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    CULTIVATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITHIN MARGINALISED

    COMMUNITIES

    PO Box 150, 49c Stuart Street, Harrismith 9880 South AfricaTel: (058) 6230104 /6230649/6230123 Fax: (058) 6230107 E-

    Mail: [email protected] Registration no. 5961/92. Public Benefit Organization no. 930013786.Non-profit registr. no. 000-383

    COMPETENCY BRIEF DESCRIPTION

    1. Life Skills Learners identify and internalise life skills needed to effectivelysucceed not only as integrated human beings but also in theeffective execution of planned projects and endeavours such asbusiness enterprises.

    2. Understandingthe market

    economy

    Understanding how the free enterprise market system works,based on the law of supply and demand and the freedom of

    making economic choices by individual agents.3. Business IdeaGeneration

    The ability to creatively identify realistic ideas and to translatethem into profitable business opportunities.

    4. Evaluating andscoping theCommunity

    Understanding and recognising community needs and wants,available resources, local competition and economic base of thecountry are the aspects being introduced.

    5. Goal Setting Ability to identify WHY one should set goals and HOW to achievethem.

    6. MarketResearch

    Understanding different business environments, adapting to theconstantly changing market needs, the potential and ability toidentify existing and potential customers for business productsand services.

    7. Business

    Planning

    Understanding the important of having a well formulated

    business plan as well as the ability to draft a simple workingdocument.8. Financing aBusiness

    Effective planning of finances for setting up and operating onesown business.

    9. HumanResources

    Managing human resources and performing all HR functions.

    10. BusinessPromotion

    Promoting and marketing of ones own business.

    11. SellingProduct/Services

    The ability to sell products and/or services for profit.

    12. Business

    Accounting

    Effectively manage business financial operations.

    13. BusinessRecords

    Understanding the importance of keeping daily, weekly, monthlyand annual business records, as well as the ability to collect andkeep business information.

    14. Leading andManaging

    Understanding the meaning of _ and the ways of being aneffective leader and manager.

    15. BusinessCommunications

    Communication skills and effective communication channels tooperate a business.

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    16.Entrepreneurshipas a Career

    Demonstrating entrepreneurial (setting up ones own business)and intrapreneurial (identifying corporate employmentopportunities) abilities.

    17. Our Business Integrating skills to realise the interdependence and interactionbetween various attributes required to run a small businesssuccessfully. It relates to the ability to plan, start, run, manage

    and evaluate own business.

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