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LEA EXTERNAL NEWSLETTER | Entrepre-NEWS @ your finger tips

1st Quarter | 2016-2017

LEA overall winner at MITI Parastatal Games7

MITI 2015-16 Excellence AwardsPage 6

LEA Clients GraduatePage 2

Breaking New Grounds: Disabled Group From Etsha 6 Enroll At LEA Glen Valley Incubator

Looking back at the activities that we have engaged in and projects that LEA has worked on during the first quarter of 2016/2017, it reminds me just how dynamic we are as an organisation.

Despite the busy agenda in the business fraternity, we have remained true to our core Value Proposition, “Empowering the entrepreneur to start and grow their business”. As you peruse through this newsletter, the one thing that I hope will strike you is the sheer range and diversity of work that LEA engages in.

LEA continues to focus on its strategic objectives and works to provide quality business advisory services to various enterprises across Botswana. The interventions LEA provides to entrepreneurs would not be possible were it not for all the stakeholders that we work with. During the month of April 2016, LEA hosted the SMME Pitso and Seminar that brought together the SMME sector development institutions, local SMMEs across all sectors, the private sector, Government departments, Parastatals and the public at large; to deliberate on issues concerning the SMME development sector in Botswana. The platform availed an opportunity for SMMEs to share their success as well as challenges they face in running their businesses.

We continually strive to make positive contributions in the lives of Batswana. LEA renders services that integrate sustainability into the very heart of each enterprise, where our efforts create value for our clients and the business community.

The month of May 2016 marked yet another celebration of the success of two Palapye based Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) clients trading as Isabel Guest Suites & Tours and Lifestyle Architects. The LEA hosted a graduation ceremony to celebrate the successful completion of the capacity development plans designed for clients to advance their businesses into competitive and sustainable enterprises. The clients have proven that they can successfully run the business on their own through a series of interventions received from the Authority.

In the spirit of staff wellness, we continue our commitment to inspire happier, healthier lives through engaging our LEA Stars in various sporting activities. LEA engaged

in the annual All Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) games, on the 4th of June 2016, where they were competing with other MITI Parastatals. The LEA team through its commitment, team effort and winning spirit, became the overall winner.

In conclusion, we are proud of the businesses we have assisted from when they started to where they have grown. We continue to support and hand hold these businesses with the guidance of the LEA dedicated workforce throughout our branch network. We are committed to building on their successes, by integrating sustainabil ity into their business.

Thank you for your keen interest in the Authority, we welcome your feedback.

Dr. TTK MatomeChief Executive Officer

Our Vision To be the centre of excellence for entrepreneurship and sustainable SMME development in Botswana.

Our Mission To promote and facilitate entrepreneurship and SMME development through targeted interventions in pursuit of economic diversification.

Our Value Proposition “Empowering the entrepreneur to start and grow their business.”

LEA Values Self-Driven We are passionate, eager to learn, persistent and determined to achieve personal goals so that the entire team achieves its desired results.

Transformational Leadership We are inspired and self-led, motivated, innovative and accountable to achieve maximum potential in a favourable work environment.

Partnership Through our internal teamwork and effective partnership with stakeholders, our efforts are synergized resulting in the success of our clientele.

Botho We are courteous, polite, and approachable. We execute all our transactions with clients and other stakeholders with integrity.

“Mogwebi, re go tlhoma kwa pele.”

CEO’S FOREWORD

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LEA NEWSLETTER | QUARTER 1 (2016-2017)

CONTENTS

Local Enterprise Authority hosts the sixth Botswana SMME Pitso and Seminar 1

LEA Clients Graduate 2

Breaking new grounds: Disabled group from Etsha 6 enroll at LEA Glen Valley incubator 3

LEA hosts a workshop on property development 4

Client profile: Dream Flavours 5

MITI 2015-16 Excellence Awards 6

Client profile: Lucky Adventure Safari 7

LEA trains local entreprenuers 8

Client profile: Malerie Restuarant 9

LEA participates at the 2016 Business Botswana Fair 10-11

LEA participates at the Youth Business Exposition 2016 12

Complaints Process 13

Client Profile: Zutshwa Salt Project 14

Flea Markets In Pictures 15

Client Profile: Spruce Farm 16

LEA Overall Winner At MITI Parastatal Games 17

The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) hosted the sixth annual Botswana SMME Pitso and Seminar at Fairgrounds Holdings in Gaborone, on the 21st of April, 2016.

