Video of the event

I have been trying to upload the video of the event to youtube but have not been having much luck.

I keep trying and trying and it keeps timing out.... gggrrrrrr

So sit tight as I am hoping to get it up by the end of the week.

The first event

It went down a storm and everyone arrived on time with lots of thoughts to share and big smiles.  The only down side was that we ran out of time.  


Everyone who bought a ticket arrived - a 100% turnout - thank you.


A massive thank you again to the speakers - Heather Moore, Vicki Sleet, Alex Fraser and Karen Dudley.  There clear passion for what they do I think shone out to everyone in the room.  It was incredibly inspiring and informative.  


I am going to aim to hold these every 2 months and try to streamline the discussion points a little but still have a cross section of speakers - eg:  Blogger/business analyst/designer/foodie etc as I like the different perspectives which apply across all businesses.


The ideas for the next one are flooding in thick and fast so please keep them coming.  Please do comment below with ideas and other business owners who you would love to hear talk.


Some ideas for future talks:  

More talk around World Design Capital 2014 and bringing us all together to make this city truly exceptional.  How do we create a culture of generosity around sharing our great city?

A PR workshop 

- Vicki is on it.  I will circulate the details via the mailing list.

A talk focusing just on PR and marketing

- hopefully Vicki agrees to sit in on this one too. I'd love to get a magazine editor, a brand strategist and a social media guru on board for this.

Pricing and Value of a product as well competition and how do we deal with others who are selling there goods for to little?

- I know there is lots to talk about here.  From the time you put in creating it to the mark ups and commissions.

Retail and Shop owners 

- I would love a panel of shop owners to talk about running  shop, differentiation, relationships with their suppliers and all that good stuff.

Click click - add your thoughts below

Video

Two Delightful students from AFDA film school have agreed to film the discussion so that others can see it to.  I'll be loading up the link to this site and circulating by email.

The first event is happening

The first event Sold out - clearly you are all keen to talk business and especially with our inspiring business owners who kindly agreed to come and have a chat.


Who will be sharing their experiences:  

Heather Moore (Skinnylaminx), Karen Dudley (The Kitchen), Alex Fraser (Invenfin) & Vicki Sleet (iwantthat)

Date:  25 July 2012

Time:  5:30 for 6pm till 8pm

Address:  Abi and Scarlett Event Space, 36 Bay Road, Mouille Point, Cape Town

Enjoy an interesting chat, delicious food from The Kitchen & a glass of wine kindly sponsored by Cloof Wine Estate.


Tickets are R75 and need to be booked online please.  Tickets are limited to 50 seats.

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT SOLD OUT AND THE WAIT-LIST IS CLOSED.  THERE WILL BE NO TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.  ADMISSION IS BY TICKET ONLY.

Notes on why

Welcome to the beginning of what I hope becomes a regular event bringing together entrepreneurs across all sorts of creative fields.  


Some food for thought


Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right! 
– Henry Ford


Nobody talks about entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking. Running that first shop taught me business is not financial science; it's about trading: buying and selling. 

- Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop 


Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make. 
- Donald Trump 


A lot people never use their initiative because no one told them too.
- Banksy