Thursday, May 29, 2014

Competition and Workshop for Entrepreneurs in Port Elizabeth – Call for Entries

Free Entrepreneurial Training: Register NOW for this opportunity

Is your small business or business idea brilliant? Do you know how to pitch your business or idea effectively? Would expert business advice and guidance help YOU take your business to the next level? Do you need help pitching your business to potential investors or bank managers?



If you answered yes to any of these questions, ENGEN Pitch & Polish is the solution for you. Register or enter now for the workshop and competition where we will share with you the tools to grow your business.

Engen Petroleum Ltd has partnered with business incubator, Raizcorp, and media partner SAfm, as well as local stakeholders, Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber and local media partners, Your Money and Kingfisher FM, to bring you the fifth annual free Pitch & Polish workshop which promises to be bigger and better than ever before!

Over the years Port Elizabeth has shown us their incredible entrepreneurial talent: in 2012, Bhongolwethu Sonti (photograph attached) made it all the way to the final and dazzled the audience with his community farming idea. In 2013, Samantha Conway pitched her way to the semi-final with her healthy and nutritious treats business. Also in 2013, Roland Jordaan, was the SAfm Wild Card winner who went straight through to the semi-final with his coffee growing idea.

The ENGEN Pitch & Polish free workshop and competition will be held in Port Elizabeth on Saturday 28 June 2014. Round 1 winners go through to Round 2, those winners along with the winner from the SAfm Wild Card go to the semi-final, and the winners from the semi-final compete at the glitzy final event in Johannesburg, September 2014.

Steps to be part of the free ENGEN Pitch & Polish programme:
·         Decide whether you would like to register as a delegate or contestant (delegates and contestants participate in the workshop throughout the day but only contestants compete by pitching their business to the delegates who are encouraged to role-play as investors and bank managers)
·         Choose the city closest to you where an event will be held alternatively; follow the SAfm Wild Card round in August to pitch on-air
·         Register online at www.pitchandpolish.com or sms PITCH and your NAME and CITY to 48421 (charged at R1.50 an sms) or email pitch@raizcorp.com or call on 011-566-2000
·         Arrive at Feather Market Convention Centre, Cnr. Baakens and Military Road, Port Elizabeth on Saturday 28 June at 8 am to sign in and enjoy a full, fun day of learning
·         Refreshments will be provided

This unique experience-based form of training makes ENGEN Pitch & Polish a one-of-a-kind entrepreneurial programme which aims to empower and motivate budding entrepreneurs.

Giving you the tools to be a successful entrepreneur!

Advance registration is essential as seats are limited. Register now for ENGEN Pitch & Polish. Registration is easy, go online to www.pitchandpolish.com or SMS “pitch” and your name and city to 48421 or call on 011 566 2000 or e-mail pitch@raizcorp.com

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