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Die waarde van 'n deugsame vrou, het 'n wysgeer duisende jare gelede reeds geskryf, is ver bo dié van korale - en in hedendaagse besigheid is daar talle vroue wat hierdie stelling steeds staaf. Aangesien ook in die Vrystaat al meer vroue as entrepreneurs die sake- en beroepswęreld betree, bied die Vrystaat Sake Bulletin hierdie insetsel oor 'n aantal vroue wat in hierdie opsig merkwaardige sukses behaal het.
Elk van hierdie vroue het met haar besondere talente op haar gebied pragtige resultate behaal en lewer sodoende 'n waardevolle bydrae tot die ekonomiese huishouding van die Vrystaat en selfs wyer.
It's not about bragging its about indicating what women with an enterprising spirit, with faith in what they are doing, with sound judgment and with a deft hand, can achieve. While in the final analysis its only for the grace of God, women such as these do serve as an example and inspiration for many others.
Representative situation
Statistics from Empowerdex show that in December 2002, just 29 women held a total of 51 positions in companies listed on the main JSE board. There were three chair positions, three executive directors and 45 non-director positions. Empowerdex also shows that women occupy 17% of senior executive management, 25% of senior management, 24% of middle management and 28% of junior management in South Africa.
In all spheres of business, from workers (39% of the paid workforce) to board members (6.6%), there are relatively few women around. Nevertheless, while women in business in South Africa are by no means representative yet, there is an increase in the number of women edging their way into business. Statistics from Nedbank indicated that the number of small and medium-sized companies owned by women has of late grown from 35% to about 40%.
Pabi Mokuele - A full-blooded entrepreneur
If you want to talk to a full-blooded entrepreneur, then meet Pabi Mokuele of Pabi's Bakery, Pabi's Catering Services and Pabi's Guesthouse at Phuthaditjhaba. It all started in 1991 when having qualified as a teacher, Pabi could not find a salaried job. So she started to bake bread and confectionary at home in Phuthaditjaba, using her mother's recipes, which the latter in turn received from her mother. Her baked products she would sell to the local market through local women vendors.
This was so successful that Pabi was requested to provide catering services for groups of people, e.g. at workshops, functions etc. and that is how Pabi's Catering Services, a business on it's own, came into being. This in turn led to a situation that many a visitor to Phuthaditjaba would express to Pabi the need for a place to overnight. Pabi heeded the call and converted her three-bedroomed home into a guesthouse and in time, with the assistance of the FDC, expanded into the current Pabi's Guesthouse consisting of two adjacent houses with 12 bedrooms.
Apart from her three businesses, each with it's own bank account, Pabi has a passion to empower and train people from the community and is currently providing training within the framework of the National Skills Development Strategy to women baking at home, trainees in catering and mentorship to prospective guesthouse owners in townships. Says Pabi further: “I have learned the hard way, but I can't be anything els than an entrepreneur. It is also my passion to empower other people to become entrepreneurs in their own little or big way. My motto is : 'Work hard and be smart'. I'm striving to be professional in what I am doing. Currently I am looking to export my homed-baked rusks with their own true African identity under my brand name.” Pabi says she likes to network, especially from grassroots level upwards and well- intended people are welcome to contact her.
Hannari Bester - Bemarking van pottebakkerswese omskep in eie besigheidskonsep
Hannari Bester het in 1997 begin om op vryskutbasis vanaf Bloemfontein die handgemaakte pottebakkersware van die Argilla fabriek te Pretoria te bemark. Sy was so suksesvol dat sy spoedig 'n areabestuurder geword het. Sedertdien het haar besigheid so uitgebrei dat sy vandag 50 verteenwoordigers landswyd in haar bemarkingspan het. Argilla Pottebakkersware is eksklusiewe, duursame, handgemaakte kunswerke waarin geregte stylvol, direk uit die oond of mikrogolfoond na die tafel bedien kan word en omskep elke geleentheid in 'n feesmaal. Daarby is alle items ook skottelgoedwasser- bestand.
