Margaret Hirsch speaks at business event
Entrepreneurs are invited to enter the Sanlam and Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition.
MARGARET Hirsch, chief operations officer of the Hirsch Group, gave the keynote address at the launch of the Sanlam and Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition at the Hilton Hotel last week.
The competition, which celebrates excellence in entrepreneurship in South Africa, is now in its 27th year. Margaret was the first recipient of the Sanlam Lifetime Achievement Award in Entrepreneurship in 2013.
Margaret spoke about her and Hirsch’s meteoric climb to the top in the appliance and electronics retail industry, the pitfalls that were experienced in the early years and how the company overcame them.
“Don’t ever restrict yourself: there should be no restrictions in what you do in life. You need to have a millionaire mind. Think about the bigger picture and never put yourself in a little box. Don’t ever focus on what’s wrong – put the focus on what you know is right. Think positively, and through the law of attraction you will draw in the good things,” she said.
Speaking at the event, senior investment officer at Sanlam, Janeesha Perumal, said entrepreneurs saw situations for what they could be, rather than what they were. “There are only a handful of people who possess what is required to be an entrepreneur. They are the people who help to stimulate wealth and growth in the economy. We must celebrate these ‘square pegs in round holes’,” she said.
To enter the Sanlam and Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition go to www.eoy.co.za and fill in the form online.
