Growing South Coast businesses – together
The breakfasts provide the ideal platform for owners to network and help the South Coast grow as a community.
The first SuidiesBiz network breakfast of the year kicked off with a full house at the Highland Fryer on Friday last week.
Guest speakers were Vicky Wentzel, CEO of Wozani Africa Events and Pat Symcox, principal of RE/MAX Coast and Country.
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Mrs Wentzel gave a brief overview of her career in event marketing and encouraged business owners to band together and use their initiative in sponsoring events which will be an asset in marketing their businesses.
She also briefly touched on Bike Fest SA™, a series of motorcycle, music and lifestyle festivals of which included the very successful Port Edward Bike Fest™ in April last year, and which look to draw in tourism rands.
Mr Symcox gave a brief account of the pros and cons of the property market on the South Coast and said one of the biggest obstacles which needed to be addressed was the slow business culture.
“Unfortunately, there is sometimes a disparity between the service offerings of the South Coast and Gauteng. This area offers great value, but the biggest obstacle is us,” he said.
Mr Symcox added the take-home message for business owners was to match their goods and services to customers’ expectations.
The brainchild of Petro du Plooy, the regular business breakfasts provide the ideal platform for business owners to network and help the South Coast grow as a community.
“The concept of a networking breakfast started three years ago as a way of getting the parents of pupils at both Suid-Natal schools who were in business together to form mutually beneficial relationships,” she said.
“Since then our numbers have grown substantially and we now include all business professionals on the South Coast.”
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