Sunday, 18 December 2016

Journey through... Remembering me.

One day my Soul opened up. It is scary when you have not being listening.  I have been hearing just not listening.

As I shed my skin. Move out of my physical comfort,  I get a tingling feeling.  Not just in my gut. It is untangling in my whole being.  My feet getting cold, my body getting hotter as my mind numbs.

Who am I,  where am I,  and My purpose is?

Redefine, reflect, remember.

Is my name my Purpose?
Karabo - Answer
Nompumelelo - Successful one.

Who is the answer for? Mine or your or ours.
What is success,  how do I measure it?

As I reflect and remember, Nubia -Kush...

Who am I. . .

Saturday, 6 February 2016

What does business Development mean?

There we go again.

Mind running wild. first things first. I am now back to the grinding. Being employed is just something else. I stayed away from my blog... in the name of protecting intellectual property, you know it belongs to your employer when they own your time. Now one wonders what is going to happen to my employees. Well they are very safe and free to fly as high as their might. I will strongly suggest they do so, otherwise I will not get the best of empowerment from my side.

This then brings me to the inspiration for this post. Here I am in my office... with a view of Table Mountain and the township landscape. Loving every minute of it. With my Dear Life partner... Nyatsa Masalesa. (Bless him to bits). We were just watching a Ted talk online. As always , inspiration hits and then I want to share. Dear me...

Now, here we are. We go by the names... Facilitator, Trainer, Mentor, and so on and so on. Then with a registered company, one starts thinking, we need to have the Business to have its own identity. Oh, yes. That is just what we tell people in our sessions. The business has its own identity and you should also have your own. A business is alive, just as the Universe is. It was a thought, then vision and now an entity(legal, when registered). So it has to have its own bank account separate from yours, and the rest of the systems of course. (That goes without saying.)

So, the deal is now. Masalesa Investments aka Business Clinic. What is that all about?

I have been to seminars, conferences... and visited most institutions that preach or are in the space of business development. So, do we re invent the wheel or do we find our niche in the market. What services are we offering that is different from other entities like us. Marketing 101. ( I am a Marketing Diploma dropout)

So, our background...immediate, that is, is of Business Incubation. I suppose it is expected for us to go that route. Oh, so, nohhhh. So, I was on a break and decided to go to the smokers corner. I see a familiar face, and thought let me go and introduce myself to that chap. New tenant as us. Then we start chatting. As we speak and I tell him about what we do. Universe open up. Idea... pops. Business Clinic. Then, knowing me. I just went to the office and changed a few things. Now, Business Clinic is what we are.

What do we do? We rehabilitate businesses in the township. We diagnose a business and then we do a coaching process of getting the owner to take responsibility of taking on the drivers seat of his/her business. We then offer one on one mentorship (time framed). We run info and training sessions for business owners on " Business Jargon", we also do networking sessions in the space we have, Business and all kinds. (For the love of tea, I will be hosting an afternoon Tea party for business owners in the township). This is what our ordinary business owners are grappling with on a daily basis ( reality vs potential). You find that the business has opportunity, however lacks capacity and  visa versa. Opportunity(Market), Capacity(Operations and Systems).

Now where does one go to get these services? For now, I don't know, as of Monday... You know.

As a small business I did a few training classes here and there. I was not happy at all. Then when I became a trainer/facilitator. I was curious about business owners in my classes. young and old. So I went to look at application forms. I must say, it just blew me of my mind to see how many training classes they've done, and they still want to learn. This clearly means there is something not done properly or lack of ownership of process. (My sharing for another session.)

So here we are. We do this with a wholistic ( does this word exist ?)/ holistic approach. We shall get you business healthy and ready on your way to Wealthy. Let us just break the terms we use, make them user friendly for the end user. We are all here learning as we grow and want to empower. Make it your mission to bring meaningful change to everyone you meet. For me this is more than making money as a business, it is where empowerment is. As we work with a business owner, it does not just end there, it is also extended to their employees, and their family members as and when the need arises.

let development be just that... not for individual benefit, for the benefit of all.

Signing out... Nubian
After coffee thangs... Got to Love Cape Town.
Kueen. Thanks for visiting.