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  • Precious
    New Member
    • Apr 2012
    • 8

    #1

    Solution for businesses that are struggling financially

    Hi there,
    I am working on a new reality TV series called The Business Coach which is aimed at making a real difference in the lives of South African business owners. Through its broad reach, the show hopes to help many more businesses than would be possible on a one-on-one basis. It mainly rescues small to medium South African businesses and taking them to where they need to be, by giving it a boost in terms of exposure and providing professional business advice. It also helps businesses that are struggling financially, are fighting tooth and nail to stay afloat or are seeking to take their businesses to the next level.

    The show is primarily about helping businesses that have great potential, but for some reason or other are not doing as well as they could. We also want to guide successful businesses that are trying to expand but perhaps lack the know-how.

    The business Coach is himself a successful business and life coach, with vast experience in financial services. In each episode he assesses a business and comes up with a comprehensive action plan and a series of interventions to turn things around. Sometimes this may involve help with something as simple as better bookkeeping, advertising, or a shop make over. All the advice, coaching and assistance is free of charge, and comes from top professionals in their fields.

    A business is a very personal thing, so asking for help can sometimes be difficult. People are often afraid of what people may think if they’re seen asking for advice, especially on television. However, compared to the prospect of losing the business entirely, there is nothing to lose by being involved with the show. Business owners can only benefit from the advice and assistance.

    Whilst this is a television show, the core aim of the initiative is first and foremost to genuinely help real businesses prosper. The producers and sponsors hope that through the show, many more businesses in a similar situation will be able to help themselves.

    However, the Coach is not there to do the work for you. He is there to look at your business in an objective way, and to help you make decisions you haven’t been able to, either due to your emotional connection to the business, or simply because there are solutions you weren’t aware of. Often, financial problems can affect the family, and family problems can affect the business. In these cases the Business Coach can offer guidance, support and motivation.

    I’m sure as a business owner you remember the dream of opening your own business or of taking over the family business and seeing it grow and prosper. But in today’s globalised world with powerful franchises and big retail chains, it is becoming increasingly difficult for owner-run businesses to compete. Your business dream doesn’t have to die.

    If you are interested, please respond and I will send you the application form, which you need to complete in full, sign and email back .

    If your application is successful, The Business Coach, will do a thorough, objective analysis of your business, and find concrete, practical ways to improve things. We will send a camera crew around to film the whole process. You must be able to accommodate at least 5 filming days over a period of 4 weeks.

    If you yourself are not interested, but know somebody who may be, please pass on this information to them. It could be the single change that makes the difference. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

    Please note:

    -Due to the amount of correspondence we receive, unfortunately we cannot acknowledge receipt of applications
    -By submitting your application you consent to ITC and reference checks
    -Contestants have to be over the age of 18
    -You must ordinarily reside in the Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban area
    -You must be a South African citizen and currently live in South Africa
    -Your Business has to have been running for a minimum of ONE year to qualify
    -Businesses need to have been open for at least 1 year, and have an annual
    turnover of between R200 000 and R5 000 000

    Thanks for your time. I look forward to hearing from you.

    Kind regards

    Keolebogile Maphologela
    The Business Coach- Researcher
    Rapid Blue
    Tel: + 27(11) 348 1449
    Fax: +27(86) 678 6826
    keolebogile@rapidblue.com
  • Petrichor
    Silver Member

    • Nov 2011
    • 427

    #2
    Welcome to the forum. This is a good concept, I wish you well in finding candidate businesses.

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    • Perfect Fit Placements
      Email problem
      • Apr 2012
      • 1

      #3
      I would love to be a part of the show to assist my great company and enthusiasm to be even better and assist other SME's :-)

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      • AmithS
        Platinum Member

        • Oct 2008
        • 1520

        #4
        Welcome to the forum and best of luck!

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        • Citizen X
          Diamond Member

          • Sep 2011
          • 3411

          #5
          Welcome to the TFSA
          “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
          Spelling mistakes and/or typographical errors I found in leading publications.
          Click here
          "Without prejudice and all rights reserved"

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          • murdock
            Suspended

            • Oct 2007
            • 2346

            #6
            i fail into all the catergories...have had my bussiness for more than 20 years.

            just need some bussiness couching to move it from a small one man operation to the next level.


            only thing stopping me from applying is all the paperwork you need to fill out.