The forum brought together the SMME sector development institutions, local SMMEs across all sectors, ministries, parastatals, the private sector and the public at large; to deliberate on issues concerning the SMME development in Botswana. The platform availed an opportunity for SMMEs to share their successes as well as challenges they face in running their businesses. Furthermore, it explored possible solutions to the challenges cited, and how best various stakeholders in the SMME development sector can enhance the operating environment for SMMEs to thrive, and attain the requisite competitiveness. This year’s event was held under the theme, “Capacitating SMMEs: A Catalyst to Employment Creation in Botswana”.

In his opening remarks, the LEA Chief Executive Officer, Dr. T.T.K. Matome noted that SMMEs experience challenges ranging from inaccessibility of operating land/space, high utility fees, and inability to access markets and funding amongst others.The Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), Honourable Vincent Seretse informed attendees that the SMME sector’s main challenge was sustainability; hence his responsibility as the Minister of MITI was to develop competitive and sustainable SMMEs that will create jobs to fellow citizens.

The motivational speaker of the day Dr. Tiroyaone Mampane, the founder and Managing Director of Boitekanelo Group of Companies, encouraged entrepreneurs to be focused and to understand their markets and customer needs. He advised them to benchmark from relevant stakeholders and competitors in order to learn the industry’s best practices.

SMMEs attending the Botswana SMME Pitso and Seminar also had an opportunity to further attend Seminar sessions in the afternoon of the same date. These platforms were conducted by various capacity building institutions and stakeholders who have the ability to make positive impact on the growth of SMMEs in Botswana. Organizations that participated at this year’s seminars are Office of the President (ESP), Botswana Investment and Trade Centre, Botswana Chamber of Mines, Tokafala, Debswana, Sefalana, Department of Labour, Botswana Insurance Company, Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency and Department of Tourism.

Two LEA supported SMMEs, Mrs. Nkata Seleka of Sleek Foods and Ms. Sephiwe Phillimon of Isabel Guest Suites and Tours gave testimonials on how the LEA assisted them realize their goals of building successful businesses.

LOCAL ENTERPRISE AUTHORITY HOSTS THE SIXTH BOTSWANA SMME PITSO AND SEMINAR


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The LEA hosted a graduation ceremony to celebrate the successful completion of the capacity development plans designed for clients to advance their businesses into competitive and sustainable enterprises. The month of May marked yet another celebration of the success of two Palapye based Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) clients trading as Isabel Guest Suites & Tours and Lifestyle Architects.

Mr and Mrs Kgamane, owners of Lifestyle Architects registered with the Local Enterprise Authority beginning of 2010 and got assistance from the business plan development stage to now being a remarkable Architectural firm it is today.

Other interventions offered by LEA included training on Human Resources Policy, Quality Awareness. The Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2008) Certification by BOBS, which is in progress. In order to foster linkages, exposure and widen the client’s networks. LEA also facilitated Lifestyle Architects to exhibit at trade fairs such as the

2015 Global Expo.

Ms. Sephiwe Phillimon, owner of Isabel Guest Suites & Tours registered with LEA in 2010. Equally, her business was offered a series of training courses to enhance business growth. These include among others; Hospitality and Website Development, Sales and Marketing training, Trade Show Readiness training, Business Coaching in Record Keeping, Customer Service Coaching, and Branding of the business. LEA also exposed Ms. Sephiwe to various trade fairs which include among others exhibition at the 2010 Botswana SMME Conference and Fair, as well as the 2015 Tourism Indaba Trade Fair in South Africa. The interventions received by Isabel assisted her business to attain a two (2) star grading from the Botswana Tourism Organization.

Both clients have also received training on Sales and Marketing, Customer Service, Branding of the business and development of promotional material, Product and Process Improvement among

others.

Over and above all the interventions rendered by LEA to these two enterprises, the Authority also guided them by providing general business advisory, coaching and mentoring services. Both graduates have proven that they can successfully operate in today’s competitive sphere through the interventions received from LEA. The Authority applauds them for the positive commitment in starting and growing their businesses.

