QUEENSTOWN BUSINESS BREAKFAST SPONSORED BY SEDA AND KHULA ENTERPRISE FINANCE 04 OCTOBER 2010
This event was attended by 57 businesswomen and 4 businessmen from the Chris Hani district and was presented by Noluthando Ngobo and Nomahlubi Boloshe from SEDA and Mihlali Simukonda from KHULA. From this event we managed to sign up 7 ladies at the event and handed out 20 applications. This event was attended by businesspeople from various industries which have been broken down as follows:
- Corporate Attendance – 4 senior staff members
- Entrepreneurs - 36 managing directors
- Employees - 5 senior staff member
- Local Government - 7 Senior staff members
- German Development Enterprise - 5 senior project managers
This event was covered by 2 local media outlets namely Eastern Cape Today and The Rep and all photos and a write will be available on the BWA Website. The press release will be forwarded to you as soon as it goes to press. Please see BWA website for more information www.bwasa.co.za
DELOITTE BUSINESS BREAKFAST – 14 OCTOBER 2010
This business breakfast was sponsored by Deloitte east London and the Topic was Carbon Tax and Fraud, the latest trends. This event was attended by 36 BWA members and 32 non members. The sponsor highlighted various ways to save on carbon tax and how to detect fraud within a company. The feedback from this event was very positive and the BWA managed to sign up 4 new members from this event.
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS LUNCH – 29 OCTOBER 2010
This event was the first of its kind for the BWA East London branch and the event went off very well. The BWA partnered with St Bernards Hospice, Cansa and Reach for a Dream whom were guest speakers at the event. Memp Healthcare Consultants and Resolution Health were sponsors at this event and the guests got some very nice gifts. The theme for this event was “CRAZY IN PINK” and all the guests had to dress in an outrageous pink outfit at a cost of R10.00 and the proceeds went to St Bernards Hospice. The BWA managed to secure a sponsorship of R1000.00 from Just On Cosmetics for the St Bernards Hospice. This event was attended by 49 ladies and 1 gentleman.
EAST LONDON BUSINESS BREAKFAST SPONSPORED BY SEDA ND KHULA ENTERPRISE FINANCE – 09 NOVEMBER 2010
This event was attended by 58 businesswomen and 2 businessmen from the Border Kei Region and was presented by Steve Botha from SEDA, Mihlali Simukonda from KHULA and Zandile Nyangane from IDC. From this event we managed to sign up 11 ladies at the event and handed out 20 applications. This event was attended by businesspeople from various industries which have been broken down as follows:
- Corporate Attendance – 17 senior staff members
- Entrepreneurs - 36 managing directors
- Employees - 5 senior staff member
- Local Government - 2 Senior staff members
This event was covered by 2 local media outlets namely Eastern Cape Today the Eastern Cape Woman’s Magazine and all photos and a write will be available on the BWA Website. The press release will be forwarded to you as soon as it goes to press. Please see BWA website for more information www.bwasa.co.za
ECSECC BUSINESS BREAKFAST - INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES 23 NOVEMBER 2010
This event was sponsored by ECSECC and attended by 72 business people from the east London Area. The aim of this event was to give our guests and members an overview of the economic standing of the Eastern Cape. The Honourable MEC Mcebisi Jonas, Minister of DEDEA, and Nthabiseng Moleko, LED project manager were our guest speakers. Judging by the audience, which was 50/50 male and female, people were hungry to hear what is going on in the Eastern Cape. This is said to become an annual partnership to keep our members informed about any developments in the region. Our marketing strategy is to do a power point presentation, with pictures of past events, at the beginning of each business breakfast, giving an overview of the BWA. This has worked very well and is now a permanent part of our agenda.
BWA End of Year Function - 07 December 2010
Our last function for the year 2010, was ‘SHOWSTOPPERS’ at the Alexander Playhouse, which saw the BWA booking out the whole theatre on the opening night of this light hearted musical at a discounted rate, for which we sold tickets at a profit. This event was well attended and was enjoyed by all. It was great to end off such a challenging year in light and good spirits. There were 108 guests at this event.
NETWORKING & NEW MEMBER INDUCTIONS
Our networking functions are still by far very popular and well supported by members and non-members. We have started planting the seed that the networking events will in future only be for our members exclusively, especially since the number of members has started exceeding the number of non-members as can be seen from the above table. The other option would be to allow the non-members to attend at a premium to generate some income. Since we had the membership drive from beginning October, many new members had to be inducted, which we couldn’t do all at once. The networking functions over the next couple of months will be used to induct those new members. The Harry’s Group is still continuing their support of the BWA by printing membership certificates at no cost which we give out at our new member’s induction events. Manisha and Bonnie from our PR portfolio are also our photographers at all our events.
Business Breakfasts 22 March 2011 - East London & 23 March 2011 - Mthatha
We have had two business breakfasts so far for this year, which was sponsored by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Our speaker, Mr Takalani Nyelisani from the JSE in Johannesburg was very entertaining and really broke down the JSE in simple to understand everyday language. He went through the Share Guide page in the local newspaper to further educate the audience. This session was very informative indeed and was attended by both men and women. We took the great “trek” to Mthatha the next day to present this topic to our Mthatha members. This breakfast was free to our BWA members on insistence by the JSE and R75.00 for non-members. We didn’t generate the revenue that we would have wished, especially in light of the JSE unexpectedly wanting our members to attend free of charge. This, however, was a great value add for our members. The attendance at the East London wasn’t great either, because of the public holiday the day before.
Sanlam Dinner "A MAN IS NOT A RETIREMENT PLAN" - 25 March 2011
The Sanlam Dinner further educated our members on sound financial planning and the value of independence and not relying on one’s spouse as a retirement plan. This was a very laid-back evening, very enjoyable, with the “Turkish Delight” belly dancers entertaining us for the evening at no cost. The audience had to participate and be workshoped on how to properly shake those bellies. Much fun and laughter was had.