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It is never an easy task to begin something new, a person needs to be a visionary, highly motivated and a risk taker. A visionary sees beyond what meets the eye. A new horizon is one that is unknown but brings the promises of something new. It is a creation of new prospects that bring hopeful endeavours that shall last as long as the new life created. It is about taking a risk and laying it all on the line. A new horizon teaches us to be independent, to each look for a unique aspect where there has independent, to each look for a unique aspect where there has been previously none. For some it is the light at the end of a tunnel, it is a ray of sunshine that brings with it a new beginning. Only the courageous are brave enough to create something new, they see opportunity where others see challenges. A new horizonparallels a small business which is a discovery made by those ambitions enough to dream for a new way life. This passion needs nurturing; it needs one to believe in passion needs nurturing; it needs one to believe in oneselfbecause for a person to motivate and encourage others they themselves need to be motivated.

A new horizon teaches us to be independent, to each look for a unique aspect where there has been previously none

As a business magazine we aim to motivate people to start their ownbusinesses,and those who already have them not to give up on their recently established ventures during tough times. The key to a successful business is hard workand dedication. Rushing for success is like one trying to drive a car without wheels, the chances of being successful are non-existent. New ideas are a long time investment and ensure that a business is constantly innovating and setting trends instead of being followers. innovating and setting trends instead of being followers. Following trends ensures that your business is always behind trendsetters and it shows a lackof creativity. Business owners often try to look for approval of their products/services from others instead offocusing on success; this often holds the business back.Growth is vital for a business, as a business needs growth to succeed. The magazine to all of us and hopefully to our readers is a new horizon something that is beautiful which has taken hard work, passion and dedication by each one of us. Our horizon is a challenge that we have taken to meet, like any small business we hope to grow into one of the most recognisable names in the industry. ~the team~

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Business owners often try to look for approval of their products/services from others instead offocusing on success; this often holds the business back

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An entrepreneur is someone who sees an opportunity and starts a business to close a gap in the market. Using available opportunities in the economy to make money is part of doing money is part of doing business. Even if you start a business because you have been unemployed for a long time you have tolove you work, be passionate, a hard worker and learn all the worker and learn all the business aspects that will make your business grow and be successful. The unemployment rate in South Africa is very high because most people are not people are not educated and they lack skills. Some say in order to own a business you need a university

If If your work is well planned it will be done very well and your business will operate with very few problems and a lot can be achieved when all the work is planned and work is planned and implemented on me.

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total revenue of R5 million

Over the past months more than fifty B-BBEE related queries received by the AMZV Consulting & Management Company, this encouraged the company to meet face to face with different companies and organizations in this field - SANAS-SA BBEE accreditor. B-BBEE compliance for smaller businesses is simple and imperative, it considered important by the government for businesses to have important by the government for businesses to have a B-BBEE certificate.

Is your turnover under R5 million? so, would you need to get a broad-based black so, would you need to get a broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) certificate and what would the benefits of such a certificate be to your organisation?If your annual turnover is less than R5 million, then your organisation qualifies as an Exempted Micro Enterprise (EME) and will automatically obtain a Level 4 (100% B-BBEE compliance recognition) status. Should your organisation be more than 50% black owned, and you organisation be more than 50% black owned, and you are able to provide proof of this, then you can obtain a Level 3 (110% compliance recognition) status. It is important to notice however, that this threshold figure (turnover amount) might change depending on which sector your organisation falls into.

. To date, the various Sector Codes that have been gazetted are: Codes of Good Practice, Forestry, Transport, Construction, Tourism and Charted Accounting. If you are wondering whether you must have a B-BBEE Certificate in order to run your organisation successfully, then the short answer is no. But, making the decision to get your B-BBEE Certificate might just benefit your organisation and give you the might just benefit your organisation and give you the competitive edge you need to move into the next level of your organisation's strategy. Should your organisation take part in tenders, then referring to the amendments to the Regulations to the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (Regulations gazette No. 34350 - 8 June 2011), the following section was implemented on 7 December 2011:was implemented on 7 December 2011:

Why small business need B-BBEE certificate?

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Your business company will also need to plan a budget that will have enough money for what is needed, planning ahead is vital.

Broad adversing ― as small business have limited funds, they should focus on targeng a specific audience with their adversing. Have you ever seen a billboard that adverses a product that makes no sense in the neighborhood where it is located? This is a waste of money and won’t bring in any new cucustomers. Make sure you’re targeng the right audience with your adversing funds.Unnecessary overhead ―in a large corporaon, no one noces when an employee uses company paper to print, fax or even uses the telephone for personal use. Large companies have a set budget for office supplies, etc., without looking into what they actually need. As a small business, you don’t wawant to stand over your employees and monitor every leer they mail, but you should have a good idea what the company needs to run smoothly. Saving on the lile things can add up to a lot.Doing everything alone ―every entrepreneur needs to know when to ask for help. This largely affects small businesses. Large companies oen have the resources to hire independent firms to help the business for example a large corporaon may decide to hire a PR firm to handle their publicity and an independeindependent markeng team. A small business isn’t afforded the same privilege but that doesn’t mean that all the work should rest on one person’s shoulders. A consultant on a freelance basis could be hired for some input. Never hesitate to ask for help, as it could save you money and a lot of stress.

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SanlamRank in Africa: 5 Forbes Global Rank: 631Country: South Africa Industry: InsuranceSales ($Bil): 10.29 Profits ($Bil): 1.03 Profits ($Bil): 1.03 Assets ($Bil): 47.32 Market Value ($Bil): 5.65

TelkomRank in Africa: 6 Forbes Global Rank: 803Country: South Africa Industry: TelecommunicationsIndustry: TelecommunicationsSales ($Bil): 7.08 Profits ($Bil): 1.19 Assets ($Bil): 8.03 Market Value ($Bil): 9.67

Impala Platinum HoldingsRank in Africa: 7 Forbes Global Rank: 815Forbes Global Rank: 815Country: South Africa Industry: MaterialsSales ($Bil): 4.46 Profits ($Bil): 1.03 Assets ($Bil): 7.08 Market Value ($Bil): 26.65

Royal CaribbeanRoyal CaribbeanRank in Africa: 8 Forbes Global Rank: 855Country: Liberia Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureSales ($Bil): 6.15 Profits ($Bil): 0.60 Assets ($Bil): 14.98 Assets ($Bil): 14.98 Market Value ($Bil): 7.47

Orascom Telecom

Rank in Africa: 9 Forbes Global Rank: 865Country: Egypt Industry: TelecommunicationsSales ($Bil): 4.44 Profits ($Bil): 0.73 Profits ($Bil): 0.73 Assets ($Bil): 8.64 Market Value ($Bil): 16.61

Investec

Rank in Africa: 10 Forbes Global Rank: 904Country: South Africa/United Country: South Africa/United Kingdom Industry: Diversified FinancialsSales ($Bil): 3.85 Profits ($Bil): 0.67Assets ($Bil): 51.65 Market Value ($Bil): 4.82

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