LEA CLIENTS GRADUATE

Ms. Phillimon, owner of Isabel Guest Suites and Tours giving a testimony

Mrs. Kgamane of Lifestyle Architects and Ms. Phillimon of Isabel Guest Suites & Tours flaked by the LEA Serowe Branch Team.

Mrs. Kgamane (Left) and Ms. Phillimon (Right) receiving certificate of completion from Director, Corporate and Stakeholder Communications, Mrs. B Kgomanyane.

Mrs. Kgamane, owner of Lifestyle Architects addressing attendees at the Graduation


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BREAKING NEW GROUNDS: DISABLED GROUP FROM ETSHA-6 ENROLL AT LEA GLEN VALLEY INCUBATOR IN GABORONE

In a bid to advance horticulture production under a protected environment, the Local Enterprise Authority (LEA), through its Glen Valley Horticulture Incubator enrolled a group of people living with disability for a 10 months training programme.

Mwatamwaya (Serelatlheng) as the group of eight is affectionally known, originates from Etsha 6, in the Ngamiland District, and has been incubated to learn how to grow cherry and table tomatoes in a Tunnel production environment. The group plans to plough back their learnings at their seven (7) hectares farm in Etsha 6.

Through the programme, LEA hopes that the learnings from the incubator will enable them to grow their horticulture project . When they return to their base they’ll also be able to feed their families, restore their dignity, and change their lives.

Ms. Betty Francis-Technology Coach at the Glen Valley incubator demonstrating how to clean tomatoes

Team member of Mwatamwaya Group picking cherry tomatoes at the Glen Valley incubator

Mwatamwaya Group packaging tomatoes at the incubator, readying them for the market.

Ms. Betty Francis, Technology Coach at LEA Glen Valley Incubator demonstrating to Mwatamwaya team members how to pick tomatoes.


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In its quest to promote and facilitate entrepreneurship and SMME development in the Southern Region, the LEA Kanye Branch organized a workshop on property development on the 12th May 2016.

This was triggered by the fact that most people have been allocated commercial as well as business plots and they are failing to develop them. The hindrance has been identified as limited knowledge on property development as well as property markets. The workshop was held at the Branch premises.

The Kanye Branch saw it befitting to create a platform where clients and stakeholders could converge to deliberate on pertinent issues pertaining to property development in the Southern District. Some of the stakeholders who attended the workshop included CEDA, Stocker Fleetwood-Bird, Council Physical Planning Department, Wise-touch Botswana (Moladi Building Technology) and the Botswana Building Society.

The objectives of the workshop were to:• expose clients to information, knowledge and ideas on the Property Industry. • diversify the regional economy away from high reliance on Dry-land Farming.

• stimulate interest in the industry and motivate the businesses to explore opportunities within the Real Estate Industry. Among the invited audience were clients holding commercial plots for various uses such as Shopping Complex, Office Space, General Dealers, Guesthouses and Multi -Residential.

During the deliberations, SMMEs were enlightened on the following:-• Market feasibility study on property industry in Botswana• Property Leasing (Pre-lease Contract)• Property Development• Property Management• Available property markets identified in the Southern District• Financing Requirements

Questions and comments sessionSenior Manager South Mr. Segwagwe giving vote of thanks

LEA HOSTS A WORKSHOP ON PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT


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White Angels (Pty) Ltd which trades as Dream Flavours started its operations in October 2009. It is situated at Bokaa Ward in Molepolole. Dream Flavours products consists of yoghurt, different falvours of fruit juice concentrates, madila (sour milk) and ice pops. It is a pioneering citizen owned company that is involved in beverage products and procures all its raw materials from local suppliers and processes them at the LEA factory shell into hygienically packed, fresh and high quality products. These products in all their tasty Flavours of Mango, Guava, and Peach & Apricot are delivered in the shortest possible time to meet the demands and desires of the valued clients.

They registered for LEA services in 2010 and have benefited from LEA through services that include Coaching and Monitoring, Technology Audit, Business Planning, and General Business Advisory services. Trainings undertaken through LEA include Food Safety & Hygiene, Operational Health & Safety and Supervisory Skills. They have also benefited from attending LEA Roadshows and Flea Markets.

CLIENT PROFILE: DREAM FLAVOURS


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The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) scooped two awards at the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) 2015/16 Excellence Awards Ceremony which was held on 20th May 2016, at the Travel Lodge in Gaborone. The Authority was recognized as the most Economic Diversification Drive (EDD) Compliant Parastatal, and retained the Most Media Visible Parastatal Award it won from the previous year.


