{"id":4339,"date":"2011-09-25T14:03:41","date_gmt":"2011-09-25T12:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/09\/business-chamber%e2%80%99s-capacity-building-programme-sees-first-successes\/"},"modified":"2011-09-25T14:03:41","modified_gmt":"2011-09-25T12:03:41","slug":"business-chamber%e2%80%99s-capacity-building-programme-sees-first-successes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/business-chamber%e2%80%99s-capacity-building-programme-sees-first-successes\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Chamber\u2019s Capacity Building Programme sees first successes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop --><\/p>\n<p>The first eight small business owners and professionals to complete the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber\u2019s Capacity Building programme received their certificates in a small ceremony in the Chamber\u2019s board room today.<\/p>\n<p>The programme \u2013 run in collaboration with COMSEC and with the support of Standard Bank \u2013 aimed to equip small business owners with the skills needed to run their businesses successfully.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to see the first group of eight entrepreneurs move through the Capacity Building Programme. Their success underscores the Business Chamber\u2019s commitment to the development of SMEs within the Nelson Mandela Bay region,\u201d says Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber CEO Kevin Hustler. \u201cWe are grateful to Standard Bank and COMSEC for their contribution to the success of this programme. Together, we are building on the foundation of support for small business already in place at the Business Chamber, in the form of the SME Helpdesk and business mentorship programme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber\u2019s Capacity Building Programme focuses on basic business principles. Taught in a modular format, the programme includes modules covering business planning, marketing, human resources, financial management, customer care, legal requirements and business ethics.<\/p>\n<p>The subsidized, accredited programme is made available to small business owners in Nelson Mandela Bay at a considerably reduced cost. A second programme is planned for later in the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/0c98f_NMBBC_Capacity_Programme.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/0c98f_NMBBC_Capacity_Programme.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Certificates were awarded to Stephanie du Preez, Vanessa Langford, Sandra Norvall and Amelia Laubscher on the Chamber\u2019s Capacity Building Programme. With them is Rajen Ryan of COMSEC, the programme\u2019s service provider.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetBottom --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetBottom -->\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first eight small business owners and professionals to complete the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber\u2019s Capacity Building programme received their certificates in a small ceremony in the Chamber\u2019s board room today. 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