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		<title>Kickstart your business with expert advice from serial entrepreneur, Fetola founder and author of the new book Sheep Will Never Rule The World, Catherine Wijnberg</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 13:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many businesses are reverting to pre-lockdown levels of activity, while others still are seeking new entrepreneurial avenues to supplement existing incomes or replace those lost due to the Coronavirus crisis. A must-read for entrepreneurs and new business owners to aid this return and stimulate new economic activity is the debut book by Catherine Wijnberg, entitled Sheep Will Never Rule The World. Launched officially on 13 August 2020, the book is a collection of wisdoms from the pen of this successful entrepreneur, who is the founder and CEO of SME growth specialists, Fetola. Wijnberg brings a wealth of experience from having charted her extensive business journey as well as through her ongoing role at Fetola, a company that is geared towards supporting small businesses and helping them become more profitable. Here are just a few of the insights Wijnberg offers to assist entrepreneurs: Follow your passion According to Wijnberg: “As entrepreneurs, we have the choice to make the world what we want it to be. So be grateful for that choice – and find a way for your passion and your work to align.” Understand the market Identify if there’s not only a gap in the market but “a market in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post COVID-19 Business Recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2020 14:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa, like the rest of the world, has entered into a Coronavirus lockdown, yet the measures taken in our country have severely shocked the economy. With recovery tipped to be slow, this can be dispiriting, especially for businesses that have already been adversely impacted. Yet there are ways to mitigate this. Catherine Wijnberg, the founder of Fetola, a national leader in the business growth sector, specialises in assisting SMEs with their growth trajectory. Lean startup and turnaround strategies are her specialty. Wijnberg is convinced that there is an opportunity in every challenge. She should know: she has experience in starting, growing and operating businesses in five different sectors across three countries. In 2006, she started Fetola with the aim of transforming the local SME sector. “It&#8217;s simple really,” explains Wijnberg, “we build businesses that last.&#8221; This has become even more critical for South Africa now, in the light of post-lockdown economic realities. The expert insights in this book have inspired the entrepreneurs on Wijnberg’s business programmes to reach their full potential. Fetola runs Enterprise Development programmes for clients such as SAB Foundation, FNB, Sappi, Old Mutual and the EU. Collated into a collection of 100 wisdoms under the provocative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A With Leon Roodt of Ergoform</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We caught up with Leon Roodt, Owner and Creative Director of Ergoform, an award-winning enterprise and one the most progressive manufacturers of office furniture in the country. Ergoform has been designing and manufacturing premium quality, functional-yet-beautiful pieces of furniture since 1994. With showrooms in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban, as well as a fully equipped manufacturing premises in the Western Cape, the company’s success is due to owners Leon and Alice Roodt’s ability to understand the needs of the modern professional and to adapt to an ever-changing landscape, where office furniture and office interior design have become an essential part of what organisations have to rely on to optimise employee performance. Tell us how your business began, and what prompted the idea? After studying business at the University of Stellenbosch, I began working as a management and training consultant. I sat at my desk one day and thought surely it can’t be too difficult to manufacture the designs that I’d always dreamt of. Wanting to have my own business for a long time, at the end of that month I decided to resign and start up on my own. How did you come up with the name Ergoform? The name Ergoform combines ergonomics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business of Design boasts impressive speaker line-up in Johannesburg</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HEAR FROM TOP LOCAL INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND DESIGN PROFESSIONALS AT A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE THAT WILL REVOLUTIONISE THE WAY YOU WORK 21-22 October, The Park, Level 7, Hyde Park Corner Through 18 talks on various dynamic subjects, Business of Design will guide, inspire and offer practical tools to help you change the way you do business. Plus, Stone Town Wines Networking Speakers include: Terry Behan, Social Entrepreneur and Brand Builder Africa: The Growth of a Continent Terry spends most of his time commuting across the African continent, where he works extensively with many of Africa’s best-loved brands, including GLO, First Bank, Mansard, Barclays, Orange, SAA and Airtel. His book, Connect with the Continent, helps brands understand key consumer trends and social movements across Africa. Terry also hosts a television segment that highlights design, brand and social trends throughout Africa. He combines his strong background in strategic consulting, commercial management and entrepreneurship with a natural innovative flair for selling ideas at the highest level. Natasha Sideris, Founder, Tashas Ten Years in the Making How a Brand Became a Lifestyle Having founded the first Tashas in Atholl, Joburg in 2005, Natasha celebrates a decade in the restaurant industry this year. With the sale of 51 percent [...]]]></description>
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