It’s now week three and the class has grown in confidence. No longer reluctant to stand up in front of their peers and present their ideas, each class member is given an opportunity to take the podium, present their homework, and field the many questions from the floor. There’s no escaping the fundamental questions –…
After a brief recap of the lessons learned during Day 1 of the KiPiDi SYOB workshop and presenting the homework assignment, Day 2 was all about exploring a process (ideation) entrepreneurs can follow when generating business ideas / identifying opportunities that can be exploited for commercial gain. As an aside, in attendance was Lineo Tsotetsi,…
The Youth Centre at the Methodist Church in Jabavu, Soweto was the venue for the first of our KiPiDi SYOB workshops in 2023. The Jabavu Youth Centred proved to be an excellent venue, cool and spacious, on what turned out to be a hot Saturday morning. After registration and a short introduction there was no…
The KiPiDi Warriors bring their flea market to Green Village.
Performing in front of your peers can be stressful. No matter that for the last five weeks you’ve been honing your skills presenting assignments, group projects, and fielding questions from your classmates.
Nodumo’s idea of opening a coffee shop in Kasi was put to the test as the class explored what it would cost Nodumo to make a “cup of coffee” and what she could sell it for in Green Village.
On Saturday, 3 September the KiPiDi Warriors successfully bridged the gap between entrepreneurial intention and action. The KiPiDi Seed Flea Market came to life at the Slovoville Community Hall.
Great business ideas modelled to perfection will remain hidden unless you tell your story to the market.
Day 3 opened with homework and presentations of business ideas and how they are being tested using the Validation Board introduced in Day 2 the previous week.
“Do I have what it takes?” is a question most budding entrepreneurs will no doubt ask themselves when deciding to start their own business.
