February 2017 No Images? Click here We are at the tail end of February and 2017 is now well underway. We hope your year is off to a great start! We are very pleased to announce Marang Marekimane has joined our advisory board. Marang started Business In Theory to assist entrepreneurs to formulate growth strategies and improve business processes. More exciting news is that we welcome Nedbank onto the show. Nedbank will be hosting the Nedbank Money Matters Theatre which will focus on all the financial aspects of a business with the goal of giving entrepreneurs practical tips and tools they can use in their businesses to assist them in sound financial management, capacity building and development. In our February newsletter we share our latest blog by Marang and some valuable exhibition industry research conducted by Grant Thornton on behalf of AAXO. Small Business Expo is a proud member of AAXO. Our team continues to work on bringing you valuable content through our blogs and the most comprehensive networking and marketing platform for entrepreneurs Yours in entrepreneurship - #SmallBizExpoSA The Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO), commissioned a study to assess the impact that the exhibition industry has on the South African economy and tourism industry. The study, conducted by Grant Thornton between August 2015 and February 2016, commenced to fully understand the size of the exhibition industry, the opportunities it presents for business, as well as its economic impact on the country. FROM IDEA TO BUSINESS "Often we get stuck on how to transition from idea to business. Thoughts of how to make it work, where the money to start will come from, and the endless list of challenges can defeat us. So we delay, and wait for “when the time is right”. Read guest blogger Marang Marekimane's blog where she gives you 6 aspects of your idea to consider. For more information on exhibiting at or visiting the Small Business Expo please contact: info@SmallBizExpo.co.za | 011 549 8300 |