Tuesday, 1 November 2016, Issue #9

SA TEEN DIRECTOR REPRESENTS PROGRAMME ON WOMEN ECONOMIC FORUM 2017

Our founder and director, Lydia Zingoni, has recently accepted an invitation to represent the SA Teen Entrepreneur Foundation as an Advisory Executive Council (AEC) Member for the Women Economic Forum 2017. 

Her input into this advisory council will ensure that the voices of women and the youth from across South Africa are represented and integrated into global strategy and thinking.

Congratulations Lydia!

WE'RE A MYSCHOOL MYVILLAGE MYPLANET BENEFICIARY

We are excited and very happy to let you know that we have been successfully registered as a beneficiary of the MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet Fundraising Programme.  As a supporter of the SA Teen Entrepreneur Foundation you will now be able to choose us as your beneficiary, as well as sign up for a card.

To access an application form click here:

Thank you for supporting us!

GRAND FINALE CLOSES THE YEAR
ON A HIGH NOTE
#entrepreneurshipmustrise

The SA Teen Entrepreneur Foundation honoured those learners who have participated in our Entrepreneur Society programme over the last 10 months at our Grand Finale event on 22 October at Old Mutual’s Mutualpark in Pinelands. 

Former Finance Minister, Trevor Manuel delivered an inspiring keynote address to the learners and educators who attended, and even stayed on a little longer in order to be able to assist with the certificate handover ceremony. 

The Grand Finale was a culmination of hard work and dedication from teens and their teacher champions from 7 high schools across the Cape, who worked together in groups to develop sustainable business solutions to problems or challenges which they have identified in their schools or surrounding communities. 

Our thanks go to our sponsors and supporters who came on board to ensure that this event was a huge success. 
They are Old Mutual, Shoprite Holdings, Cape Talk Radio, and SAP (Germany). 

If you wish to get in on the entrepreneurial action in 2017, please do contact us on
021 795 0566 or teenentrepreneur@gmail.com.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR VIDEO

BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR FINALS!

We want to wish the very best to all high school learners who will soon be writing their final exams, and most especially to the Matrics, some of whom might have started writing already.

A quote by Ralph Marston, the Daily Motivator, to ponder:
'What you do today, can improve all your tomorrows'

MAKE TECHNOLOGY YOUR FRIEND

Once upon a time, back when your parents were young teens, they didn’t have access to the level of technology available today.  Imagine life without Google or a mobile device!!  Luckily, you don’t have that problem.  Instead, your challenge is to figure out which of the myriad of online tools to use to build and market your business.  The following key tips may be useful to you:

Get a web presence
Since most people looking for a specific product or service will Google it on their mobile device, their first point of contact will be your website.  Make sure it has plenty of information and images, and that it’s well planned and responsive so it adapts the way it displays according to the device being used to view it.  Google also gives extra points for responsiveness, boosting you up the rankings.

Use social media
Your social media presence is your voice out in the world.  If your target market is other young people, find out what the latest trends are and link to those, then if your story is good enough, it may even go viral.  Facebook and Twitter are quick and easy ways to keep people informed of the latest developments in your business.  Also keep an eye out for other popular apps, like these:

• Add text to videos and images then send them to contacts via SnapChat
- see how SnapChat celeb storyteller Chris Carmichael does it here

• Put your best product images on Instagram

• Take advantage of Pinterest’s buyable pins (and coming soon: promoted pins)
- see Mark Zuckerberg’s Pinterest account here

• WeChat provides both an instant messaging service and a load other functionality

• Stream live videos to your Twitter followers with Meerkat

Check your analytics
Stay on top of what’s happening in your social media and web presence by keeping an eye on your analytics. The basic service is free and can tell you things like where your traffic is coming from, what posts get the most hits, etc.  Then you can do more of what’s working and less of what bombs.

Whether you’re trying to attract investment or sell a finished product, being a successful entrepreneur means educating yourself so you can use the tools at your disposal like a pro.