Making money through cleaning. #Entrepreneur defies the odds and now employs 42 #CleanersOnCall #GirlTalkZA

Entrepreneur Florence Mosepele is on a mission to transform the cleaning industry with exceptional added value.

Mosepele is the founder and owner of the cleaning company, Cleaners On Call. With a passion for youth development and creating a platform for opportunities, Mosepele aspires to empower young people and previously disadvantaged individuals. She gives these individuals the opportunity to acquire experience and develop their skills through her business.

"From a young age, I have been a dreamer, with a vision to excel in what I do and to also create employment for other young people. When you work hard, you distinguish yourself from your competition," she says.

Mosepele had to endure the pain of not continuing with her studies after matriculating on the West Rand, as her family couldn't afford tertiary fees.

She knew that she had to start a business in order to generate income and contribute to the country's fight against poverty and unemployment.

Today, she is the owner of two successful businesses – the other being hair and beauty salon Cutting Edge Pro.

She recalls that she couldn't allow her family's financial challenges to cloud over her dream.

At the age of 23, she realised that there was a need for her to face the world of entrepreneurship after she recognised an opportunity in the cleaning sector.

She saw a gap in the market for trained cleaners who respected their jobs and a need to reshape the status quo, with professional, accredited cleaners who are just a phone call away.

"That's when the thought of Cleaners On Call was born," she says.

Her business has empowered many young and previously disadvantaged individuals who have been given the opportunity to acquire experience and develop their skills.

While facing the challenges of securing funding and resources, she strives to render professional, well-presented and efficient services.

Mosepele says that becoming an entrepreneur has taught her about the qualities she possesses that she would have never otherwise developed.

"I have learnt that I am strong, confident, focus-driven and a risk-taker. I have learnt that I have bigger dreams than I realised."

She says she is aware that there is little support for SMEs from government. "But if you're just starting out in business, don't give up. Remember, that the beginning is always the hardest. Life rewards those who work hard at it."

Moselepe, who believes that education is key for entrepreneurs, has completed a diploma and is now studying for a BCom in Accounting Science through Unisa.

She served her accounting articles with De Wets Chartered Accountants and later joined Thebe Investment Finance Department and Raizcorp.

This experience helped her understand how the corporate world works and build networks. Both of her companies employ 42 people.

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#FNB's #eWallet surge proves simplicity is unmatched

FNB's eWallet offering saw a 41 percent surge in payments totalling R21 billion in the year to June.

The lender said the sends were generated from 6.1 million active wallets of which nearly 2 million are regular users.

Pieter Woodhatch, chief executive of FNB Easy sub-segment, said while traditional bank accounts are very important for people with debit orders and a range of other complex needs, simpler solutions are vital for consumers who have minimal transactional requirements.

Our analysis of regular eWallet users has shown that there's still a gap in the market when it comes to solving the banking needs of unbanked and underbanked consumers," says Woodhacth.
The bank has also augmented its eWallet offering by creating an eWallet eXtra, a mobile bank account that provides a daily limit spend of up to R3 000 and a monthly limit of R24,000 and debit orders are not allowed on the account.

"Digital is key to solving the needs of customers who may be financially excluded due to limited infrastructure, among other reasons. We've seen this through the success of eWallet and anticipate the trend to continue with eWallet eXtra," says Woodhatch.

Source:  BUSINESS REPORT

DJ #Euphonik finds more success in property industry and goes back to school to study Property Development and Investment

When Themba Nkosi, aka Euphonik, decided to drop out of university – where he was pursuing a BCom Accounting degree – he says he made the decision because his heart wasn't in it.

What he really wanted to study was his first passion – DJing – but at the time, there were no options available. So instead of pursuing the safe option, he opted to walk away mid-degree – a decision that led to his father kicking him out of the house.

As the story goes, Euphonik went on to make a success of his DJ career and the money from gigs began pouring in. He needed a good vehicle in which to invest his money.

He invested in his first property, a digs in Westdene, and he hasn't looked back since. Today, he owns 14 properties in Joburg, the majority of which are student accommodation properties.

"I buy houses that are close to varsities and I rent them out to students. I've aligned myself with a lot of big property developers and I'm learning," he told 702'sThe Money Show. 

A tip that he's picked up about property investment over the years and a philosophy he swears by is being "area-focused" when it comes to buying property as an investment.

"So, with the type of properties that I look at, I'm actually very area-specific and area-focused. So, I won't buy an apartment in Port Elizabeth or a vacant stand in Durban," he said in an interview with Private Property. 

"I focus on the area and if there's a deal on a vacant stand in the area that I like or an apartment or a house, then I'll invest, but I'm very, very area-specific with the investments."

Euphonik recently went back to school to complete an online course in Property Development and Investment through the University of Cape Town.

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It's either you are on #Forbes or you aspire to be there! Connie Ferguson has claimed her throne on the Forbes cover

Connie Ferguson is on the cover of the fifth anniversary of the September-November Forbes Woman Africa magazine.

In the issue, she talks remarkable and inspirational story of perseverance and success.

