“The world is your oyster” – Welcoming message to new USB SBA participants
The 18 new participants of the Small Business Academy (SBA) Development Programme were welcomed at USB last week.
Guy Harris, CEO of the South African Institute for Entrepreneurship, was the guest speaker.
"The world is your oyster. South Africa has an entrepreneurship deficit and because you are entrepreneurs, you stuck up your hand and said, 'I am going to correct that'. You are taking risks and hats off for that," he said.
He added as a word of encouragement: "If it is to be, it's up to me."
The full list of participants:
| Name | Business |
| Wongama Baleni | Department of Coffee |
| Wezo Bolitye | Stix & Stones Graphics |
| Natasha Daniels | GMD Painters |
| Thuleka Duze | Thuleka and Sons |
| Bulelwa Dywili Jikolo | Maholino |
| Thembile Gcukumeni | Thembile's Breadshop |
| Amelia Groenemeyer | Tradeworks |
| Xoliswa Hulla | Camagu Bafazi |
| Theresa Lottering | JTO Projects |
| Nceba Mazamisa | Taurai Investments |
| Nozipho Mfino | Blauminis |
| Vuyile Msaku | Department of Coffee |
| Mncedisi Saziwa | Z.A. Taxis |
| Magdaleen Scheepers | Mac Hair and Beauty Salon |
| Nomfundo Tingwe | Bright Ideas Project 2268 |
| Marlene van Niekerk | Heilbron Trading |
| Nicholas Xhonxa | SSA Investments |
| Vice Zono | Zono Investments |
Sonja Morkel from Distell Foundation and Gordon Sharman from Absa, the two main sponsors of the SBA, also welcomed the group and offered them a few words of motivation.
The participants and their businesses will be introduced individually in the next upcoming e-newsletters.
Watch a short video that shows what USB's Small Business Academy (SBA) is all about - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Podpd0FGIS4&feature=youtu.be