Argilla produkte lyk ewe stylvol in 'n kantooropset en is korporatiewe items ook beskikbaar. Die Argilla fabriek bestaan al 25 jaar en het 'n uiters suksesvolle baanrekord dwarsdeur Suid-Afrika. Die produkte is glad nie in die kommersiële handel beskikbaar nie en word slegs deur 'n entrepreneuriese agentnetwerk versprei. Verteenwoordigers bestuur hulle eie besigheid wat die aankoop, bemarking en verspreiding van die produkte betref binne korporatiewe riglyne van Argilla. Verteenwoordigers kry korting op hulle aankope en verkoop dit dan weer teen vasgestelde pryse, wat oral dieselfde is.
Die groot sukses van Hannari en haar span lę in goeie spanwerk, ondersteuning, deeglike opleiding en bemagtiging van elke verteenwoordiger. Die span, wat plekke soos Port Elizabeth, Oos-Londen, Amanzimtoti, Springbok en natuurlik ook plaaslik dek, fokus as eerste prioriteit op kliëntediens, wat ook goeie naverkopediens insluit. Entrepreneurs wat belangstel om deel van die suksesspan te wees, kan Hannari skakel vir meer inligting.
Prestasies wat Hannari en haar span die afgelope 7 jaar al behaal het:
• Hannari was twee jaar agtereenvolgens, 2001 en 2002, die Vrou van die Jaar van Argilla Pottebakkery nasionaal.
• Sedert 2000 het die span ňf 2de of 3de landswyd presteer.
• Vir 2003 het die span met die 1ste plek landswyd weggestap.
• Twee van die span se verteenwoordigers is onder die Top Tien bemarkers in Suid-Afrika vir 2003.
Afgesien van spanwerk, skryf Hannari haar sukses verder toe aan haar Geloof in God, geloof in haarself, geloof in haar produk en harde werk. Die Argilla-verteenwoordigers bied gratis kookdemonstrasies aan. Elke maand is daar ook uitstekende spesiale aanbiedinge vir die kliënte. Skakel haar gerus vir die “Big day Promotion” wat eindig 10 Februarie 2004. Voorts is daar 'n veelsydige betalingstelsel om die behoeftes van kliënte tegemoet te kom, bv. kredietkaartbetalings, SAMBA en selfs vyf vooruitgedateerde tjeks.
Dit is “nog het einde niet” : Hannari en haar broer, Dean Nel, het sowat 'n jaar gelede Nippy Aflewering- en Bodediens in Bloemfontein begin en die onderneming is besig om sterk stoom op te tel. Skakel hulle gerus vir gratis kwotasies om u werk vanaf die kantoor of huis te vergemaklik. Hulle leuse is: “Klokslag, elke dag”! - tel. : (051) 4224 190 / 082 824 6080 / 082 822 6653.
Hannari werk van haar huis af sodat sy ook nog beskikbaar kan wees vir haar gesin, wat sy koester as 'n geskenk van God. Hulle is vir haar baie belangrik en hul betrokkenheid by die besighede dra verder by tot haar sukses. Haar onderwyser-man en kinders help graag in hulle vrye tyd met verpakking, verspreiding, administrasie en bemarking, maar verskaf veral die broodnodige emosionele ondersteuning.
Anita Maree - 'n Vrou kan ook grassnyerdienste en klein engines suksesvol bedryf.
Dit het Anita Maree wel deeglik bewys sedert sy Dr. Lawnmower 25 jaar gelede in Kimberley begin het toe sy 'n bestaande tuisonderneming van 'n pensionaris oorgeneem het. Hoewel sy die eerste drie maande uit 'n enkele klein vertrekkie gewerk het, kon sy in 2003 haar eie gebou koop. Sy het so uitgebrei dat sy reeds in 2000 'n tak in Bloemfontein geopen het, asook later 'n tweede tak in die stad.
Anita woon tans in Bloemfontein, hoewel die hoofkantoor nog in Kimberley is. Sy sę destyds toe sy in Bloemfontein geopen het, het almal, insluitend die verskaffers, gekla oor die stand van die bedryf in Bloemfontein, terwyl bestaande mededingers hulself bedreig gevoel het. Sy glo egter haar koms het die Bloemfontein mark baie meer kompeterend gemaak, grootliks a.g.v. haar fokus op gehalte kliëntediens.
