ENTREPRENEUR OF THE MONTH : MAY

As chairman of the Gordon's Bay Business Forum I am once again proud to anounce our Entrepreneur of the month. This month the chosen business owners for outstanding service and contribution to our town, are Joe and Elsabe De Abreu of Le Bay Guest House and Restaurant in Gordon's Bay. 

Joe and Elsabe bought Le Bay Guest house in March 2010 and subsequently upgraded the guesthouse and restaurant and three self catering units. 

Le Bay is a guesthouse with a fully licensed restaurant and caters for small functions such as meetings and birthdays. They have seating for 40 people inside and their menu is mostly traditional South African food but can be happily changed to the client’s request. Daily specials are displayed on the menu board outside Le Bay.

Le Bay Guesthouse is focussed on excellent hospitality service and quick response to prospective clients and guests. It is their aim to make every guest feel they are at home far from home. 

Elsabe says 'We cater for families that want to have a night out for breakfast, lunch or dinner that enjoy good South African food, personal service and hospitality in a relaxed atmosphere. We look forwards to meeting you, and proudly introducing you to our unspoiled little jewel of the village'.

Le Bay Guesthouse is situated in the village area of Gordonsbay, 100 meters from the beach and overlooks False Bay. Their address is 7 Sir Lowry Road, Gordon's Bay and they can be contacted on 021-8561019 for any inquiries that you may have. Their Website is http://www.lebay.co.za and they can also be contacted via Email on :  office@lebay.co.za 

Please lets all support Joe and Elsabe at their wonderful restaurant and guest house. Together we can make a difference in our town by supporting local business and our entrepreneurs.

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE MONTH : APRIL

As Chairperson of the Gordon's Bay Business Forum, I am proud to announce that our chosen Entrepreneur of the month for April 2011 are Cyril and Lynn Brown, owners of the Gordon's Bay Reviews.

Cyril and Lynn produced the first three editions of the Gordon’s Bay Reviews in May, June and July 2010 in conjunction with the Elgin Grabouwer. They took a break in August and have been producing and publishing the paper independently since September 2010. 

According to Cyril and Lynn, their aim is not to produce a ‘news’ paper as such; rather a monthly review of people, places, history, environment and events happening in and around Gordon’s Bay. They have been constantly amazed at how many interesting, talented and enterprising people there are in our Gordon's Bay  community and enjoy sharing these discoveries. 

In the words of Marcel Proust ‘The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes’, so with that in mind we thought it would be interesting to provide a space for local people to tell their stories, share their interests and experiences, promote events, publish information about community associations, sports clubs and school news and advertise their businesses. 

Their focus remains firmly on positive, motivating and interesting - even quirky – information, (interspersed from time to time with one or two other items that is not specifically related to the town).  Along with their regular contributors, each producing a column in their own fields, they are fortunate to have the services of an excellent copy editor as well as a printing service, all based in Gordon’s Bay. 

The target market of the Gordon's Bay Reviews consists of residents and visitors to Gordon’s Bay who enjoy reading about our town, its people – whether residents or ‘swallows’ - along with articles from enthusiasts who enjoy sharing their passions, e.g. local history, birding, photography, psychology, coin collecting, book reviews etc. and businesses who want to advertise. Lynn says 'It has been surprising to note the number of people that are unaware of the range of services we have available in Gordon’s Bay and we are firm advocates of an interactive and locally supportive community'.

Working from home, they don’t have an office in the strictest sense of the word, as all information, editorial, photographs or advertising can be sent to either lynnhb@mweb.co.za or cyrilb@mweb.co.za. They can be contacted on 021 856 3792 or Cyril can be contacted on his cell phone 082 735 9998.

The Gordon’s Bay Reviews is a monthly publication and is obtainable at: Gordon's Bay BP Garage, GBay Internet Café, Mountain Streams Nursery, Ooksus Fisheries, Solveig, The Gordon's Bay Spar, Talking Books, Vanity and Village Plastics. Please support this wonderful couple in our town as they are making wonderful contribution.

Wish we them continued great success and look forward to reading the Gordon's Bay Reviews each month!