FNB and Franchising Plus are hosting the 8th Franchise Leadership Summit on 3 March 2020 at Monte Casino Johannesburg. The theme this year is “Agility accelerates growth”. In these times of rapid changes to technology, the competitive environment and consumer demand patterns, agile organisations continue to grow and thrive. What does it mean to be agile? According to a McKinsey Global Survey, it’s the ability to quickly reconfigure strategy, structure, processes, people, and technology toward value-creating and value-protecting opportunities.

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It is that time of the year when we are finalizing preparations for our annual summit, where industry leaders, members, and other stakeholders meet to discuss issues and trends in the consumer goods sector in particular, and the broader economy in general.

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The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport: South Africa (CILTSA) will be acquiring funding for its Candidacy Programme for 30 employed women, commencing June 2020. The Candidacy Programme will enable people who are in Supply Chain, Logistics, Transport, Distribution and Warehousing to acquire an internationally recognised, professional designation ie., ‘MILT’. Successful candidates will be awarded the designation once they have completed the programme. They will then be expected to join the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport and expected to do Continuous Professional Development (CPD) on an annual basis, in order to stay up-to-date with industry developments.

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Tuesday 6 Aug 2019
Round Table Paarl 44, Klein Parys Rd, Paarl, Western Cape
08h30 – 13h00 (registration from 08h00)
RSVP:  31 July 2019

Labour law sets strict requirements that employers must comply with and the LWO’s main goal is to ensure that your business not only complies with all of these requirements but that you use labour law to your benefit to protect your business.  Compliance with labour law is not negotiable and creates a business risk for employers.  To comply requires specialist knowledge.

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With already one successful Franchise Expo under its belt earlier this year in Durban, KZN, FASA is now planning its Gauteng Expo on the 1st and 2nd November in which will focus on the potential of entrepreneurship and offer a platform to investigate the business format that is franchising. Drawing on FASA’s pool of experts in the business and franchise arena, visitors will be educated on every aspect of business – from how to evaluate a franchise business; what is the best way to fund a franchise and how to turn your business into a franchise. Read More

‘Meet the Brands’ offers franchisors the opportunity to present their franchise offering to a pre-qualified group of potential franchisees.

Currently, franchisors are finding it difficult to reach suitable franchisees who have the necessary capital. On the other hand, potential franchisees are finding it difficult to select good, reputable franchise concepts.

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Love watching those cooking competitions that not only pit professional chefs against each other but also amateur cooks, families and even children? Well, our very own Spur Steak Ranch has come up with an exciting cooking event.

Working with unique South African flavour combinations, experimenting with different ingredients, measurements and cooking styles, but most of all family fun, were the highlights at the Secret Tribe Chief Cook competition recently held at Silwood School of Cookery in Rondebosch, Cape Town.

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Labour law sets strict requirements that employers must comply with and the LWO’s main goal is to ensure that your business not only complies with all of these requirements, but that you use labour law to your benefit to protect your business. Compliance with labour law is not negotiable and creates a business risk for employers. To comply requires specialist knowledge.

It is a modern trend to outsource non-core activities to specialists, which saves the business owner time and puts him in the position to focus on growing his business. The LWO has a team of highly trained legal advisors with relevant experience and has been providing labour law advice to employers across all business sectors for the past 29 years. We are very proud of our excellent success rate at the CCMA: 99.994%!

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The IFE Franchise Expo hosted by FASA which was held in Durban on the 8th and 9th March 2019 presented various opportunities for a wide range of entrepreneurs – least of whom was Cyril Naidoo – an entrepreneur who was lucky enough to win Pfirestorm’s Lucky Draw prize of a Huawei Smart Media Tablet and the a year’s subscription for the Pfirestorm platform valued at over R 20,000. A big CONGRATULATIONS to Mr Naidoo! We hope that this prize will enhance and drive his business to new heights. We will be staying in touch!

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We are very excited to share the final programme for the SBI #SMEIndaba being held on Thursday,

11 April 2019, at the Bryanston Country Club in Johannesburg.

Join us for what promises to be another memorable day of speeches, debates and inspiration.

Giving us ‘bang for our bucks’ are Keynote Speakers Sipho Pityana, BUSA president and an early and bold voice against state capture; Nozabelo Ruth Bhengu, chair of the parliamentary portfolio committee on small business; and the irrepressible GG Alcock, author of KasiNomics and KasiNomic Revolution – The rise of African Informal Economies.

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