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            • Precious
              New Member
              • Apr 2012
              • 8

              #7
              Thanks Amith, are you keen to participate on the show? I mailed you the application, as per your request.

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              • Precious
                New Member
                • Apr 2012
                • 8

                #8
                Hi Murdock, well if thats the case, your business definitely meets our criteria. If you really want to expand your business and need professional advise to get your business to where its needs to be, then completing the application form should not be a mission. Give it a shot, you've got nothing to loose and it is worth it afterall. What kind of businness are you involved in and where is it based?
                All the Best...should you need clarity with anything, please don't hesitate to call or email me...

                Thanks. Keep well

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                • Precious
                  New Member
                  • Apr 2012
                  • 8

                  #9
                  Thanks Vanash

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                  • Precious
                    New Member
                    • Apr 2012
                    • 8

                    #10
                    Thanks...I'm really excited about this project, because I'm finally working on a show that is actually going to make a difference in people's lives, so your
                    assistance would be greatly appreciated.

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                    • Precious
                      New Member
                      • Apr 2012
                      • 8

                      #11
                      Hi, if you feel that you are a potential candidate, email me your details and will forward you the application form.Thanks.

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                      • murdock
                        Suspended

                        • Oct 2007
                        • 2346

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Precious
                        Hi Murdock, well if thats the case, your business definitely meets our criteria. If you really want to expand your business and need professional advise to get your business to where its needs to be, then completing the application form should not be a mission. Give it a shot, you've got nothing to loose and it is worth it after all. What kind of businness are you involved in and where is it based?
                        All the Best...should you need clarity with anything, please don't hesitate to call or email me...

                        Thanks. Keep well
                        paper work...eeeish

                        started an electrical bussiness over 20 years ago...with a stepladder...and a toolbox i purchased while doing my apprentiship...a vw golf...and R3000 bad debt...put my head down and battled for around 4 years before i even made a cent...but i was determined to make it work...when i walked out the classroom in std 9...everyone laughed at me and the teacher told me i would be a nobody without matric...boy was i gona prove them wrong...lied to my father and told him i was gona study at night...but had no intention...i have however since completed NTC 1-4...did my installation rules and became an installation electrican...a couple of years later they introduced a new level...master electrician...which i then did the 3 month block passed both the exams...got the experience and applied to become a master electrican...i have also completed PLC courses...estimating and tendering courses etc...attended many seminars and refresher courses for installation rules....it has been a long difficult road...i have been trying to grow the company to a point where i can offer a one stop solution for all electrical services (construction...general maintenance and fault finding...but i have been trying to introduce specialised maitenence and fault finding using a fully radiometric thermal imager and specialised power quality analysers)

                        my hands on experience includes...

                        design and manufacturer of complex water and waste treatment control panels...including telemetry.(10 years hands on experince installing and commisioning the panel once manufactured)
                        design and wiring of safety control systems for mechanical equipment.
                        design and wiring of PLC and VSDs panels.
                        design and installation of wiring for factories.
                        class 1 division 1 installations for a pharmaceutical company and various other installtions.
                        thermography (yearly thermal audits for a variety of factories)
                        power quality analysing (power factor correction...fault finding...load balancing...energy management etc)
                        office complex wiring installations
                        inspection reports and COCs (domestic...commercial..industrial...hospitals...s uger mills)
                        total rewires for domestic...commercial and industry.
                        factory relocations (including sealy...edblo...nampak...and a few mechanical/hydraulic workshops)
                        industrial refrigeration installations
                        commercial aircon installations (involved in a R10 million + project)
                        i could go on and on...but my hands on experience is not the problem...nor is aquiring all the equipment...i have everything i need to carry out the work and some...as and when required...i have a pretty good idea as to what i am doing when it comes to the hands on work and what i dont know i am always keen to learn.

                        one thing i have learnt in the 20 + years of being in bussiness...you need to be a good bussinessman to run a bussiness not a good trademan...i lack being a bussinessman.

                        i read daves blog about how he dicided that it was time to move up a notch...and been watching how he has grown...and can relate to the position he was in...i do believe there are many companies in the same position...work from home and operate as a one man bussiness

                        i have a couple of other ventures (one building wooden furniture from scrap wood and the other building alluminum frames) which i have started..

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