02/09/2026
Day 1 of The Business Show & there were 32k SMME’s in attendance!
It was an epic day of learning, growth & exposure to vendors we didn’t know existed or vendors we knew existed but didn’t understand how their offerings were tailored for small business!
We had amazing speakers & I took so many notes! Here are a few things that stayed in my mind:
🌸 Be more interested & less interesting (key to networking)
🌸 Constantly tweak your business plan to make it investor ready
🌸 Credit is the bridge to growth
🌸 FNB speed point transaction fees are cheaper than Yoco
🌸 Courier Guy offers a discounted rate for E-commerce businesses
🌸 Make sure employees sign NDAs
🌸 A great idea is not automatically a business
🌸 A business model canvas is imperative
🌸 You are allowed to pivot - you can change a product to fit the market or change the market to fit the product
🌸 When 1 door opens - go through it & wait for the next 1 to open - don’t relax
🌸 Funding does not create a great business - a great business attracts funding
Follow for more, I’ll be sharing details over the rest of the week. NSBC Africa