Newsletter September 2018

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A number of EEESAY schools have undertaken service-based businesses; two schools have a car wash, one school hires out calculators, and one school has chosen to open an internet café and is currently raising capital for it.

SERVICES IN EEESAY

DR JOSEPH SHABALALA HIGH SCHOOL

The School started with a market garden and they grew and sold fresh produce. However, the team soon realised that they were not making enough money from it and so they came up with a new business idea – a car wash. Their customers are educators at the school.

Sometimes going forward means you have to change direction

TSHANIBEZWE HIGH SCHOOL

The Tshanibezwe team have managed to expand their market by including local employees, who bring their cars to the school on Fridays

The Tshanibezwe car wash uses a pressure pump to wash cars, therefore they use less water. They wash cars every Friday (except during exams) and their customers are the school staff and local government officials whose offices are near to the school.

DNC COMBINED SCHOOL

This school is running two businesses. They started with a tuckshop and then their market research showed that many learners can’t afford to buy calculators. They opened a second business hiring out calculators. The business is run completely by learners.

Good market research leads to a great business idea

NOMPUMLELELO HIGH SCHOOL

Nompumelelo identified an internet café as their business but struggled to raise the money to start it. They are now getting support to upgrade and repair some of their computers from student teachers and are going to raise additional start up capital by having a joint venture with the existing school tuckshop and use profits from that for their business.

EEESAY has given learners the opportunity to excel in business skills. It is a co-curricular activity that keeps learners and teachers together. It going to bring wealth to our future leaders in business. Phumzile Hlophe, Accounting Subject Advisor for Uthukela District, KZN . To be a young entrepreneur means to be a person who can achieve something from nothing. I, as a young entrepreneur, want to change the lives of many South Africans. If it is to happen, it is up to me to make it happen. Imitha Timla, Phakamani Senior Secondary School