Our guest today is Arifa Parkar. Arifa is the Western Cape Business Opportunities Forum(Wecbof) CEO, a business platform that gives entrepreneursaccess to opportunities, information and training. Arifa alsohas her own radio show on Radio 786, ‘The EntrepreneurialSlot’ and has been nominated twice for the CEO Magazine’sAward Programme, “Most Influential Women in South Africa”.

Retail Capital - Roll with the Punches

Tips for Entrepreneurs, with Arifa Parker

Our guest today is Karl Westvig. Karl founded Retail Capital. It provides working capital finance to small businesses to allow them to take advantage of business growth opportunities. In 1999, he founded the RCS Group and helped build it into one of the largest consumer finance businesses in South Africa with debtors in excess of R2.5bn. Karl’s specialties include Financial Inclusion, Consumer and SME Finance in Africa, Credit Scoring, Risk Management and Entrepreneurship.

Accessing Funding, with Karl Westvig

Our guest today is Mandla Khupe. Mandla is Head of Commercial in Retail Capital’s FinTech Division. He has an 8 year track record in the financial services industry, specialising in lending across various categories including Business Banking, Asset Management and Investment Banking. He is passionate about financial inclusion in developing markets and his skills lie in understanding transaction-specific risks including business, financial, credit and legal risks.

Tracking Transactions, with Mandla Khupe

Our guest today is Mike Anderson. Mike is the Founder and Chief Executive at NSBC.Africa. NSBC.Africa is a dynamic non-profit organisation committed to the success of small and medium sized businesses in South Africa. Mike talks about the importance of tuning your business model to the needs of your market. He also stresses the three P's: persistence, passion and perseverance. 

Persistence, Passion & Perseverance, with Mike Anderson

Our guest for today is Anni Wilhelmi, founder of CrossRoads Co and Head of the Women Presidents' Organisation South Africa. Anni is passionate about entrepreneurship and empowering business leaders. Her South African WPO members contribute R9 million to the annual South African economy. Anni talks about how marketing is muscle, not fact. She stresses that entrepreneurs protect cash flow in the tough times. 

Marketing, Cash Flow & Women in Business, with Anni Wilhelmi

Our guest for today is Waheed Adam. Waheed is a self-professed serial entrepreneur and the President of the Entrepreneur’s Organisation in Cape Town. Waheed believes the technology sector has the most opportunity to impact the world. He is the founder of Prime Group, which aims to build and improve this sector in Africa and the world. Waheed advises SMEs to get involved with entrepreneurial communities, build their businesses carefully and to employ people who are capable of doing the job. 

It's not all Doom and Gloom, with Waheed Adam

Welcome to the Roll with the Punches Podcast brought to you by Retail Capital. We recently commissioned a survey across South Africa to small and medium sized business owners. Our biggest finding? It’s tough out there. But it’s not all doom and gloom. We’re in your corner, and together with some of South Africa’s top entrepreneurs and industry leaders, we are excited to bring you practical advice and insights to help you grow your business.

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Retail Capital - Roll with the Punches

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