Training
Learn to run a business: short lessons every day, or a five-day week with people from your area.
What you get at the end
What the training is
Training on the tools, with people from your area
Each course teaches two of the ten tools. It is mostly face to face, and online too.
At the end you get a certificate of attendance that says COMPETENT or NOT YET COMPETENT.
The training is not accredited.
The five courses
Choose a course
The two tools: Business plan and Learning organisation.
For: Anyone starting a business, or writing their first plan.
- A business plan you build during the week
- Know what to train your people in, and how
- A plan a bank or a funder will read
R4 800 for the week
Download the course outline →The two tools: Market readiness and Stakeholder management.
For: Owners who want more customers, or to sell to bigger buyers.
- Know who buys what you sell, and how to reach them
- Get ready for what a bigger buyer asks for
- Keep the people around your business on your side
R4 800 for the week
Download the course outline →The two tools: Funding readiness and Financial management.
For: Owners who want to understand their numbers, or to raise money.
- Read your income statement, cash flow and balance sheet
- Know what funders ask for, and how to ask
- Keep your records right month by month
R4 800 for the week
Download the course outline →The two tools: Project management and Corporate governance.
For: Owners and managers who run work with deadlines and teams.
- Plan work week by week, with one owner per task
- See risks early and deal with them
- Decide and record decisions properly
R4 800 for the week
Download the course outline →The two tools: Systems and procedures and Supply chain.
For: Owners who buy stock or materials, or want the work done the same way every time.
- Free up cash tied up in stock
- Better terms and fewer running-out days
- Written procedures so quality does not depend on you
R4 800 for the week
Download the course outline →How a training week works
Five days, two tools
Five days, two tools
Each day covers part of the course's two tools.
Lessons the night before
Each day's lessons arrive the evening before, so you can read them.
A practical project
You present it to a panel of assessors. Their scores are averaged.
A final submission
Marked by the facilitator.
Your certificate
A certificate of attendance: COMPETENT or NOT YET COMPETENT.
Self-study or a training week
Two ways to learn the same tools
When a class starts
A class starts when 10 people in a municipality ask for that course
Nobody is on a waiting list yet. Be the first in your municipality.
Start
Book your place
Choose a course and your municipality. Each course needs a Standard Account.
R4 800 a course
Register →All Access Training BundleAll 5 courses. Buy four, get one free.
R19 200
Get the bundle →Join the waiting listAsk for a course in your municipality. We tell you when the class starts.
Join the waiting list →Prices include VAT, and every payment comes with a tax invoice.
Questions about training
Is the training accredited?
No. You get a certificate of attendance that says whether you were found competent.
What if 10 people do not ask?
You stay on the list. We tell you as soon as a week is scheduled.
Can a sponsor pay for me?
Yes. A sponsor can pay for a group and name you as a learner.
Ready to start training?
R4 800 a course, or R19 200 for all 5. Registering is free.