Franchising Comments Botswana

Fanie Brink
Fanie Brink
SMMEs catalyst to growth, transformation and job creation in agriculture
To say that "... forecasting shows that agriculture presents one of the greatest opportunities to significantly grow the economy and create jobs" is not a realistic forecast because the growth in die agricultural industry (not a sector) and the largest contributor to economic growth during the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters of 2017 was the result of one of the best years ever that the industry experienced because of the excellent rainfall especially in the summer grain production areas of the country which produced the biggest maize harvest in the history of the country of 16,8 million tons. This harvest compare to the harvests that were produced in 2015 of 10 million tons and in 2016 of 7,8 million tons which were one of the major reasons why the industry had a negative growth rate and therefore made a negative contribution to economic growth during every quarter in both 2015 and 2016. This means that the growth rate and contribution of the industry in 2017 were from the very low base in 2016. Agricultural is also one of the industries that already delivers on its growth potential because of the application of the best technology in the world which has increased the efficiency of production dramatically over the past 30 years.
Posted on 8 May 2018 21:05
Anonymous
New technology offers hope for storing carbon dioxide underground
Now this plan I can actually get behind. All that nonsense about moving carbon dioxide in its gaseous state to underground storage caverns is a little too far fetched for me to believe it has any good effect. Converting it into something solid and reusable is a totally different ballgame!
Posted on 8 May 2018 04:25
Anonymous
Why back-to-school doesn't need to mean back-to-broke
Great I find here wide range of variety for kids. I truly felt be a pleasure to getting know about your products. You really work so hard on your products
Posted on 7 May 2018 13:48
Anonymous
Avengers: Infinity War is surprising in unexpected ways
That movie really was GREAT. There was big hype, big rumours and I really expected good movie but it still exceeded my expectations.It was emotional, interesting, full of action and humor in great balance, like Thanos balanced it all :)The next Avengers move must bring all back as some guys can't really stay dead.
Posted on 6 May 2018 12:51
Anonymous
How artificial intelligence can detect - and create - fake news
As technology development is going to make life easier it also becomes more and more dangerous.Yes, A.I. can bring many good to our lives, improve it significantly but it is also great danger and may result in something very bad if we won't be wise
Posted on 6 May 2018 12:45
Anonymous
Snapchat reveals new Spectacles that can take photos
Hm, and what's the use of it?Why anyone would pay 150$ for glasses which just take photos
Posted on 6 May 2018 12:30
Bridget von Holdt
Bridget von Holdt
Odette van der Haar resigns from the ACA
Odette is an amazing lady with incredible energy. I often refer to a lady that has influenced the comms industry in so many positive ways. She leads and actions. Love her energy. I wish you God speed in your new chapter. I salute you ma'am.
Posted on 4 May 2018 12:57
Anonymous
How one green company is changing lives while building furniture
I think that these days, there are a lot of options and avenues for companies to pick a more sustainable method of operations. Whether it's using more sustainable energy production methods or renewable energy in storage, or even recyclable materials in their product lines, everybody should be able to do their part in a small or big way!
Posted on 2 May 2018 04:37
Hodler
SARS wants their bit of your bitcoin
The way I read this, trading between cryptocurrencies appears to be viewed as "like-kind" transactions and are therefore not considered a sale.
Posted on 1 May 2018 21:51
Victor Sibeko
Victor Sibeko
Facebook Africa, Digify Africa launch online safety programme for SA youth
Great initiative! I would like to have few of our Ambassadors trained so that they can in return train others. How do I go about establishing contacts.
Posted on 1 May 2018 19:46
Roy Morrison
Roy Morrison
#DigitalMarketing: The attributes of a successful digital marketing strategy
Thanks for those interesting insights. I agree that there is too little research being done especially when it comes to our target audience. With Facebook Audience insight it has never been easier to do research on who our customers are, what their preferences are, how likely they are to click on ads and many other things. All of these insights should inform our digital marketing strategy. In fact, your audience should be one of the fundamental building blocks of your digital marketing strategy. If you don't get this wright most of the rest will be done in vain.
Posted on 1 May 2018 16:32
Anonymous
Running a small business is a marathon, not a sprint
I can definitely relate to the saying that running a business is like a sprint. I just hope that I'll be able to keep pace now that my self storage business has been set up for a while though! I can only hope that it will eventually be like a marathon if you're able to keep afloat for the long term, but the truth is - you are still sprinting the whole way in order to win.
Posted on 1 May 2018 07:49
Anonymous
How do you price an idea?
The answer to this question - is actually how much you want to profit from that idea to begin with. If it's an idea that's supposed to help people, and you don't intend to monetize it, why would you need to price it at all? After all, what good is your idea if you're just going to tuck it away into storage and not share it with the world?
Posted on 1 May 2018 06:04
Anonymous
Seven things to consider when buying business property
In my industry - self storage - I think that convenience is actually one of the biggest factors that my customers consider when they decide whether or not to rent from you. I'm sure that this applies in some way to other businesses too. There are also plenty of other things that will have to be factored in when you are buying your first office like the cost and size of course!!
Posted on 30 Apr 2018 06:19
Anonymous
Furniture removers investigated for collusion
This is really bad practice. And I'm sure that it gives the honest business owners in the same industry a bad name! For this reason, I think that's why I'm glad my self storage business makes use of our own removals staff to help our clients with moving their things in and out of their storage units. It's more transparent that way I think!
Posted on 30 Apr 2018 04:36
Anonymous
Understanding pricing
I think every business owner has struggled with pricing issues - even I have, when it comes to putting a price to my services of renting out self storage units. At the end of the day, the whole process is a learning experience and you learn to adjust your dollars and cents to reflect how much you think the value of your product is changing.
Posted on 26 Apr 2018 06:16
Anonymous
Celebrating 20 successful years in business
Most businesses are lucky to be able to make it to the end of the year, so whatever anniversary you're celebrating, it's definitely well deserved! I myself am looking forward to my self storage company's anniversaries every year! It's a good time to give myself a pat on the back for keeping the whole business afloat all this time!
Posted on 25 Apr 2018 12:17
Shothole Borer
A tiny beetle and its deadly fungus is threatening South Africa's trees
Help us identify where shot hole borer has spread to in South Africa - report infested trees using the tree survey tool on pshb.co.za
Posted on 24 Apr 2018 12:22
Anonymous
#BizTrends2018: 18 trends for 2018
Trend 16: Your own digital content needs expanding. Fact is: we need to be visually aware, what does our online presence communicate? Are we business leaders, followers or spectators? Your professional headshot needs to align with your personal and business values. #headshots #businessheadshots #LinkedInphoto #Linkedinheadshots www.studio-grey.net
Posted on 24 Apr 2018 10:36
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