MITI 2015-16 EXCELLENCE AWARDS

The Economic Diversification Drive (EDD) Compliant Parastatal, and the Most Media Visible Parastatal Awards

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Lucky Adventure Safari is a licensed Botswana tour operator based in Kasane which is the furthest Northern town of Botswana bordering three countries: Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Kasane is a unique location because this is where the four countries meet on the confluence of the two major rivers, Chobe and the mighty Zambezi therefore has high tourism activities. The company is 100% citizen owned by two youth entrepreneurs being Mpho Mokgowe and Modiakgotla Lucky Mokgowe. A trip with Lucky Adventure Safari is a life time experience and no one will ever want to miss the opportunity to tour and enjoy a true African bush life. The company employs 4 people including its two directors and they joined LEA in August 2015.

Their main objectives is to offer best tailor made camping mobile safaris and tours that are designed to exceed their guests expectations, covering all the Botswana National Parks. Specializing on small groups assures tourists special holiday because the guides are able to give them full attention. Activities include, Game drives, walking safaris, bird watching, Bushmen walks, village tours, and Mokoro/canoeing day trip.

Lucky Adventure Safari has been offered various interventions by LEA that include Entrepreneurship Development Training, Business Plan, assistance with acquisition of land for Campsite and Technology Audit.

CLIENT PROFILE: LUCKY ADVENTURE SAFARI


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The Local Enterprise Authority through its Capacity Development Division has trained a group of aspiring entrepreneurs on different courses that include Entrepreneurship Development (EDT), Sales and Marketing, Records Keeping and Business Planning since the month of May 2016 to June 2016. The trainings that ran for a period of five days each were held at LEA training centres located Maun, Tsabong, Gaborone and Francistown.

EDT empowers the trainee with competences necessary for an entrepreneur to start and grow successful businesses. It also covers business opportunity identification, Risk taking, market research, business plan framework and action planning to achieve objectives. The objective of the training is to assess whether the would-be- entrepreneur has the right qualities to enable them to operate businesses. Aspiring entrepreneurs are also helped to identify and overcome weaknesses that can be a hindrance in running their businesses.

The Sales and Marketing course trains entrepreneurs on how to do a thorough market research to check on whether the product they want to venture into can sell. They learn how to get a product or service to the market, how to promote it and how to influence behaviour to encourage sales.

The entrepreneurs who attended Business Planning course cited that it gave them an in-depth understanding on how to put all the ingredients needed in a business plan. They learned how to create a form of a roadmap which will guide them how to run their business. During the course, they also covered all the components of a business plan and used the information they got from the principles of marketing to inform the marketing plan of same.

As part of a closing ceremony, aspirants were awarded achievement prizes and completion certificates from LEA as a form of recognition for their dedication to complete the programme. In officially closing the training workshop, one of the graduates Ms. Kgomotso Siska gave a vote of thanks, compelling the graduates to further drive their ambitions to greatness. She thanked the Authority for availing them a chance to continue nurturing their entrepreneurship drive, requesting that LEA continue to recognize and support Batswana’s potential for great entrepreneurship abilities. Ms. Siska further mentioned that LEA’s slogan, “Mogwebi re go tlhoma kwa pele”, was indeed enacted through the training workshops that LEA offers.

LEA TRAINS LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS

Mr. Victor Ramaribana conducting an Entreprenuership Development Training

One of the students receiving a prize at the prize giving and closing ceremony

Group photo of all the trainees

Mr. Wame Kefhetoge, trainer, handing over certificate of completion to course attendee


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CLIENT PROFILE: MALERIE RESTAURANTMalerie Restaurant is a wholly citizen owned company incorporated in 2000 in the village of Thamaga, Botswana. The restaurant provides its clientele with a tasty dining experience comprised of healthy, natural and fresh meals.

The company employs 8 citizens who take up roles within the Production and Administration Departments. Their main customers are individual walk-ins, Government employees and Corporates such as Engineers International. It is a citizen owned company with Mr. Thomas Nkwe as the Manager and Mr. Mothusi Seloko as the Director.