By die tak van Dr. Lawnmower in Kimberley is vyf personeellede, terwyl die twee takke in Bloemfontein (te Nelson Mandelarylaan en in Monumentweg by Vermeulen Gas) agt personeellede het. Anita het 'n Swart Trust begin saam met 'n swart werknemer en bedryf dit onder die naam Nyaka ya Machin Trust, wat ook Dr. Lawnmower beteken. Dr. Lawnmower is deel van die landwye Mighty Mow- handelaarsnetwerk en Anita beplan om Dr. Lawnmower self in 'n franchise te omskep.
Anita sę waar sy aanvanklik net die besigheidskant van die onderneming gehanteer het, is sy nou ook deeglik op hoogte met die tegniese kant. Die gogga het haar gebyt en daar is nie terugkyk nie! Haar suksesresep skryf sy toe aan kliënte- en naverkopediens wat lei tot groei, terwyl sy ook 'n sterk ondersteuner van “Koop Suid- Afrikaans” is.
Lizbé Annandale - Suksesvolle bevordering van entrepreneurskap in mode-ontwerp
Bloemfontein Fashion Academy, wat in 1993 deur Lizbé Annandale begin is, bied 'n gespesialiseerde mode-ontwerpkursus met die oog op bevordering van selfwerksaamheid.
Die tweejarige kursus, wat voltyds of deeltyds gevolg kan word en wat fokus op die maak van praktiese klere, stel studente in staat om reeds ná drie maande vir hulself te begin inkomste genereer.
Studente van Bloemfontein Fashion Academy (BFA) behaal baie sukses - talle van hulle is bekende mode-ontwerpers in die land, terwyl ander in bv. Brittanje goeie werk gekry het. Sommige studente het aankopers geword, terwyl ander opleiding verskaf of werkswinkels vir korporatiewe instansies aanbied. Die ingeskrewe studente by BFA bied jaarliks self 'n groot modeparade aan. Daar is 'n lang lys van toekennings wat BFA-studente al deur die jare verower het. Die kursuskoste van BFA vergelyk gunstig met dié van soortgelyke kursusse by ander tersięre instellings.
BFA ontwerp en maak ook klere op bestelling, bv. Matriekafskeidsklere, trourokke, uitrustings vir die ma van die bruid, dagdrag, ens. Voorts doen BFA ook klerekasbeplanning en figuurontleding. BFA het sy eie perseel in 'n gerieflike ou huis te Aliwalstraat 89 wat doelmatig omskep is.
Dit alles wentel om die entrepreneurskap van Lizbé Annandale.
Thato Sentso & Thato Letsaba - Geared to energise any business / development institution / entrepreneur
With offices on the second floor of the Tourism Centre, Park Road, Bloemfontein, Maximiz (Pty.) Ltd. is a black women empowerment marketing and development company established in 2001 and consisting of an energetic team of four directors and five supportive staff, each an expert in her field of work.
Says two of the directors, Thato Sentso and Thato Letsaba, on behalf of the company: “We are a customer-centric company which believes that complying with our customers' demands and requirements is of utmost importance. In dealing with our customers, we assess through a process of consultation their needs and then suitable interventions are identified and implemented.
"These interventions vary from implementing a business development or productivity improvement project, drawing up a business plan or marketing strategy, developing a product brand, managing a skills development project or implementing a life skills programme.” So if you want your business or your institution or yourself as entrepreneur energised, equipped and rightly positioned for the demands of modern-day advancement, this female cast is your call!
Brenda van der Spuy - Optimisties, positief en doelgerig
Brenda van der Spuy het in 'n kort tyd diep spore in Bloemfontein getrap. Sy het uit die onderwys getree met 'n gesogte toekenning agter haar naam en die privaatsektor as entrepreneur betree. Ná agt jaar is sy die eienaar van APC / Ikedis Eiendomme, 'n etiese en suksesvolle agentskap, asook van Nimbus Water, verskaffers van topgehalte drinkwater wat besig is om vinnig en doelgerig regdeur die land te vestig.
Brenda het nie veel om te sę oor haar prestasies nie. Die toekoms en nuwe doelwitte laat egter haar oë blink. “Dit is voorwaar 'n voorreg om in die opwindende eiendomsmark 'n aandeel te hę. Verder is watersuiwering en bottelering ook 'n ontploffende bedryf.” Volgens haar moet 'n besigheidsvrou op haar voete kan dink en geweldig aanpasbaar wees.
