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10x Covid-19 Survival Toolkit for Business
10x and Edge Growth have collated over 200 valuable resources for SA businesses organised under four phases – 1. Awareness 2. React: Urgent operational challenges 3. Respond: survival and stabilisation 4. Lead: Strategic Adjustments and 5. Scale: Preparing for the Next Wave. This toolkit is accessible via Airtable and is updated regularly as new info and resources emerge.
ABSA Business Day Supplier Development Awards
The Absa Business Day Supplier Development Awards recognises and celebratesbusinesses committed to building thriving, inclusive and transformed supply chains. Theawards are an opportunity to give a well-deserved accolade to the companies that arebuilding a better South Africa, whilst also presenting winners with a platform to share theirown experiences. Furthermore, the event creates the opportunity for delegates to engage inthe synergy of dialogue amongst their peers, building valuable networks for futurecollaboration.
African Management Institute
With the aim of equipping businesses with practical tools to face challenges brought by COVID-19, African Management Institute (AMI) is conducting a FREE COVID-19 Business Survival Bootcamp. This short learning programme focuses on financial forecasting and cost management in an economic slowdown. The bootcamp is designed specifically for business owners and entrepreneurs. We are restricting attendance at these sessions to keep them highly interactive, so please only sign up if you’re an entrepreneur (AMI will be organizing separate webinars for managers and leaders). Please share with other entrepreneurs and business owners in your network.
African Management Institute Business Survival Bootcamp
Times are extremely tough for your business. We know Africa’s businesses and entrepreneurs are innovative, tireless, and resilient. Right now though, you need more than motivational speeches, talking heads, and promises of better days ahead. You need practical tools for today to help you make it through and keep your business alive. AMI's Business Survival Bootcamp has the practical tools you're looking for.
Business Bootcamp Webinars
The Business Bootcamp series comprises 24 free, open-access, pre-recorded webinars delivered by business experts, each around 45 minutes to an hour long. It aims to increase women entrepreneurs’ business skills, financial literacy and knowledge on growth and investment options. Each webinar is geared around a topic like understanding business models and registration formalities, accounting and book-keeping, financial services, assessing business health, costing and pricing, managing credit and debit, and – crucially for the current era – planning for ups and downs.
Business Management and Accounting
UCT GSB Solution Space has partnered with Digify Africa to offer you two sessions from the An online business management and accounting system specifically designed for people in small business who don’t understand accounting. It includes features such as pricelist, invoice and quote generation.
Business and Arts South Africa, A Guide to Growing Creative Markets
BASA and British Council Connect ZA partnered on an exciting project aimed at significantly cultivating creative market growth skills within South Africa’s creative and cultural industries in 2014/2015. This resulted in an e-learning online platform that provides findings from the fellowship research on defining your creative markets, working with data and data capture analysis, and using the marketing strategies and tools available to effectively build and retain audiences for art organisations and individuals in the creative and cultural sectors.
CDI
The CDI offers a range of publications with practical advice on growing your creative business, exploring new markets, and more.