Malerie Group registered for LEA services in 2015 and has benefited from LEA through services that include Coaching and Monitoring, Branding & Packaging and General Business Advisory. Trainings undertaken through LEA include Food Safety & Hygiene, Supervisory Skills and Customer Service. They have since opened another restaurant in Thamaga and are planning on opening a braai pack centre very soon.


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LEA participated at the 2016 Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair held in May 2016 at the Gerald Estate Showgrounds in Francistown. The exhibition was held under the theme, “Connecting Ideas, Creating Opportunities”. The 2016 BBNTF brought more spectacular, rich and robust additions this year in the form of Business Seminars and Networking Sessions.

Businesses that took part at the Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair have been urged to use the fair to engage in synergies as well as partnerships that can help take their ventures to greater heights. Mr. Paul Taylor, the Botswana Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) Chief Executive Officer officiated at the 22nd Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair. He advised the business community to embrace innovation and add value to their products in order to meet demands of the 21st century.“Entrepreneurs with resources and time can leverage and discover ways to grow by connecting with the right

people in order to grow their ventures. We live in an economy, where it is increasingly important to make connections and explore new things,” said Taylor.He also urged the business community to explore other critical industries such as manufacturing, information, communications and technology, renewable energy and agriculture; as such areas are very viable and have ample growth opportunities.

Business Botswana Chief Executive Officer, Dr Raciuos Moatshe said the BBNTF has become an ideal platform for businesses to promote their products and services to a wider range of market clusters and segments. He said it serves as a market place for industry professionals and market players in the different sectors to share their innovation, ideas and business initiatives for promoting creative content and services.

LEA PARTICIPATES AT THE 2016 BUSINESS BOTSWANA FAIR

Mr. Outlwile M. Ebutswe, Market Analyst conducting buyer sellers with LEA client Big Sam Hubber

A potential client visiting the Big Sam Hubber stall to enquire about their services

Classic Holdings, a LEA client exhibiting at the Business Botswana Fair

Doctor’s Aid, a LEA client, welcoming visitors to their stall


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Business Name Subsector Branch Products

Classic Holdings t/s Furniture Embassy

Furniture manufacturing Francistown Office furniture, upholstery, domestic furniture.

Big Sam Hubber Tour operator Kasane Game drive, boat cruise

Doctors Aid Medical aid scheme Gaborone Medical Aid services


LEA PARTICIPATES AT THE 2016 BUSINESS BOTSWANA FAIR cont...

LEA clients who exhibited at BBNTF:

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The LEA participated at the First Annual Youth, Business Exposition which was hosted by the Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture held in the month of May 2016 at Boipuso Hall, Fairgrounds, Gaborone.

The Expo, themed “Where Young People strive for success”, attracted over 200 youth businesses across Botswana. The Expo accorded the youth business owners opportunities to network with potential buyers of their goods and services. Eight (8) LEA assisted SMMEs also showcased their products during this expo.

When giving a keynote address at the event, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Honourable Thapelo Olopeng implored the Expo participants to utilize the opportunity to network and see how they can work together with other youth entrepreneurs to improve their businesses. He also announced that successful youth owned businesses that were financed by his Ministry through the Youth Development Fund (YDF) will be re-financed to boost their businesses. He explained that refinancing is crucial as it will ensure their continued growth. The Expo was characterized by workshops that were conducted alongside the exhibition to capacitate youth business owners.

LEA PARTICIPATES AT THE YOUTH BUSINESS EXPOSITION 2016

Business Name Sub-Sector Products Business Location

Innovative Fashion Designs

Textile Fashion clothes; Clothes and School Uniform

Ramotswa

Bokay Investments Textile Fashion clothes Ramotswa

Leather Intellectual Enterprises

Leather work Leather Products: Leather, shoes, bags, belts etc

Ramotswa

Okemp5 (PTY) LTD Leather work Leather Products: Leather, shoes, bags, belts etc

Gaborone

Earth Vitamins Meat processing Biltong, burger patties, wors

Pilane

Sleek Foods Relish Production Tomato & Onion relish Pilane

Runko Upholstery & Leather Products

Leather work Traditional Leather Attire, car seat covers, cushion covers, wallets, key holders, repairs and upholstery.

