Financial Management:

• Manage finances of a new venture
• Interpret basic financial statements
• Financing a new venture
• Apply the principles of costing and pricing to a business venture
• Describe and apply the management of stock and fixed assets in a business unit
• Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal, business, national & international issues

Sales, Marketing & Communication Management:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the function of the market mechanisms in a new venture
• Foster and maintain customer relations
• Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes
• Write/present/sign texts for a range of communicative contexts
• Engage in sustained oral/signed communication and evaluate spoken/signed texts
• Accommodate audience and context needs in oral/signed communication
• Create, improvise and organize activities/events in an organisation

People Management/HRD & Labour Relations:

• Implement and manage human resource and labour relations policies and acts
• Demonstrate basic understanding of the Primary labour legislation that impacts on a business unit
• Apply knowledge of self and team in order to develop a plan to enhance team performance
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of HIV/AIDS in a workplace, and its effects on a business sub-sector, own organisation and a specific workplace

Operations & Production Management:

• Plan and manage production/operations in a new venture
• Apply basic computer technology
• Apply administrative skills and knowledge in an organisation

Managing a Small Business:

• Apply innovative thinking to the development of a small
• business
• Demonstrate an understanding of an entrepreneurial profile
• Manage general administration
• Produce business plans for a new venture

Administer contracts for a selected new venture

Strategic Planning & Management Principles:

• Plan strategically to improve new venture performance
• Implement an action plan for a new venture
• Read/view, analyse and respond to a variety of texts
• Managing & Developing a strategic plan for an organisation

Developing Leadership Skills:

• Explain and apply the concept, principles and theories of motivation in a leadership context
• Apply the concept and principles of knowledge management to leadership
• Apply values and ethics to an organisation
• Lead an Organisation, Community, NPO activity
• Negotiate an agreement or deal in an authentic work situation
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of ethical conduct in a business environment

Managing & Understanding Research:

• Conduct international market research
• Research the viability of new venture ideas/opportunities
• Interpret and use information from texts
• Apply knowledge of statistics and probability to critically interrogate and effectively communicate findings on life related problems
• Represent analyse and calculate shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional space in different contexts

Clear Path Projects

Clear Path is a company which provides, Architectural Drawings, Interior Designing, Maintenance of Properties, Construction and Professional Project Management. The company is owned and managed by Ms. Xoli Nkosi.

www.clearpathprojects.co.za

Roots Restaurant & Art Gallery

Roots Restaurant and Gallery is a jazzy, up market restaurant and art gallery in Soweto, owned and managed by Mr. Reggie Makhetha. After only being in business for 6 Months Roots Restaurant & Gallery won the 2008 SAB Kickstart competition. Roots is more than just an entertainment space, it celebrates the township spirit and offers both local and international patrons an experience that can be matched to none. This award winning restaurant is the only restaurant is Soweto with a professional art gallery with artworks by Mongezi Gum who's done works for Oprah Winfrey and the Malcom X Art Gallery.

www.roots-soweto.co.za

Masakheni iSizwe Mining & Construction

Masakheni Isizwe is a 100% black woman owned by Ms. Piliswa Qamata. This company boasts a level 1 BBBEE contributor and they supply Mining, Construction, Manufacturing and Engineering companies with a variety of products ranging from hand tools, power tools, welding, lifting and safety equipment, steel, compressors and general industrial consumables.

www.masakheni.co.za

Nobulali Productions-Shaxeperience:

Nobulali Productions (NP) is a level 3 BB-BEE company that use applied drama and theatre methodologies to offer innovative learning solutions. The company’s target market is the private and public sector that prioritize building human capital capability. It promotes experiential learning with guaranteed increase in results, productivity and efficiency. Cutting edge monitoring and evaluation tools benchmarked on international best practice are designed and used to measure service impact. This company, owned and led by Ms. Lali Dangazele, won the class of 2010 (business category) SAB kickStart competition as well as the 2012 Media24 Giving You Space to Grow Initiative competition

www.shakexperience.co.za

DiepK Steel & Aluminium

Diep K Steel & aluminium started as a backyard operation in Diepkloof Zone 4, in 2004. Participating in the SAB Kickstart Training & Mentorship Programme helped them to grow and develop their our skills in steel & Aluminium products manufacturing. Currently, the company manufactures designer steel gates and aluminium frames, trellidor burglar proofing, stainless steel pillar wrapping and carports. The company is owned and led by Ms. Tebogo Mashego.

BLK Construction & Projects

BLK Construction & Projects cc is owned by and managed by Kabelo Mopai, it was established in 2007. BLK is an empowerment company with 100% black ownership. BLK is an approved petrochemical service provider company with liability insurances cover and registered with the BMF and BEE boards. The company currently runs three different subsidiaries namely: Construction, Waste removal and cleaning services, Pump & Tanking and Engineering Services.

www.blkconstruction.co.za

Ekurhuleni Auto Paints & Auto Body Repairs

Ekurhuleni Auto Paints & Auto Body Repairs is owned and managed by the two brothers Tiisetso & Letumile Koele out in Brakpan. The company manufactures Auto Paints and provides Auto Body Repairs.

BonneventiaS

BonneventiaS is a proudly South African footwear manufacturer enabling women to design their ideal shoe. Owned and managed by Ms. Sonia Booth, their popular range is the Kiaat wedge that is versatile and thus allows you to buy a pair and style it using different laces, ribbons, flowers, brooches, buckles, chains, feathers, etc.

www.soniabooth.wozaonline.co.za

Optic Iris

Owned and Managed by Mr. Sello Legwati, Optic Iris is a 100% black South African company which was established in 2008. The company offers graphic designs services for marketing & branding purposes.

www.opticirisdesigns.co.za