Monday, 3 December 2012
uPhongolo Sustainable SMME FAIR a success!!!
This business exhibition was complemented with interactive business seminars where the following organisations presented their services to SMMEs and Communities; NYDA(national Youth Development Agency), Department of Economic Development and Tourism(DEDT), Ithala Business Development Foundation, Trade and Investment KZN (TIKZN), Department of Trade and Industry(DTI), SEDA etc.
A classy organised Gala dinner was a perfect platform for identification of the investment opportunities where the Honourable Mayor touched key attributes of the area that Business people need to take advantage of.
On behalf of the MEC for Economic Development and Tourism Mr Cosmas Hamadziripi aluded on the key sectors that needs alignment between three spheres of Governement to form perfect mix of our economic development.
Sunday, 28 October 2012
LETS MAKE
UPHONGOLO A SUSTAINABLE SMALL TOWN IN SOUTH AFRICA
The town is surrounded by sugar cane farms beyond which are high density traditional authority settlements with sparsely distributed game farms.
It is in
appropriately located to reap the benefits of intensive tourism initiatives due
to its natural beauty, existence of tourism related development as well as
inherent tourism potential.
ECONOMIC FACTS
§ INVESTMENT
PROMOTION AND MARKETING STRATEGY
§ FRUIT
AND VEGETABLES PROCESSING FACTORY FEASIBILITY STUDY
§ HYDROPHONICS
OR GREEN HOUSES FEASIBILITY STUDY
§ TOWN
REHABILITATION URBAN DESIGNING
Come and join us for the 2 days in Nov.... Support your town by supporting your business!!
SMME FAIR PROGRAMME 23 – 24 NOVEMBER 2012
FRIDAY
23 NOV
08H10 OPENING CEREMONY
08H15 – 8H30 GROUPS ENTERTAINMENT
ACTIVITIES
08H30 - 9H00 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VISION
09H00 – 9H30 MAYORAL ADDRESS
09H45 FILLING OF STANDS
PRESENTATION :
- 10H15 : AGRI-BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (
- 10H30 : SMALL ENTEPRISE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SEDA)
- 11H00 : KZN GROWTH FUND
- 11H30 : TOURISM KZN
BREAK
- 13H30 : DEPT. OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM (DEDT) &
ITHALA
- 14H00 : NATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NYDA)
- 14H30 : INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (IDC)
CLOSING
SATURDAY 24 NOV
PRESENTATIONS
:
- 10H15 : NATIONAL EMPOWEREMENT FUND (NEF)
- 10H30 : DEPT OF AGRICULTURE
- 11H00 : SARS
- 11H30 : RICHARDS BAY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE (RBIDZ)
BREAK
- 13H30 : NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS (EPWP)
- 14H00 : TRADE & INVESTMENT KZN (TIKZN)
- 14H30 : DEPARTMENT OF TRADE & INDUSTRY (THE DTI)
- 15H00 : MOSES KOTANE INSTITUTE
CLOSING
Friday, 19 October 2012
uPhongolo Municipality will stage an SMME Fair/ Business exibition for you to showcase your brand and create awareness of products and services ranging from Agriculture, Tourism, Arts and Crafts, Fashion, Retail, Manufacturing etc.
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Our SMME Fair is divided into indoor and outdoor advertising where presentations on the other side will be staged by relevant Institutions, Departments, Investors and Funders to share with out Entrepreneurs on their programmes and projects.
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The Event will start at the Pongola Rugby Club /Staduim with a Business Breakfaston the 23rd Nov 2012 @ 8h00 and will end with Gala Dinner on the 24th Nov @ 19h00.
To book a stand you must fill in a registration form obtainable form Marlene Pienaar or Municipality LED office.
Don't miss out on this opportunity. Learn about your business in your town and support them.
Support your town by supporting your Businesses!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, 23 August 2012
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Marketing Basics for the Small
Business
By Laura Lake,
About.com Guide
The essence of
marketing is to understand your customers' needs and develop a plan that
surrounds those needs. Let's face it anyone that has a business has a desire to
grow their business. The most effective way to grow and expand your business is
by focusing on organic growth.
You can increase organic growth in four different
ways. They include:
·
Acquiring
more customers
·
Persuading
each customer to buy more products
·
Persuading
each customer to buy more expensive products or up selling each customer
·
Persuading
each customer to buy more profitable products
All four of these increase your revenue and profit.
Let me encourage you to focus on the first which is to acquire more customers.
Why? Because by acquiring more customers you increase your customer base and
your revenues then come from a larger base.
How can you use marketing to acquire more
customers?
·
Spend
time researching and create a strategic marketing plan.
·
Guide
your product development to reach out to customers you aren't currently
attracting.
·
Price
your products and services competitively.
·
Develop
your message and materials based on solution marketing.
The Importance of a Target Market in Small Business
When it comes to your customers keep in mind the
importance of target marketing. The reason this is important is that only a
proportion of the population is likely to purchase any products or service. By
taking time pitch your sales and marketing efforts to the correct niche market
you will be more productive and not waste your efforts or time.
It's important to consider your virtual
segmentation by selecting particular verticals to present your offerings to.
Those verticals will have the particular likelihood of purchasing your products
and services. Again, this saves you from wasting valuable time and money.
Small Business Marketing and Large Business
Marketing are Different
If you are like the majority of small business
owners your marketing budget is limited. The most effective way to market a
small business is to create a well rounded program that combines sales
activities with your marketing tactics. Your sales activities will not only
decrease your out-of-pocket marketing expense but it also adds the value of
interacting with your prospective customers and clients. This interaction will
provide you with research that is priceless.
Small businesses typically have a limited marketing
budget if any at all. Does that mean you can't run with the big dogs?
