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SEPTEMBER2014 THEVILLAGE STRANDFONTEIN MAGAZINE pg.1 SEPTEMBER2014 SEPTEMBER2014 ernment authority. ADVERTISE WITH US... - To create a conducive business environment in CALL: 0744790546 Strandfontein so to attract investment from local and Deadline for Holiday Issue 15 November. The THE VILLAGE foreign business enterprise. THIS MONTH Village aims to publish advertisements that are - Stimulate networking amongst business owners and accurate. However The Village accepts no liability youth. for any damages orloss arising from any entry or Powered By PARROT 6 - Provide youth with access to training and information omission from the directory. No part of this that will aid them in their development. publication may be reproduced without the - Provide affordable marketing and advertising written permission of the copyright holder. channels for their portfolio. This month issue is all about “The New Normal”... Parrot 6 encourages and supports the creation, Entrepreneurs doing business online. growth and development of our local youth business- We operate from strandfontein library every Friday and Thankyou to our Team this month... es in Saturday from9-11 am. One of the most inspiring South African Entrepreneur is Strandfontein. Most fun project to date is connect with us...0744790546 Mark Richard Shuttleworth. He is one of the A specail thanks to Fagrie Dollie for his interview the Strandfontein Magazine, The Vil- reasons for me and my Team starting a business in our with Mr R. Jeffries, thanks for going the extra community. other well known entrepreneurs is our Par- lage. mile... ents, Friends, families members in our community and Youth can join the platform to discuss issues, gather Our Photographer, Umar Isaacs, thanks for the also Mr Raymond Ackerman. practical advice, and utilize our useful resources drive and passion to capture the story with your to market, grow and develop your business or your lens. From Wikipedia... portfolio of evidence. We share our online knowledge The Art team, Tasreeq Barendse. Entrepreneurship is the process of starting a business or (Online branding, Social media, Blogging, Apps and The Layout team, Ashraf Colli other organization. The entrepreneur develops a busi- much more) with our youth and other organisations The Web team, Faheem Gabier. ness model, acquires the human and other in our community. The Journos... Matthew, Karen Barnes, Nawaal required resources, and is fully responsible for its suc- Pillay, Allan Titus, Dharma. cess or failure. Entrepreneurship operates within an Our Values is: Trust; Availability; Communication; The Online team, Brandon Brevis and Emilio entrepreneurship ecosystem. Discipline and Transparency Daniels Administration, Aslam Anthony The Village has +- 200 registered businesses and +- 65 Parrot 6 aims to: Thank you to the teams(little journos) at informal business operating in our community. Strandfontein High, Strandfontein Primary and Supporting local businesses is vitally important - To strive for the economic empowerment and devel- Dennegeur Primary to the economic and social development of our opment of our community of Strandfontein. The Strandfontein library for allowing us to oper- community. Through innovation, entrepreneurs create - Provide a platform to showcase and encourage the ate from there and our community for the support new, competitive markets and businesses which development of youth businesses. and love... thankyou. lead to job creation and have a multiplying effect on the - To address the daily problems which confront the economy. youth and to take action on any matter affecting their [LETS DO BUSINESS] operations. Operating a business in The Village seems so - To identify and source the business opportunities isolated, but when we interviewed our local business DEION for Strandfontein youth business. men and woman, we found that we all facing most of - To ensure that Parrot 6 makes a full and meaningful the same challenges. it was very inspiring meeting and contribution to the work of the Strandfontein youth interviewing our local business people and we hope development and to the lives of the people of Strand- their story will help all of us to be more hopeful and fontein. optimistic about doing business in “The New - To co-operate, affiliate and/or associate with other Normal” , in The Vilage. organization pursuing similar aims and objectives as a youth platform. - To represent Strandfontein youth in any dealings with any other party, organization, business or gov- THEVILLAGE STRANDFONTEIN MAGAZINE pg.2 THEVILLAGE STRANDFONTEIN MAGAZINE pg.3 SEPTEMBER2014 SEPTEMBER2014 www.facebook.com/boldkreativei I studied at CPUT Surface Design and the course Thats when it started, my business mindset and that taught me to be innovative, upcycling is all over was my goal. To be my own boss. BOLD AND the world and i would like to bring it to