Development Funding Platforms
Access to funding has long since been recognised as one of the obstacles entrepreneurs face when starting or growing a business. THE RECENTLY ESTABLISHED partnership between the FFA and the Institute of Success launched the FFA Enterprise Development Funding Platform in January this year. The objective of the partnership is to train more than 200 entre-preneurs
The psychology of successful thinking
It was not long ago that I found myself in an environment that made me curious as to why it is that some people succeed and some lag behind. These are my conclusions. “If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to meet it!” - Jonathan Winters Accepting oneself, knowing who you are and being truthful
Small business funding
The difficulty in obtaining funding is a longstanding and often lamented problem experienced by SME’s. WHILE THE LACK of funding continues to be a major concern for aspiring entrepre-neurs and business owners, Minister Patel of the Economic Development Ministry recently announced a R1-billion funding initiative. Aimed at funding/promoting small business development, this initiative will be adminis-trated