http://www.tbp-philippi.org.za/ 

• Walk-in consultation service
• Access to financial and other business service providers
• Company registration
• Free legal consultation
• Business skills workshops (average duration 2 hrs)
• MicroMBA business skills training course (5 days)
• Enterprise development opportunities
• Information on and access to business opportunities
• General and industry specific information sessions
• Internet access for business research
• Electronic business document templates and assistance in using these
• Access to library of business books & magazines
• Business meeting space for clients
• Networking sessions
• SMS notification to clients of business information, opportunities and training events
  

British American Tobacco South Africa
Investec Bank
Abalimi Bezekhaya
The Sustainability Institute

Various training programmes are offered by the branch, including among others :

• First steps in starting your business.
• Small business tax issues
• Entrepreneurship: Do I have what it takes?
• Market Research
• Quoting: costing & pricing correctly
• Money Management
• How to complete a tendering document
• Micro MBA Course
• Contact us for more details about training and workshops.

Stages - Training and Workshops

1)Start up Stage: This is the business in its concept stage. The owner has a specific idea and would like guidance harmonizing the concept/ idea, turning it into a Business ‘workable' Model/ Project. Focus is Starting a Business (seeing the business kick off).

2)Implementation Stage: This business is in its developmental stage (1 - +-2 yrs operation). The Business is operating for sustainability at the moment (pay bills etc) but no real profit is realized. The person would love to catch the big contracts with Big businesses. Focus here is growing your business.

3)Operational Stage: This business has been in operation for +2 yrs. Some profit is realized. They need further assistance in crunching those very big contracts; managing partnerships, growing the business and investments. The focus here is strategic business operations, people management/ managing relations etc. 

Egbert Wessels, Branch Manager, TBP Philippi

Egbert joined TBP in October 2007 after working for 10 years for Selfhelp Manenberg, a community development organisation. He started his working life as the co-owner of an ice-cream vending company.