EYA WINNERS TO BRAINSTORM, NETWORK

MBABANE – The Small Enterprises Development Company (SEDCO) and FNB Swaziland will this Thursday bring together all Entrepreneurs of the Year Award (EYA) winners to a networking event dubbed ‘EYA/FNB Winners’ Premium Cocktail’.

SEDCO Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dorrington Matiwane has invited all previous EYA winners to the Happy Valley Hotel in an effort to provide a platform to share experiences and challenges.

The other key discussion topic will be centred on understanding bottlenecks for access to finance to propel SME growth. Matiwane mentioned a deep desire from the sponsors, who include the lead sponsor, FNB, to have continuity in the engagement of winning entrepreneurs.

In highlighting the essence of the event, the SEDCO CEO said ‘the significance of platforms such as these cannot be overstated. Hence, we are excited to have all the winners from the past Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in one room, where the conversation not only focuses on challenges faced but also is solutionist as we all forge a way to creating high growth entrepreneurs.’

The past and present winners of the competition are excited about the platform to network with other businesses this Thursday.FNB, as the lead sponsor, has aligned itself with the event under its FNB MARKETPLACE SERIES banner, which aims to provide platforms for creating meaningful conversation among business and thought leaders to ensure growth in all sectors of the economy.

The 2010 and 2015 EYA winners said they believed this session would empower and develop their businesses as they would get a chance to learn from each others’ journeys.

Joseph Mgabhi, Director of Manzana Engineering, said during the session he hoped to also learn from the other winners how they overcame challenges as business had good and bad times.
“When you run a business, you cannot expect to have all the solutions alone, it is essential to network and learn from others,” he said.
Director of Envirowise Waste Management Mcebo Ginindza said such a platform was welcome and long overdue.

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