Sy verwag 'n blink jaar vir eiendomsagentskappe - veral dié wat aan die suksesvolle MLS stelsel behoort. Die waterbedryf sal ook skerp groei aangesien mense al meer bewus word van die vers-wakkende gehalte van ons drinkwater. Die publiek hoef nie meer opgevoed te word nie - hulle sien met die blote oog dat gewone kraanwater nie meer geskik is vir menslike gebruik nie. 'n Ewige optimis wat positief en doelgerig lewe - dit is Brenda van der Spuy!
It is generally being said of late that the Free State is in terms of GNP amongst the lower half of the ladder of provinces in South Africa, that unemployment and poverty is on the rise and that economic growth in the province is being adversely affected by drainage of corporate investment, an outflow of unprocessed products and insufficient policy direction. What is the real scenario and what is being done as regards overall economic development in the Free State ? To find answers to these and other questions, the Free State Bussiness Bulletin approached the chairperson of the Premier's Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), Dr Khotso Mokhele, with some questions, to which he replied as follows:
The mandate of the present PEAC is 2001 to September 2004 - in a nutshell, what has been achieved by the PEAC so far and what can we expect for the rest of your term of office ?
The PEAC is now a fully-fledged organization with its own Secretariat, made up of the Executive Officer and the Administrative Assistant. About 12 research areas were identified in the field of local economic development, SMME development, manufacturing potential, FSDP process evaluation, economic profile of the province, tourism development, knowledge economy, minerals potential assessment of the province, possible utilization of redundant mine infrastructure for the benefit of local communities, potential for small scale mining in the province, game farming and agricultural diversification. Draft reports for about half of these projects are currently being studied and scrutinized. The expected primary output of the current PEAC tenure is a comprehensive economic development strategy consolidating from the different research projects.
The PEAC is supposed to embody and combine all the leading roleplayers and expertise in the field with a view to direct the province towards maximum economic growth. How would you rate the prospects in this respect briefly, please ?
Given the fact that at its very first consultative forum there were about 100 key participants from different sectors of the broader Free State society, it could be said that the PEAC is indeed moving towards that goal. As you might have seen during the discussions at the forum, the fruits of the PEAC's work will only be realized in the long run as the approach we have taken is that of trying to generate sustainable economic development and growth, as opposed to short term benefits. A series of smaller consultative forums in other Free State towns are to follow during the course of 2004 to ensure that everybody is brought on board in this very challenging task.
Very concisely, what can you tell us about the outcome and effects of the PEAC Annual Stakeholder Consultative Forum on 27 November 2003 ?
Before the recent stakeholder forum, very few people outside government knew anything about this organization and what it does. Stakeholders are now fully aware of the existence of this extra platform through which they are able to channel their economic viewpoints, suggestions and also engage in critical debates and discussions about the future of the Free State economy. Since the forum was held, the organization, through its Secretariat, has been receiving quite a lot of enquiries about its work and offers from the public to make inputs and suggestions. Looking at it from that angle, yes, the forum achieved its intended objectives.
Again in a nutshell, what is your view about the economic future of the Free State over the next two years ?
From the perspective of the PEAC, there is not much change that would have happened by then. The picture will still be pretty much the same, with the exception of a sizeable number of jobs created as a result of the national government's proposed expanded public works programmes. General economic growth will most likely follow the national trend with a slight improvement. The effects of the PEAC's work will only become visible in about five to ten years. As you might have seen during the presentation at the forum, we are taking a long term view of the province's economic prospects.
Die Reitz Bielie Mielie Fees 2004 is hierdie jaar groter, beter en baie meer opwindend as al die vorige feeste. Die organiseerders, bestaande uit 'n splinternuwe voorslagspan o.l.v. Greg Scott, poog om die naweek vol te prop met pretgevulde aktiwiteite en vermaak. Daar is die eerste keer bustoere gereël na die spogplase in die omgewing - leeu-, voël-, roos-, appel- en bessieplase sal o.m. besoek word.
