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Entrepreneurs developed
Will get opportunity to present innovative ideas V Benneli Olivier Van der Walt EXISTING and aspiring entrepreneurs in the Northern Cape will get the opportunity to present their skills and to come up with new initiatives and innovative ideas to benefit the aluminium sector. The Aluminium Benificiation Initiative (ABI) held an information session with five local entrepreneurs in Kathu recently. The focus of the initiative is on businesses already working in the aluminium sector, looking to expand their current operations. This follows an economic development initiative by BHP Billiton and Hulamin,
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along with the ABI to benefit the country’s aluminium resources. The programme is supervised by the executive development (USB-ED) programme of the University of Stellenbosch (US), which forms part of the university’s Business School. The aim is to identify, develop and support entrepreneurs and guide them to build sustainable businesses that are able to utilise about 100 tons of aluminium each per annum. According to De Wet Schoeman, the director of the Centre for Applied Entrepreneurship at the USB-ED, small to medium businesses are the leading job creators in
the Northern Cape, the country and the world. He said that entrepreneurs should recognise the opportunities around them, and use them to further and expand their current businesses. “You as SMMEs must aim at becoming suppliers to bigger companies, and so benefit from an existing market.” He went on to say that too much of the country makes use of international imports instead of developing innovative ways of using the available resources in South Africa. “The ABI is supported by big companies that wish to inspire big dreams in local
SMMEs. Aluminium is the wave of the future and entrepreneurs must make use of its benefits.” Doris Viljoen, the project leader of the ABI, said that the Northern Cape was an untapped resource when it came to SMME development. “Here in Kathu, entrepreneurs have a unique opportunity to expand their businesses. “It is up to you as businessmen and -women to think creatively and use this initiative as a stepping stone to success.” Interested SMMEs can contact Viljoen on 082-965-7007 or via e-mail at doris.viljoen@usb-ed.com.
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