ANALYSE YOUR BUSINESS IDEA
ANALYSE THE MARKET YOU ARE ENTERING TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE BENEFITS AND RISKS INVOLVED
IDENTIFY PITFALLS AND BARRIERS TO ENTRY WHICH YOU MAY NOT HAVE CONSIDERED
DEVELOP A BUSINESS PLAN TEMPLATE FOR YOU TO USE
MENTOR YOU THROUGH THE WRITING OF YOUR BUSINESS PLAN
REVIEW YOUR COMPLETED BUSINESS PLAN
PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION REGARDS GRANTS AND INCENTIVES AND FINANCING IDEAS WHICH ARE
ACCESSIBLE TO YOU
AND MUCH MUCH MORE
STATISTICALLY 1 IN 3 BUSINESSES FAIL IN THE FIRST 18 MONTHS FOR
A VARIETY OF REASONS
IT IS OFTEN THE SMALL THINGS WHICH YOU HAVEN’T CONSIDERED THAT MAKE THE BIGGEST
DIFFERENCE TO YOUR SUCCESS OR FAILURE
OUR MENTORS ARE HERE TO MAKE SURE YOU’VE CONSIDERED ALL THE FACTORS, NOT JUST THOSE
THAT ARE OBVIOUS SO THAT YOUR IN A POSITION TO REALLY EVALUATE THE RISK INVOLVED BEFORE
YOU INVEST YOUR TIME AND MONEY TO TAKE YOUR BUSINESS FROM AN IDEA TO REALITY
EXPERIENCED ENTREPRENEURS KNOW YOU CAN BE TOO CLOSE TO THE CANVAS TO SEE THE BIGGER
PICTURE
YOU CAN CONVINCE YOURSELF THAT THE IDEA YOU WILL WORK
AND ONCE YOUR MONEY AND TIME IS INVESTED, YOU CAN’T TAKE IT BACK
BUT BEFORE YOU INVEST YOUR MONEY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOUR TIME OUR NEW BUSINESS
MENTORS USE THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE TO:
POOR MARKET RESEARCH
POOR COMPETITOR RESEARCH
POOR PRICING STRATEGIES
NO APPRECIATION OF CHANGES LEGISLATION
NO APPRECIATION OF CHANGING MICRO AND MACRO
ECONOMIC FACTORS
NO APPRECIATION OF THE INDUSTRY AND COMPETITOR CYCLE
AND MANY MORE FACTORS