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	<title>Design News &#187; Nando’s Hot Young Designer Talent Search</title>
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		<title>From creative entrepreneurs to sector-leading businesses</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creative agency Clout/SA is on a mission to transform the South African design landscape and introduce the country’s brightest creative talents to the world. But in business, creativity is nothing without nous, which is why Clout/SA has been helping designers to master the basics. An understanding of the business world is key no matter what industry you’re in. From architecture to entertainment, music to design, learning business basics is vital for creatives to gain an edge and be successful. It’s this gap in designers’ knowledge that Clout/SA, a purpose-driven creative agency and business-to-business market maker, is successfully filling. ‘We recognised that many of [the designers we work with] have incredible creative talents, but they were missing foundational business principles and practices,’ explains managing executive Nokuzola Jennes. This led to the development of a business mentorship programme, which kicked off in 2019, in partnership with Enterprise Room, a business management consultancy. Participants receive on-site training, before embarking on an ongoing off-site training programme that includes being allocated mentors to help with finances, production and other aspects of running a successful business. Mpho Vackier, founder of award-winning furniture design brand The Urbanative, says the programme helped her realise ‘that I am both [...]]]></description>
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