The programme consists of a series of conversations with the community relating to such matters as –
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The challenges currently being experienced in setting up or managing small business;
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The Business mindset;
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Taking ideas from conception to implementation;
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Marketing of Business;
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Personal Budgeting;
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Business Budgeting;
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Pricing of goods
The first of the conversations commenced on 3rd October 2023 at the Missionvale Care Centre. There were 63 community members present – some were already managing small survival businesses, whilst others had business ideas which they were excited to implement.
This first conversation was about the department familiarising themselves with the community, hearing the stories of intrepidness, and basking in the warmth of experiences shared showing the will to survive under the most challenging of dire circumstances. What is evident in the suburb of Missionvale, is that hope shines bright and the residents are not prepared to sit with outstretched hands to beg – from the hard workers of the Missionvale Care Centre to the highly visible municipal councillor, to the many traders trading in freshly harvested vegetables, seamstresses, and even beauticians.
The department looks forward to a long association with the community and, as the institutional strap line suggests, CHANGING THE WORLD – in the case of Missionvale, CHANGING THE COMMUNITY.
