Gauteng entrepreneurs gather for workshop
“There is no doubt that the future of this country will depend on the success of entrepreneurs.”
Hirsch’s Carnival recently launched their first Entrepreneurs Workshop in Gauteng with over 50 entrepreneurs and small business owners joining two top speakers to learn the finer points on how to get their businesses off the ground.
The event was organised by Hirsch’s PRO Chantelle du Plessis and was held at Hirsch’s Carnival branch.
Over the years, Margaret Hirsch has been recognised for the good work she has done in the business community throughout South Africa, helping aspiring entrepreneurs to reach their goals and motivating for school girls from underprivileged areas to attend school on a regular basis with The Girls With Dignity project.
The Margaret Hirsch Woman In Business Achiever competition, which recognises great women in the business community, has also been a great success.
During the workshop, Margaret shared tips with the audience on how to reach their goals by vision boarding.
She shared her stories and experiences on the road to becoming one of the most successful and well-known women in business in South Africa.
Read: VIDEO: Women spend an inspirational morning with Margaret Hirsch
Margaret spoke about how selling kettles and toasters paved the way to achieving great wealth.
“There is no doubt that the future of this country will depend on the success of entrepreneurs,” said Margaret.
Business coach Elsa Groenewald, from Action COACH, pointed out that entrepreneurs can do things better on the marketing and selling front.
She gave the following pointers:
• Make time to make things better.
• Get motivated to grow – get out of your comfort zone.
• Employ the right people.
• Do not accept “living from hand to mouth”.
• Focus on lead generation strategies – plan, test and measure.
• Understand your target market.
• Hold staff accountable for performance.
• See your business as an asset and a means to fulfill your personal dreams.
• Key performance indicator – test and measure everything.
• Get your business leveraged.
The next Entrepreneurs Workshop will be held on September 11 at 10am at Hirsch’s Carnival.
To book, send an email to Chantelle@hirschs.co.za
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