'n Mini Nampo word aangebied en dit behoort 'n hoogs leersame en opwindende paar uur te wees met talle nuwe innoverende implemente en uitvindings wat vertoon word. Verder beloof die Riemland Boereplaas 'n pretgevulde kykie in die lewe van 'n boer - kom melk self 'n koei, gee 'n hanslam 'n bottel, voer 'n eendjie of kyk hoe 'n sweep gevleg word, 'n bees gebrandmerk en 'n skaap geskeer word.
Mielie- en waterkaskenades gaan vet pret wees - enige moontlike kompetisie word aangebied: Jy kan mielies spoeg, mielie eet, mielies vang, sakke mielies dra en vele meer. Moet ook nie die fiets- en motorgymkanas misloop nie - en toets so jou ware bestuursvernuf !
En as jy nog nie seker is van jou Argus voorbereiding nie, is die Bielie Mielie Fietswedren 'n gulde geleentheid. Het jy spoed op twee bene, is daar die Straatmyl vir jou - maak nie saak of jy oud of jonk, flink of krank is nie, jy kan 'n kategorieprys wen. 'n Uitstekende vermaaklikheid-sprogram met talle bekende kunstenaars word aangebied, terwyl 'n damesprogram insluit praatjies deur Maretha Maartens en Alice Maartins, asook 1-2-3- Kook kompetisies. Moet ook nie die kroning van Mnr. Mieliebaard en Mej. Mieliepluim misloop nie.
Die Straatbraai en Straatdans met die Campbells het almal aan die gons - vure sal voorsien word en daar word belowe dat u tot laatnag saam met die gasvrye Reitzers kan skoffel. O ja, die Topless Skydiver die organiseerders sę “dit sal jou oë laát rek en jou mond laat kwyl.” Kom kyk eerder self. As jy dus 'n bietjie van die stad se gewoel wil wegkom, is die Bielie Mielie Fees net die plek vir jou. Indien jy verblyf in ons mooi dorp benodig of 'n stalletjie wil bespreek, kontak gerus die Skoukantoor by 072 180 3380 of Loretta du Preez by 082 2025 754.
Sien jou by die Mieliefees propvol Bieliegees!
Seven Changes that will challenge managers and workers
This information about the changing workplace will give you an idea of what's to come. These seven trends will reshape the work environment over the next 10 years according to a leading personnel practitioner from Australia we recently met.
• The Virtual Organisation: We are rapidly moving towards a workforce that uses electronic technology to link workers and functions at scattered sites. This represents the beginning of the so-called virtual organisation. This trend will reshape traditional approaches to group decision making. In contrast to face to face discussions, e-mail discussions make low status individuals less hesitant to participate in discussions and relinquish their point of view.
• Temporary Workers: The number of individuals employed by temporary agencies has increased in the last 10 years. Organisations are also streamlining operations and reducing costs by outsourcing support functions. Finding new ways to motivate temporary employees will become a key issue since these workers lack traditional motivators such as promotions and profit sharing programs.
• Knowledge Workers: In certain areas we are shifting from a work force that produces products to one that primarily manages information. This growth of knowledge workers will require organisations to rethink their traditional approached to directing, coaching and motivating employees.
• Computerised Coaching and Electronic Monitoring: In future there will be a dramatic increase in the use of electronic systems to accelerate employee learning, decision making and performance monitoring. These allow employees to learn their jobs faster, provide workers and managers with immediate feedback, and make it easier to pinpoint performance problems.
• The Growth of Worker Diversity: In the next few years, worker diversity will become an even more critical issue. One reason is that a large number of people now entering the job market for the first time is women and minorities, and just a small number constitutes white males. This means that many people will have their first experiences with multicultural work groups and will need to adapt to different work expectations and communication styles.
• The Aging Work Force: Hopefully, companies will begin to see the value of older employees, who can provide experience and maturity to the organisation and who are often more flexible about taking part-time and odd-hour shifts.
• Dynamic Work Force: Work methods and functions become more and more fluid processes that require workers to adapt continuously. Managerial performance will be based less on the ability to direct and co-ordinate and more on improving key work processes. The dynamic organisation require workers to be able to jump quickly into new ventures and manage temporary project focused teams.
More info from : dup@shisas.com.
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