Connie has been on the TV screens for over 20 years. She runs her own production company, Ferguson Films, together with her husband, Shona Ferguson.

Ferguson Films is behind hit drama series such as Rockville and telenovelas The Queen and The Throne.

On the cover, Connie strikes a powerful and graceful figure in a sleek hairdo and bold red outfit.

Fancy a #career in #music? Here are creative ways to survive in this tough industry

It was his passion for music and youth development that led music mentor and record producer DJ Monotone, real name Pontsho Moono back to home town of Lehurutshe, a village outside of Zeerust, Bokone Bophirima to share his musical knowledge with aspiring musicians.

This journey that started in 2017 saw DJ Monotone conducting music development workshops in Lehurutshe civic centre, on Saturday, September 1.

His initiative Areyeng Gae, which loosely translate to "let's go home" Arts and Music workshops focus on educating young people on the business side of music. Some of the key issues that were addressed at the weekend included music publishing, royalties, distribution, copyright, sampling and production.
"The aim of the project is to challenge the youth by going back to the townships and villages, and inspire the young talent through mentorship and community projects," said DJ Monotone.

The music mentor said his plan is to take these workshops nationally.

DJ Monotone has recently joined The Remix SA on SABC 1. The reality TV show is based on the global hit sensation, THE REMIX, which is the world's biggest reality competition. Following the same format, ten groups, each made up of a trio of a strong vocalist, DJ/Producer and musical performer, compete head to head every week until only one group is left standing.

Groups are tasked with creating a "remix" within a given theme or musical genre and DJ Monotone's task is to mentor the upcoming producers on the show.
"So we give them a challenge every week, I'm there to guide them to see if they are using the proper sounds, proper progressions, proper arrangements and they compete on stage. Being part of that journey has been an awesome experience so far," says DJ Monotone

DJ has shared 7 nuggets to help you kickstart and sustain a music career:

1. Networking: Remember networking is not only about advancing your career but about building and maintaining meaningful relationships. This will in a long term assist you in attaining your career goals. For instance, it's important to knowing who to call if you need an advice or which radio station to contact when you're about to drop a single.

2. Passion and Determination: Without passion for your craft it's easy give up when the going gets tough. The road is not easy as it looks...no matter how often radio rejects your music, you keep pushing...Persistence always conquers!

3. Understanding the basic layout of a contract: We (are) usually desperate for our careers to advance so we end up binding ourselves sometimes for life...it's important to understand basic things such as terms and duration of contract, music copyrights, music royalties and publishing and distribution of music.

4. Knowledge: Not everyone went to music school and besides there's always something new to learn especially in the digital space, so equip yourself with knowledge. You owe it to yourself...Do your own research, follow musicians that inspires you or that are successful. Find out how to elevate your craft to the next level.

5. Talent: Find your talent in production. Not everyone is a mixer or engineer or instrumentalist or even a singer, so it's important to know where your talent lies in the musical sphere ..and work on developing that talent.

6. Development: It's important to consistently cultivate your craft, it brings versatility. Always try new ways of of doing things, for example find the latest softwares that will help you improve your sound.

7. Discipline: A lot of talented artists went down under due of lack of discipline. It doesn't matter how good you are, if you can't behave properly and don't respect your craft and opportunities presented to you ,your career will be short lived.

The Remix SA airs on SABC 1, Sunday at 6pm.

Caster Semenya lands her own #Nike #JustDoIt campaign

On their 30th anniversary, Nike, has, once again, outdone themselves. The world's biggest sports brand has extended its feature list and included Caster Semenya, South Africa's 800m Olympic and World Champion, in the #JustDoIt campaign.

Too fast? Too bad. I was born to do this. #justdoitpic.twitter.com/ahQV9JyCxp

— Caster Semenya (@caster800m) September 10, 2018

Following the storm they had to brave by taking on the National Football League (NFL) player, Colin Kaepernick, as an ambassador for the campaign, Nike dropped a brand new ad campaign featuring South Africa's champion athlete.

Nike faced a lot of criticism from people all over the world for their decision to take on the controversial Kaepernick as an ambassador of the brand.

ny patriots of the US felt that Kaepernick had disrespected everything the American flag stood for when he kneeled to the national anthem before NFL games.

However, the brand stood by its decision and for the most part of the liberal society, it was a bold and beautiful move by a cheeky, formidable brand.

Superstar athletes like LeBron James and Serena Williams were also called up to feature on the previous ad campaign.

Is it healthy to work with your partner? Samuel Molefi and Christina Motlapele Molefi have built a mining empire working together. #FridayFeeling

Modi Mining was founded by mining engineer Samuel Molefi and entrepreneur Christina Motlapele Molefi.

The company was established with the sole objective of rendering differentiated contract mining services and to be a supplier to the mining industry.

Modi Mining provides clients with contract mining; sweepings and vamping; underground construction; rail installations; services pipes installations; power cable suspension fitment and box front installations.

The company was built on the integration of the Molefis' extensive experience in the mining and explosives sector and comprises of proven machines and motivated staff, who are target driven and have an understanding of the business's vision and mission.

The pair are the overall competition winners of this year's Sanlam and Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition.

