“The Business Place is a catalyst to entrepreneurial development for small businesses.  It offers an enabling environment for entrepreneurs to overcome challenges to their businesses by themselves under the guidance of navigators.”
- Mr Ashrus Ngobeni (Branch Manager, TBP Kliptown)

Key services offered by TBP Kliptown are:

• Access to TBP Navigators who provide one-on-one consultations.
  Relevant business information and resources.
• Free internet access for business research and idea generation.
• Referrals to resources such as quality business-development service-providers, government resources and  financial institutions.
• Free legal advice, by appointment, provided by local professionals.
• Business-to-business networking opportunities.
• Opportunities to showcase products and services.
• Regular hands-on workshops on a wide range of business related topics.
  Free use of meeting rooms and training facilities.
  
  

Investec Bank
City of Johannesburg

Recent activities include:

• The Soweto Business Breakfast  held in collaboration with the ABSA Small Business Enterprise Development Centre in Pimville.
• A construction networking session was held to provide clients in the construction sector with information on registration requirements.
• TBP Kliptown clients featured on a business programme on Soweto TV, the local community TV station.
  World Education, a training provider, offered a workshop on Joint Venture Management

Each month the following workshops and training are offered:

• Market Research
• Legal Workshop
• Essential documents needed to start my business
• Essentials of a Business Plan
• Marketing
• Introduction to Financial Management
• Costing and Pricing
• Tendering for Beginners
• Understanding Tax for Small Businesses
• Customer Service
• Human Resources for small businesses
• Advertising and Branding
• Micro-MBA training
  

Ashrus  Ngobeni, Branch Manager, TBP Kliptown

Ashrus (popularly known as Ash) Ngobeni is one of the original Business Place staff, joining the organisation in 2002 at the Joburg office.  He moved through the ranks and was a natural choice for branch manager when the Kliptown office was opened.  A quiet person with an eye for detail, Ash brings stablity and has played a major role in the success of this branch that is situated at the historical Walter Sisulu Square – which developed from construction site to the working heritage site it is today.