Absolutely not. It just means you have to think a little more creatively. How
about launching your marketing campaign by doing one of the following:
·
Call
your vendors or associates and ask them to participate with you in co-op
advertising.
·
Take
some time to send your existing customers' referrals and buying incentives.
·
Have
you thought about introducing yourself to the media? Free publicity has the
potential to boost your business. By doing this you position yourself as an
expert in your field.
·
Invite
people into your place of business by piggybacking onto an event. Is there a
concert coming to town, are you willing to sell those tickets? It could mean
free radio publicity. If that is not your cup of tea, how about a walkathon
that is taking place in your area, why not be a public outreach and distribute
their material?
When you do spend money on marketing, do not forget
to create a way to track those marketing efforts. You can do this by coding
your ads, using multiple toll-free telephone numbers, and asking prospects
where they heard about you. This enables you to notice when a marketing tactic stops
working. You can then quickly replace it with a better choice or method
Getting Started with Small Business Marketing
By being diligent in your
marketing and creating an easy strategy such as holding yourself accountable to
contact ten customers or potential customers daily five days a week you will
see your business grow at an exceptional rate. The great thing is it will not
take a large marketing budget to make it happen.Read more on www.marketing.about.com
Friday, 17 August 2012
The town of Pongola is small town just 10 km from the Swaziland border in the foothills of the Lebombo Mountains. Rich in Anglo and Zulu Boer War history, Pongola is surrounded by 50 km² of sugarcane and subtropical fruit plantations. It is just 270 km from the southern gates of the Kruger Park and tourist attractions include local game farms and lodges, the Pongolapoort or Jozini Dam and a local 9-hole golf course.
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Pongola lies on the N2, wedged between the Swaziland border and the Phongolo River, meaning ‘the trough’ because of its long, deep pools with steep sides. This river plays an important role in the area, filling the pans with water in flood season and supporting a population of fish, crocodiles, hippos, aquatic birds and people. Where the Pongolo River passes through the Lebombo Mountains is Jozini dam, very popular as a Tiger fishing destination that borders with the Pongola Nature Reserve and Game Reserve, meaning you can view wildlife from a boat on the dam.
A main attraction in Pongola is the Pongola Game Reserve, a private farm through which the Pongola River runs. The area around Pongola is home today to 4 of the Big 5, just the lion is excluded from this list. One can participate in a local Rhino tracking programme on foot and there is also an Elephant tracking programme. Initially, both of these animals were on hunters’ hit lists so that what appeared to be an inexhaustible number of game dwindled fast.
In 1894 Paul Kruger, President of the old Transvaal Republic, declared the Pongola Game Reserve. Today, this has been re-proclaimed, at least in part, as the Pongola Bush Nature Reserve, which borders on the Pongola Game Reserve. The Pongola Bush Nature Reserve contains a valuable piece of mist belt, evergreen forest with fine examples of yellowwood trees and over 120 species of bird. The reserve can only be visited following an arrangement with the KwaZulu Natal Wildlife zone officer.
Saturday, 7 July 2012
The South African sugar industry makes an important contribution to the national economy, generating in the region of R6 billion annual direct income. The industry also provides significant employment opportunities, particularly in rural areas.
There are in the region of 42 300 registered sugarcane growers in South Africa. Most farming takes place in Kwa-Zulu Natal, with some farms in Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape. There are 14 sugarmills currently operating, owned by 5 milling companies.
The South African sugar industry produces an estimated average of 2,5 million tons of sugar per season. South Africa produced a total of 2 273 499 tons in 2007/08 of which 1 399 657 tons was for the national market and 873 842 tons for the international market.
Three companies active in South Africa are Tongaat Hulett, Illovo and TSB.
Tongaat Hulett Sugar, started in 1854, is a world leader in sugar milling technology throughout the Southern African region. It has four mills in South Africa (Maidstone, Darnall, Amatikulu and Felixton) as well as a central refinery, situated in Durban, which has an annual refining capacity of some 600 000 tons.
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Illovo Sugar is Africa’s biggest sugar producer with extensive agricultural and manufacturing operations in six African countries. Illovo has a 38% share of industry production in South Africa and is a major supplier of sugar to African consumer and industrial markets.
TSB Sugar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Remgro, has as its core business activity the production of refined and raw sugar that is marketed either nationally, by Quality Sugars under the Selati brand name, or exported through the South African Sugar Association (SASA).
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Orchard Bounty Loots n nuwe Kompetisie...Moet nie uitmis op hierdie geleentheid nie:
E-mail: pongola@orchardbounty.co.za
Kontak
No:
072 205 4701
072 205 4701
E-mail: pongola@orchardbounty.co.za
Friday, 6 July 2012
The Pongola Golf Club has a lovely country style 9 hole golf course, situated amongst Tamboti tree , sugar cane fields and irrigation dams. Bring your own golf clubs as there are non for hire.
Green Fees
| Non-affiliated | R100 |
| Affiliated | R90 |
On Course Course Policy
Open Mondays
Visitors welcome everyday
Course Rating
| Men | Women |
| 71 | 70 |
Contact Details
Tel: +27 34 413 1502
Fax: +27 34 413 1502
Physical Address
Cnr Klasie Havenga and Hans Strydom Streets
Pongola
Zululand
KwaZulu-Natal
Location
Pongola is geared for tourism with a small airport, hotel, guest houses, curio centre, community craft stalls and museum, details of the Kingfisher Route experience can be gleaned from the Arts & Crafts Info Centre.
Directions
Take the (N2) north-coast highway towards Empangeni. Pass Empangeni, Mtubatuba and Mkuze. Take the pongola turn-off off the toll road ( at the wimpy ). Once in pongola, pass the police station and the club will be on your right hand side
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