The judges were particularly impressed by the business' ability to achieve an average growth rate of over 30% per annum since starting operations in 2011, despite operating within an industry that continues to face high levels of volatility.

When asked how they've been able to achieve this high level of growth during such challenging times, Samuel says it comes down to understanding the industry and clients.

"We've managed to achieve this level of expansion through our unwavering commitment to meet our clients' ever-changing needs.

"We're able to do this because we are continually improving based on feedback from clients, and keep a close eye on how the sector is evolving to ensure we are always providing what our clients require to remain sustainable."

The company's support for local economic development and the country's transformation imperative is showcased through their creation of employment opportunities and affiliated projects.

Samuel said that sourcing most of their labour from local communities that they serve in, they now support a total of 420 permanent employees.

"Additionally, we can safely say we have contributed towards the creation of over 10 000 jobs by businesses within the Black Umbrellas incubator – a non-profit enterprise development incubation organisation that we support."

On being named this year's Entrepreneurs of the Year, Samuel and Motlapele say that they are honoured and feel motivated to continue their entrepreneurial journey.

"Being awarded the highly-esteemed title of Entrepreneur of the Year confirms that we are on track to realising our overall business objective, which is to be the supplier of choice to the mining industry," said Samuel.

Queen of #Gqom Babes Wodumo breaks internet... Again

She is the Queen of Gqom music and we can't argue about that. She is just good when it comes to that kind of music. Babes Wodumo is one of the best female vocalists we have in Mzansi and to add that on top she is a good dancer as well, hence she was nominated at the AFRIMMA in the category of best Southern African female artist.

The singer who is keeping a low profile these days ever since that scandal between her and Mampintsha over the abuse allegations. The star is still rocking at her shows and she is performing almost every weekend. The songstress and without a doubt the queen of Gqom music is showing us that hard work always bring good results. babes Wodumo's body is transforming into a nice body every woman would die for. No wonder Mampintsha is showing her so much love lately.

The lovebirds have been posting each other's pictures on their Instagram accounts captioning sweet messages. For example, read this message from Mampintsha: Mampintsha to babes Wodumo – You are A true precious DIAMOND! Like him or not but Mampintsha is a lyrical editor especially with his special message he shared on Instagram directed at bae Babes Wodumo.

Now Babes has caused a social media to break down with her latest pictures, l think Mampintsha will say something very soon about the pictures. They are too saucy l tell you.

Revered Mzansi designer David Tlale, Bonang Matheba and Anatii to grace The New New York Fashion Week #NYFW

David Tlale will present a unique, street runway show that will debut his Spring/Summer '19 collection. Renowned South African fashion designer, David Tlale will once again put on a showcase at New York Fashion Week (NYFW) this year.

"I am excited to walk New York the David Tlale way, bringing high-end-fashion, drama and lifestyle to the streets of New York and the iconic spaces. It would not be a proper take-over without Courvoisier," said David.

David will be joined on his trip to New York City by fellow Courvoisier brand ambassadors, known as Lumieres, Bonang Matheba and Anatii.

The trio is currently on their way to the Big Apple where they will all experience NYFW.

During their time in New York, they will also get to mingle with socialite and entrepreneur, Livelle Collins, who will take them around the city.

Fans can keep up with each Lumiere through their social media channels.

"Having experienced the history and origin of Courvoisier in Paris and Jarnac last year, I can't wait to write the next chapter of Courvoisier in one of the world's most iconic destination cities. I feel blessed and look forward to creating many more exciting moments with David and Anatii", said Bonang.

Source: Daily Sun

Want to be an #entrepreneur? Here are the qualities of a successful entrepreneur

Persistence, curiosity, self-motivation and a growth mindset are some of the qualities that most successful entrepreneurs have in common.

This is according to a study by Gallup Research, which has found that entrepreneurs who are better at noticing business opportunities are natural salespeople and networkers.

According to the research, published byInc.com, successful entrepreneurs identify their strongest assets and continuously nurture their native abilities, while managing areas of weakness, and study what other successful business leaders and innovators have done.

Most successful entrepreneurs understand their area of business, despite having different career paths. Leading entrepreneurs and innovators were at some stage domain experts before they ventured into their own businesses.

Building a business, securing funding and going through years of struggle and near-failure all require intense discipline to achieve success. Inc.com reports that successful entrepreneurship takes intense discipline to keep working through obstacles and moving forward.

Entrepreneurs who intend to achieve a high level of success rapidly require a growth mindset, as skills can be developed through solid and continuous effort.

Most entrepreneurs are passionate about their business and willing to strive against all odds. Some of the common characteristics of successful entrepreneurs are self-motivation, adaptability and the willingness to fail.

Most importantly, entrepreneurs are curious and have characteristics that drive them to keep trying new things, discovering how things work, learning what motivates people to buy and studying the future of their industry.

Successful entrepreneurs don't wait around for opportunities to be handed to them – they go after them and make their good fortune happen and this mostly requires self-motivation.

Willingness to fail is part of the entrepreneurial journey and successful entrepreneurs embrace this aspect.

Source: Inc.com