates in Sales Skills, Advanced Sales Skills and in Basic Business Principles. Henk has an intimate understanding of the Microfinance industry and is a regular trainer for Microfinance organisations. His most recent training credentials include the National Credit Act and the Early Debit Order System. |
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| The workshops provided microfinance organisations with effective marketing understanding by covering the following:
Understanding how to apply the fundamentals of marketing in your business
Identifying your target market and knowing what your customers want
Using competitor intelligence to your advantage
Decide how you are going to compete
Understanding how to drive customer service for client retention
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| Click here to download the slides |
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Financial Skills for Small Businesses: |
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The BANKSETA and the Institute of Bankers in South Africa offered half day workshops on financial skills to build capacity in small businesses in the broader banking and micro-finance sector.
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| Basic Financial Skills are essential for every entrepreneur. Financial information provides managers and owners with vital information regarding the performance of their business and assists in making financial decisions. Understanding and interpreting key financial principles is crucial to the successful management of a small business. |
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Workshop Outcomes
By the end of this workshop the learners would be able to:
Understand business finance
Recognise the value of working capital management
Identify and describe the role and importance of financial leverage, liquidity and profitability of a small business
Evaluate the performance of the business
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Budgeting
Overview of NCA (National Credit Act)
Business financing
Forecasting and cash flow
Break-even analysis
Managing assets
Credit and collections
Record keeping and accunting
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| Click here to download the slides |
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Strategy for Small Businesses: |
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The BANKSETA and the Institute of Bankers in South Africa partnered once again during August 2007, to offer half day workshops on strategy to build capacity in small businesses in the broader banking and micro-finance sector.
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| Dr Marius Pretorius presented the workshops. Dr Pretorius is an Associate Professor in Venture Failure, Turnaround and Strategy at the University of Pretoria and has expertise in the following areas:
Business turnaround strategies
Facilitation, strategic planning and mapping
Conflict resolution
eativity development to enhance innovation within organisations
Valuation of ventures, opportunity and risk analysis
Venture growth and start-up planning
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Workshop Outline
Pitched at NQF (National Qualifications Framework) Level 5, the ideal audiences for this training intervention are middle to senior management.
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Management Principles
Strategy Planning, Formulation and Implementation
Strategy Identification: Start Up, Survivalist, Marketing
Strategy Execution and Measurement
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Value Added Tax (VAT) Compliance |
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| As a direct result of the legislative requirements as prescribed in the National Credit Act (NCA) in June 2007, Micro Finance Lenders now have to register for Value Added Tax (VAT) compliance with the South African Receiver of Revenue (SARS).
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| To this end the BANKSETA sponsored MFSA who contracted with Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) to compile a simplified guide on VAT for Micro Finance SME’S. These workshops were held the major centres in order to train the owners/accounting officers.Click here to download the slide presentation.
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regularly to check updates on current projects or register for electronic updates on what the BANKSETA initiatives are all about. |
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