CAPITAL: The Voice of Business Issue 1, 2015 | Page 68

ENTREPRENEUR
December 2011. She started by training
ETDP SETA Skills Programme facilitators
and then broadened her offering to
include career development coaching, HR
consulting, recruitment and selection, as
well as corporate workplace programmes,
which she now specialises in.
In total, over 160 entrepreneurs have
benefited from the programme through
the participating KZN chambers, and
on average at least three jobs have
been created by each of the succe ssful
programme participants.
“Solving the job creation problem of
the country is dependent on making sure
that there is a thriving entrepreneurial
environment and a thriving small business
environment,” said Oelofse. “Only in that
way can we address inequalities through
job creation.”
First runner-up in the PCB round of The Entrepreneur competition Kaamani
Jangali (right) of Izimbali Florist, with her husband Shalen. PHOTO: PCB.

Second runner-up in the PCB round of The Entrepreneur competition, Taryn Govender (second from
left) of TarynG Training, is presented with her award by (from left) Dumisani Mhlongo (DEDTEA
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regional small business development manager), Andrew Trench (‘The Witness’ editor) and Ashrinee
Gopi (Nedbank area manager). PHOTO: PCB