Graduation Day for the cohort who make it through the KiPiDi SYOB programme is always special. For two months, eight consecutive Fridays were a testament to a group’s commitment to knowledge and perseverance. They have demonstrated resilience, determination and an indomitable entrepreneurial spirit. For the Naledi SYOB IV class of 2023, it was the grand…

Day seven marked the finale of the KiPiDi Start Your Own Business (SYOB) workshop, a day that was filled with the practical application of concepts, lively discussions, and the much-awaited anticipation for the “Idea Pitching Contest”. The day commenced with a hands-on task of building a financial model for a hypothetical nail salon. The attendees…

The financial management workshop for startup entrepreneurs shone a light on the significant aspects of business finance that every entrepreneur should grasp. The session, brimming with practical insights and case studies drawn from Kasi, helped attendees appreciate the importance of financial management and its role in startup success. One of the most underscored points was…

Day 5 of the KiPiDi SYOB workshop held in Naledi was all about sales. The workshop was designed to help participants understand the difference between sales and marketing, the skills you need if you’re going to sell, the basic steps of the sales process, the different sales models available, and the concepts of the sales…

Day four of the Naledi workshop brought with it some challenges and unexpected changes. Due to unforeseen circumstances at the previous venue, we had to relocate the workshop to my mother’s home in Naledi! The garage will now be our learning hub for the next four weeks, proving to be a unique setting for our…

One of the key tenets of KiPiDi is to take entrepreneurship education to where it is needed most, Kasi. This means staging the workshops in Kasi, in the community where our nascent entrepreneurs live. We therefore use the infrastructure that is available within the community to run the workshops, community centres, church halls and the…

Day 2 centred around the crucial process of ideation, with a specific focus on brainstorming, mind mapping, and Walt Disney’s Creative Strategy. Additionally, the workshop introduced attendees to the practical and invaluable Validation Board, which helps streamline the testing and evaluation of ideas. Diving into Ideation: Brainstorming, Mind Mapping, and Walt Disney’s Creative Strategy The…

The much-awaited KiPiDi Start Your Own Business workshop commenced on Friday, 24 March at the Naledi Sports Complex. The workshop began with an introduction to the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, and how the context that the entrepreneur is located in, the township environment, shapes their entrepreneurial journey.  Being an entrepreneur transcends starting a business; it involves…