Staff Training’s New Entrepreneur Seminar will show you how to take any business idea, whether it’s a full time idea or just one for a bit of extra cash on the side, and turn it into an income generator.
We will guide you through issues of motivation, planning, lateral thinking and the changing markets and encourage you to soar!
This one-day Seminar will be held in Cape Town on the 2nd and 3rd of December 2011. Enquire now at info@stafftraining.co.za
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This is the VOA Special English Technology Report, from http://voaspecialenglish.com | http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish
Falling prices are fueling growth in high-speed Internet services, especially in developing countries. Recently the International Telecommunication Union released its “Measuring the Information Society 2011″ report. The ITU, part of the United Nations, compared access, use and skills in one hundred fifty-two countries.The report says South Korea has the world’s most developed economy in information and communication technology, or ICT. Sweden, Iceland, Denmark and Finland were also among the top five in the ICT Development Index. The index compares two thousand eight and two thousand ten scores. Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Vietnam and Russia had some of the biggest improvements between those years. Susan Teltscher is head of the ICT Data and Statistics Division at the International Telecommunication Union in Switzerland. She says most of the growth has come from one source. “Mobile broadband is now leading the growth race among the different ICT indicators — much higher than the other key indicators that we look at, like regular mobile phone subscriptions, fixed telephone or fixed broadband. … And the good news is that it’s also starting to grow in developing countries.” Mobile broadband subscriptions reached eight hundred seventy-two million by the end of last year. Three hundred million of those are in developing countries. Ms. Teltscher says “If we can bring Internet over the mobile phones, then we can really make a difference in terms of improving Internet access also in developing countries.” Falling prices are adding to the growth, she says: “Especially in the broadband area, the prices dropped by over fifty percent between two thousand eight and two thousand ten — which is a very encouraging finding because this was primarily drops in the developing countries.” Even so, the report says people in many low-income countries are still paying too much for high-speed Internet connections. In Africa, broadband service for a home or office cost almost three times an average monthly income last year. That was down from six and a half times as much in two thousand eight. Also, there are big differences in broadband speed and quality from country to country. South Korea has Asia’s fourth largest economy. Susan Teltscher says, “If you look at … what they have been achieving in terms of ICT development, it’s actually higher than what you would expect given their national income.” For VOA Special English, I’m Carolyn Presutti.
(Adapted from a radio program broadcast 19Sep2011)
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This is a short introduction to the Web Design Specialist Studio for more information log on to www.webdesignspecialist.co.za for more information.
Web Design Specialist is a full service digital solutions provider based in Kwazulu Natal South Africa, our main focus is web design, Website marketing and graphic design services.
Thank you for your interest
The Web Design Specialist Team
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Robin Wheeler is an international speaker and acclaimed author on being yourself for a living.
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The World Challenge Awards, an editorial initiative and competition organised by BBC World News and Newsweek in association with Shell, is a global sustainability showcase that asks viewers to vote for their favourite social business project from around the world. Keep up to date with this year’s competition at ?http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/?
The Heiveld Co-operative gets small-scale farmers a fair price for their organic Rooibos tea.
The highlands of South Africa’s cape are one of the country’s poorest areas. The low rainfall and poor soil in the area make farming difficult but these conditions are perfect for Rooibos plants. The local Koysan people have long sworn by the medicinal properties of Rooibos tea. Free from caffeine, the tea has now become popular among the health-conscious.
Koysan farmers were routinely exploited in a market dominated by big agriculture companies. As Heiveld’s Barry Koopman remembers, “We didn’t know much about business and marketing. You would just take your tea to a company and they would say ‘it’s this much per tonne’, and you’d just have to accept it. You couldn’t protest.”
But in 2001, 14 Koysan farmers formed the Heiveld Co-operative to win a better deal for themselves. The Co-operative took charge of every stage of tea production, from growing to marketing to export. They were helped by a new consumer preference for fair trade and chemical-free produce. Heiveld tea is now on sale in the US, Australia, New Zealand and much of Europe and the marketing team is developing taste combinations to crack new markets.
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Roy was a student trained by the Dynamic Business Start-Up Project (DBSP) in South Africa. He was trained in March 2004 and continues to run his business today. He started up his business on as little as 7 US Dollars (50 South African Rand). Since making this video, Roy has started his welding and fitting shop, and he has started yet another business. Today, Roy is out of the trap of poverty. For more information go to www.dbsp.co.za, or send an e-mail to chris@dbsp.co.za
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Africa Business Report 11 – Zambia & South Africa Mobile – BBC News, recorded 20.02.2010
A monthly look at business across the continent. The BBC talks to the people and businesses who are changing the economic face of Africa. BBC correspondents within each country will report on the growing trends and latest business developments in this region. Recorded from BBC World News.
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Africa Business Report 2 – South Africa World Cup Boom – Zimbabwe Economy & Kenya Mobile – BBC News, recorded 26.08.2009
A monthly look at business across the continent. The BBC talks to the people and businesses who are changing the economic face of Africa. BBC correspondents within each country will report on the growing trends and latest business developments in this region. Recorded from BBC World News.
Duration : 0:10:50
Africa Business Report 1 – South Africa World Cup Boom & Nigeria Free Trade – BBC News,recorded 26.08.2009
A monthly look at business across the continent. The BBC talks to the people and businesses who are changing the economic face of Africa. BBC correspondents within each country will report on the growing trends and latest business developments in this region. Recorded from BBC World News.
Duration : 0:10:57
Thinking about taking your business online has never been a better time in South Africa! Let www.nervstudios.co.za help you take on the challenge effectively!
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