A CV (Curriculum Vitae) is an important asset to use on your career pathway. It’s not something you write once and tuck away. it needs to be constantly refreshed; not just with your own updates, but in response to the specific job you are applying for. Remember, your CV never goes out alone. It must always be accompanied by your Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter, if written well, will set you apart from other applicants. It will give you a better chance of getting an interview. How should I structure my cover letter? Follow these steps: Start with the advert REFERENCE…
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RESPONSIBLE ENTREPRENEURS CLEAN UP IN BUSINESS As an entrepreneur, you will shape your own destiny. After all, that is the attraction of being your own boss, isn’t it? You have an idea, you test it, you start your business, and you work hard to make it grow. Your main goals during this process are to be profitable and to have personal reward in doing things your own way. But what will be even more rewarding for you, your community and the world around you is taking responsibility for the environmental impact your business has. Being a responsible business citizen means…
The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SOC) Limited (sefa) provides financial products and services to qualifying SMME’s and Co-operatives, as defined in the National Small Business Act of 1996 and amended in 2004, through a hybrid of wholesale and direct lending channels within the following sectors: Services (including retail & wholesale trades and tourism); Manufacturing (including agro-processing); Agriculture (specifically land reform beneficiaries and contract-farming activities); Construction (small construction contractors); Mining (specifically small scale miners); and Green industries (renewable energy, waste and recycling management). The agency is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Industrial Development Corporation Limited (IDC) and was founded on…
The primary objective of the New Industries Strategic Business Unit (SBU) is to support and nurture emerging industry value chains and enabling technologies that have the potential to make a significant impact on South Africa. We have identified and prioritized six industry value chains (energy storage, fuel cells, gas beneficiation, renewal energy inputs, medical devices and natural products) and two enabling technologies (additive manufacturing & nano-technology) based on their financial and developmental return attractiveness and potential competitive advantage. Energy storage Our plan is to make South Africa a global leader in energy storage – at utility scale, energy storage facilities…
Our goal is to develop a sustainable motion picture value chain in South Africa through funding the production of feature films, television shows, animation and documentaries. We also intend to enhance the sustainability of the value chain and unblock bottlenecks in the value chain, through: Supporting broadcasting and the development of digital cinemas in townships and rural areas The development of new or alternative distribution systems for motion pictures Utilizing new technology Our Media and Motion Pictures business unit is the driving force behind the growth of the local film industry and will continue making a difference by helping local…
Our goal is to ensure globally and locally competitive downstream manufacturing of machinery and capital equipment. Ultimately, we wish to see a competitive and diversified local machinery and capital equipment industry that satisfies a significant portion of demand locally and the rest of Africa and is able to compete globally. Accordingly, the Machinery and Equipment unit offers finance, and where relevant, technical assistance to a range of manufacturers of the following: Mining and power supply equipment Earthmoving and construction equipment Compressors Pumps Gas cylinders and tanks. Outcomes We envisage that through our funding and project development activities, we can achieve…
Our goal is to support light manufacturing activities that have a high developmental impact meaning they that have potential to create or preserve jobs, support local opportunities, bring about transformation in the economy and develop emerging entrepreneurs and black industrialists. We also support manufacturing activities that improve competitiveness and are environmentally sustainable. We fund high volume of opportunities offering high impact return on effort. Doing business with the unit Within the light manufacturing industry, we fund the following sectors: Professional and scientific equipment Television, radio and communication equipment Furniture production Who should apply for funding? Suitable candidates for funding would…
One of IDC’s objectives, through its Tourism Strategic Business Unit (SBU), is to help facilitate job creation in both the local economies and those in the rest of Africa. The Tourism SBU primarily invests in the accommodation sub-sector, with a particular focus on business hotels in fast-growing areas. In South Africa investments focus on high impact, sustainable, tourist attractions that provide niche product offerings. What do we fund in the Tourism industry? Funding is considered for Tourism businesses looking to invest in the following areas: High impact tourism ventures Tourist attractions Niche product offerings Hotel developments Who should apply for…
Our goal is to unlock infrastructure development to create an environment that helps grow South Africa’s economy. To that end, investments will be made to achieve the following: Boost the energy infrastructure by providing local developers with opportunities in the energy sector and particularly supporting those projects that free up energy consumption and take pressure off the power grid. We seek to optimising energy efficiency interventions and finding alternative energy sources. Develop bio-fuels: by developing the biofuels sector on a commercial scale. This sector is a potential source of new significant employment and economic development, particularly for agriculture in rural…