SEDA – Ixopo Branch awarded Phendula a 3- day Basic Business Skills Workshop for local SMMEs.

On completing this workshop, the SMMEs will be able to:

Describe and discuss entrepreneurship

Identify and describe the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur.

Identify, assess and improve personal entrepreneurial characteristics.

Explain and demonstrate effective teamwork strategies in an entrepreneurial context

Definitions of skills, aptitudes, personality and values.

The distinguishing characteristics and role of an entrepreneurial profile.

Understand a range of potential self-employment options.

An understanding and an appreciation that it is usually an individual’s responsibility to develop entrepreneurial skills.

Advantages and disadvantages of entrepreneurship.

Reasons for business failure.

Identifyng and solving problems pertaining to the entrepreneurial profile of the individuals

It also introduced the SMMEs to the economic, administrative and behavioural (psycho-social) barriers that contribute to the success in starting and sustaining their enterprises.

Mr Sifiso Nala (Freelance Facilitator)

30 Candidates