The Best Place to be in Midrand...

One of the difficulties of starting your own business sometimes can be the loneliness, especially if you’re a gregarious person. It helps to “get out” somehow and one of the excuses I used was to take advantage of Cappuccino’sMidrand’s Unlimited Wireless Internet facilities (which is great if you need it – actually, I have my own) but it is good to know about, and a great excuse to get out and chat to people if you work alone most of the day.

Myself with Tasser, Nana and Mike (co-owners of Cappuccino's Midrand)

Cappuccino’s Midrand is certainly one of the greatest landmarks in the area with its double-volume circular shape giving one a sense of uncluttered space yet somehow managing to maintain a wonderful ambience for social or business interactions. It is no wonder you will often notice business meetings in progress at various tables there, corporate lunches, celebrations, parties, and friendly coffee/chat sessions happening and the place buzzes, with a busy-ness that is both fun and good for working or friendly connections from early in the morning (Breakfast is served from 7am) through to late at night. The place is never empty. Mike and Nana, the co-owners are examples of the best kind of boss which reflects in the warm, friendly, service-with-a-smile of the staff. The food is excellent and competitively priced. There isn’t anything to beat it in Midrand. That’s why Beautiful Bracelets is proud to say this building has been “almost” our first office. And we will certainly celebrate our successes there as the business grows!

Praying...

Apparently 90% of the World's population pray!

If you are one of those, please join me in praying for the success of Beautiful Bracelets. Especially today. It feels as though a lot hinges on just one day. Although the whole of the past 6 weeks has been preparation for this "one day".

It has been an interesting, fulfilling, stretching and fulfilling 6 weeks. I have worked so hard I feel as though I need a holiday, although there are clients waiting for me to take up other Challenges in my other business on Tuesday!. I won't be letting Beautiful Bracelets go, it will continue operating. For the past 6 weeks I have pushed it in a strong growth phase. For the rest of the year I will allow it to stabilise and be established. In 2013 I have big plans for Beautiful Bracelets. I have a vision and a dream for it, beyond this small little beginning!

"Do not despise the day of small beginnings." Zechariah 4:10

An Article on this Radio 702/Cape Talk Money Show R1000 Business Startup Challenge appears in today's issue of the Saturday Star Newspaper.

Have a Vision for your Business

Think of other similar businesses in the market place that have done really well and take inspiration from them. “Beautiful Bracelets” are classy, elegant accessories for women. The best known women’s accessories store in the world is probably Accessorize which Is a division of Monsoon (clothing), founded by Simon Peter in 1973. It now has over 1000 stores in 60 countries. I have shopped in Accessorize and Monsoon in South Africa and in the UK and the quality of their product lines is excellent. My sister actually purchased her wedding dress from Monsoon in London.

Last year (2011), Monsoon Accessorize Ltd posted an Annual turnover of £540,393,000 and an Annual profit of £27,909,000. (As of today, 6 October 2012 that is the equivalent of an annual turnover of R7,523,960,000 / $871,680,928 and an Annual profit of R396,104,418 / $45,032,455.)

A turnover of R7.5 billion from BEADS?

Do not despise the day of small beginnings!