South Africa
Masterclass
Growing Your Business
Youth-led Innovation
SMMEs

Empowering youth-owned SMMEs with leadership and entrepreneurial skills to drive sustainable business growth and success.

The Masterclass series is designed to empower young entrepreneurs with essential leadership, management and entrepreneurial skills. Over six months, participants will enhance their competencies to foster sustainable businesses, grow revenue, expand customer bases, create jobs and scale operations.

Who should attend this programme?

Ideal for ambitious youth entrepreneurs who own businesses that have been operating for 1-6 years looking to enhance their leadership, management, entrepreneurial skills, grow their business, increase their customer base, and secure funding opportunities.

Key focus areas:

  • Personal and Contextual Awareness
  • Entrepreneurial Competencies Leading to Action
  • Business Model Innovation
  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Scaling and Growth Levers
  • Technology's Role in New Business Models
  • Staying Relevant in a Changing Environment
  • Growing Revenue
  • Key Financial Statements
  • Compliance for Access to Finance
  • Operationalise Business Models through PMC
  • Resource Management
  • Business Readiness for Digital Economy

How will you benefit?

  • Enhanced entrepreneurial skills.
  • Enhanced business performance.
  • Improved sustainability of participating companies.
  • Empowered participants better skilled and capacitated to develop their enterprises into sustainable businesses.
  • Empowered enterprises that can create more jobs and increasingly contribute to economic growth.

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Closing date
Industry
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
​Mining and quarrying
​Manufacturing
​Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
​Construction
​Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
​Transportation and storage
Accommodation and food service activities
​Information and communication
Financial and insurance activities
​Real estate activities
Professional, scientific and technical activities
Administrative and support service activities
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
​Education
Human health and social work activities
​Arts, entertainment and recreation
​Other service activities
Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods-and-service-producing activities of households for own use
​Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies, not economically active people, unemployed people etc.
Website link
www.gibs.co.za