Agreed.
In Season 1 Episode 1 they turned down a guy who added a laser to a level saying that it will never work.....bad move...
Opportunity:
In South Africa and the rest of Africa there are still millions of people without sanitation. No toilets or running water. Because lack of sanitation is a health risk, this is a priority project. The problem with water borne sewerage is the lack of water in most parts of Africa. Finding a cost effective and sustainable solution will get you funding from the AU, EU, USA, UNESCO and many other bodies.
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Hi Blurock,
There has been a SA patented solution for this for some time now. follow :-
http://www.ecosan.co.za/introduction.html
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...still need to get it to the people though. There is no money to pay for it as cANCer has taken everything!Originally Posted by Justloadit
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I have 3 products which I believe would sell.
1 I have been building for a 6 years and selling on a small scale, someone has taken the idea and within a couple of months has already sold 100 items...with a clear profit of over R100 000.
I can see by marketing the product correctly and creating collection points he has taken the market to another level, I have been doing it as a hobby, but the market has grown in recent months and I am being left behind.
I have a fully equipped workshop with all the machinery paid up and team to manufacture the products, just no marketing team or distributors. The worse part is that many people have suggested that they prefer my product yet my competition is selling his product at a rate of about 10 - 1 at the moment.
I also have a fully equipped electrical construction, power quality and thermal imaging setup, just no marketing strategy or business plan, which has been running for over 22 years, but just never gone anywhere because I made the mistake many companies make, never taken the time to become a businessman.
I am in the process of making some changes, but since I started at the beginning of the month, all I have come to realise is I have a long way to go. My next step is to read Dave's posts of how to move from being a one man operation to where is now. I also believe it is time to start getting out there and socialising more.
There is big money in water treatment plants, trust me I did it for many years, just not prepared to pay the fees which come with keeping everyone happy, this could be something I need to look at in the future, paying more bribes to survive. If you cant beat them join them. Look at all the big companies construction companies, paying massive fines for all their skulduggery.
I was chatting to someone the other day and he was telling how much money they loose in paying benefits, finders fees what ever you want to call it.
Last edited by ians; 28-Jun-13 at 07:58 AM.
I agree there is money in water treatment , and the amount to be made will only increase in the future as water quality drops due to bad service delivery. The ideal systems would be for domestic water purification i.e reverse osmosis. Most domestic machines at present are retailing at R4500.00 which is a huge rip off and a mis-understanding of the water purification business model. The wholesale price is about $60.00 or R600. The idea is to install the machines for clients cheaper and make money on replacement cartridges.
That's the problem in this country, put eco friendly or energy saving and you bend over and collect.
R60.00 for an LED light or R200 - R1200 for an LED flood light, lets rape the customers while they are stupid enough to pay the price. Then just to add insult the government puts a tax levy on normal lamps.
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