South Since a young age iv always been creative with work, KREATIVE i Africa in a ‘Kreative’ light. Iv always gave person- i went to Cedar High to study Visual Arts and Design, al gifts with baby showers, wedding, tea parties from there i went to study the Foundation Course KAYLA ARENDSE so i thought why not do it for others. It took of design ( consist of subjects such as Surface design, me a while to find my feet when it comes to Fashion, Interior, Industrial design, Graphic Design, Jew- knowledge about starting a business but its all elery, and Architecture at CPUT, followed by Surface About kayla’s designs, its funky and unusual, a success story. I registered my business name Design (textile, fashion, and product design). functional, superb quality and great value. Her Upcycle “Bold and Kreative I” the reason why for that products you’ll Love! name is ‘Bold’ stands out on its own, meaning So far, the lesson i have learnt in my life is that you creative and unique, ‘Kreative’ is the word out of need to SAVE money and trust in God to make things My business consist of three different categories “creative” i changed the ‘c’ to a ‘K’ because of my possible for you name “Kayla”, ‘i’ is added because its ME and my Upcycling: upcycling is a word people use to describe logo is an eye which is ironic because “Kreative I need this exposure for my business and to let ev- recyclable materials that are used in a unique form, the i” sees EVERYTHING! Business or personal. eryone know that Bold and Kreative I is here to help production out of these products can be used for a with being creative in gifts and graphics. This exposure different use/ purpose. For example i would use fused Recycling is a growing market with benefits, up- will do good to my business locally because that is my light bulbs and turn it into a hanging vase, plastic bottles cycling is a new potential market for house holds clientele after all... turned into pot plants. Anyone can do it but i produce a and gifts that will grow. unique look and feel it make it creative. New competitors entering the market with the To start a business takes alot of time to prepare, if i same product because it is easy to make or even had to do anything differently i would get all paper Graphic design: every business starts with their graph- households making their own product work done as soon as possible and learn from oth- ics and logo, that is what my business provides. Business er businesses mistakes. All businesses goes through cards, logo design, flyers, invoice books, and business Good with handwork, excellent in designing and something that will set them back but it is a learning portfolio layouts. I have a creative way of thinking and innovative ideas, studied design, i have good com- progression. doing layouts but the clients needs comes first. I print munication skills, business background. too... Lacking on resources such as tools and money, need more experience in business management. Customize ANYTHING: tired of what to buy a loved one or a gift for a friend? My business is ‘Kreative think- My mom used to be a fashion designer so i ing’ i will provide the customer with ideas if you don’t always had a sewing machine in the house and come up with your own, create a more personal gift observed what she was doing since the age of 8. and be satisfied. For example named sewed on anything, I started taking her left over material and made a tray with personal names on, picture frames, cards, pillow cases out of them and sold them. Iv always invitations. been business oriented and creative in my life span. My audience consists primarily of any business, or ordinary person who wants to be creative in their gift, My dad taught me how to save money and grow business logo/ layouts, and who want to uplift their from that so i started at the age of 10, started homes with unique upcycled pottery. My target market with saving only 1c 2c 5c (that time it still had can be of any age, and income. value) once i had a R80 i changed it and bought me sweets, as a child remember, i took that sweats and started selling it out of my house, and children actually came. From the money i made i went back to the shop and bought more things eg chips, suckers, lollipops, ect... i opened my own THEVILLAGE STRANDFONTEIN MAGAZINE pg.4 THEVILLAGE STRANDFONTEIN MAGAZINE pg.5 SEPTEMBER2014 SEPTEMBER2014 www.Facebook.com/khankeepup KHANKEEPUP KHANITA KHAN I research the latest fashion trends, then I survey the items selected to my target market. Similarly I get my inspiration from fashion icons such as coco chanel,mar- ilyn Monroe, Kim kardashian and lastly Nadia aboulhosn. I studied film and video production at CPUT for two years, and found my niche which was styling and fashion My audience consists primarily of young vibrant dynamic females,between the ages of 19-23 It all started when I was putting together a repetitive scene which was a filming project.