BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR OF THE MONTH

As chairman of the Gordon's Bay Business Association, I have decided to select one outstanding Businessman or Business woman per month and promote their Business and work here on our Blog and Website linked to Danmil Attorneys.

Gordon's Bay is rich in entrepreneurs and is an area where many courageous men and woman have had to the insight and courage to open their own businesses. It is an honour to support my fellow Entrepreneurs. Together we can share skills, learn from each other, and most importantly make a concise effort to support each other's Business's.

Our Choice for Entrepreneur of the month is Peter Venter who, alongside his wife, Maria is the the owner of Peter Venter Estates. This family-owned real estate business is based in Gordon's Bay, just outside Cape Town, South Africa. Their Business was founded in 1998 and they specialise in marketing an extensive portfolio of fine houses and apartments on the Gordon's Bay beach front, surrounds and the mountainside. Their target market is investors for fine homes, for those who wish to re-locate to Gordon's Bay either on a permanent basis, for retirement or for a deserved breakaway to invigorate body and soul

To contact them please see their website on http://www.peterventer.com. Their offices are situated on the beach front of Gordon's Bay at The Anchorage,shop 1, 69 Beach Road, Gordon's Bay.

It is my vision for all local Business Owners to make an active effort to support each other's businesses. This is the way forward for us to grow our business's with success! Statistics have shown that by supporting local business there is an inward flow of currency/capital to that area. Hence, the area benefits financially as money flows within and to that area. The opposite happens when spending or searching for products and services OUTSIDE of the local business area.

If we all make a concerted effort to support our local Entrepreneurs it will directly uplift and benefit our geographical area. 'Support Local' and Gordon's Bay and its people will reap the rewards. Lets pull together for the good of our beautiful town.

Be alive !

Robin Dallas

"It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes. It is so easy to take for granted the colour of our kids' eyes, the way the melody in a symphony rises and falls and disappears and rises again. It is so easy to exist instead of to live.

So throw off the bowlines.  Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.  Explore.  Dream.  Discover."

South African Perspective

SOUTH AFRICA : PERSPECTIVE

I am aware of the problems we have in South Africa, but am of the opinion that the Zuma government is doing reasonably well.  Lots of mistakes have been made and lots are still being made, but matters are slowly improving, well that is my opinion, but the facts are :

1.      We hosted a successful World Cup Soccer Tournament and (although still far too high), crime is slowly decreasing in spite of serious problems with our Police, Courts (Justice System) and prisons.

2.       Our growth rate in the last quarter was 4%

3.       Our inflation rate was the lowest for a long time, about 3.6%

4.       Our interest rate is the lowest it has been for 31 years. 7.5%

5.       Plan are afoot for a major upgrade of our railway system, amongst others a fast speed rail service between Johannesburg and Durban and Johannesburg and Cape Town

6.       Plans are afoot for 6 nuclear power stations

7.       Overseas investors obviously have confidence in South Africa!

8.       The Rand was R6.95 to the US $ yesterday which is very good.

9.       Gold was over R1 300 per ounce

10. Wal-mart is negotiating the takeover of SA Massmart who owns among others Game, Dions, Macro and Builder’s Warehouse for about R30 billion

11.   HSBC is negotiating to take over Nedbank SA for also about R30 billion

I believe the future in spite of all the present problems, is bright and I have faith in our beautiful country, South Africa.

Danie Miller - 30^th September 2010