Gaborone

Fashion Tips (Pty) Ltd. Textile Fashion Design Francistown


List of LEA clients who exhibited at the Youth Business Expo:

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List of LEA clients who exhibited at the Youth Business Expo:COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE

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Zutshwa Salt project is a business operation of Qhaa Qhing Conservation Trust that is 100% owned by the community of Zutshwa. Zutshwa salt project is located in Zutshwa Village approximately 60km west of Hukuntsi. Zutshwa Salt project started operations in August 1991. The project closed down in 2004 due to lack of funds. In August 2014, the project got funding and opened its operations again. The project mines coarse salt for sale. The salt is suitable for livestock consumption. The salt has been tested and has also been found to be fit for human consumption.

Relationship with LEAThe business registered with LEA in 2015 and has since received the following interventions from the Authority; Entrepreneurship Development Training, Market Gap Analysis, Development of Marketing strategy, Branding, Packaging and labeling implementation, Occupational health and Safety training, chemical analysis, safety analysis, Intellectual property and patents awareness training, trade show readiness awareness training and general business advisory services.

CLIENT PROFILE: ZUTSHWA SALT PROJECT


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FLEA MARKETS IN PICTURES


LEA held flea markets across the country, to afford SMMEs a platform to showcase, sell and market their products and services. The events were a success characterised by the sales and orders. The flea markets have proved to be lucrative for LEA assisted SMMEs, as well as Gender Affairs Department and Youth Department clients. These are held on a monthly basis across the LEA branch network.

Below are products showcased at the various flea markets:

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A motivated and young entrepreneur of vegetable production, Mr. Deboyson Mathe joined LEA as a pre-start up client in 2008. He is the sole owner of the Spruce Farm, located in Kgari, near Masunga. He started business operation in April 2012, and produces different crops such as green pepper, tomatoes, and butternut in an area of 2 hectares. The total size of the farm is 6.7 hectares.

The client was also funded by the Department of Youth to buy a tunnel in a bid to improve technology, achieve continuous production and to curb harsh weather conditions all year round in order to achieve high yield. The business’ market comprises of individuals, Masunga Choppies Supermarket, Tutume Choppies Supermarket and Francistown Spar.

Relationship with LEAAs a LEA Client, he has been assisted with several interventions such as training on Sales & Marketing, Principles of Marketing, Principles of Irrigation, Budgeting, Costing & Pricing, Taxation, Entrepreneurship Development training and Horticulture Techniques. Further assistance was on Technology gap analysis, Technology audit and Market Access. To further enhance his skills he attended various awareness workshops such as Seedling Production & Nursery Management, Handling and use of Chemicals, Soil Testing and Branding, Packaging & Labelling Awareness. He has attended several events organized by LEA such as SMME Pitso and the LEA Market Day. LEA

also assisted him with business plans to source funds from NDB and Youth Development Fund.

The client has also gone for benchmarking at various facilities but not limited to the following:• Glen Valley –LEA Incubator: to benchmark on protected farming systems.• NAMPO in RSA: He benchmarked on latest technologies, new farming methods and other Agricultural related activities.• Dikabeya-NAMPAAD Benchmarking: he benchmarked on farming methods and good farming practices adopted.

CLIENT PROFILE: SPRUCE FARM


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The winter season, in her adolescence, saw the Local Enterprise Authority stars shine bright on one eventful Saturday, as they emerged winners during the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) Parastatal games. The first Saturday of June had acquainted itself with an unforgiving cold, hell-bent on separating the Olympians from the spectators.

The annual spectacles of games were hosted by the Copyright Society of Botswana (COSBOTS) at the Bank of Botswana grounds in Block 5, Gaborone and pitted the usually corporate looking men and women to compete against each other. Amongst the list of parastatals who competed were the defending champions, Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA), who were undoubtedly looking to retain their title as the Overall Best Organization but in order to do this were to fend off teams from LEA, Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS), Competition Authority (CA), Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) as well as hosts, COSBOTS.

With three sporting knockout codes to be contested in volleyball, netball and football, coupled with the athletic competitions that comprised of the 100M and 200M sprints,100M 4 by 1 relay sprints, the CEOs’ race and the tug of war, LEA coaches and teams had their work cut out for them. The sporting codes were not the only

consideration on the judging criteria that LEA team(s) had to be vigilant against. Judges were also very particular on the branding of the Parastatals stalls, having the Best Branded Stall as another award that was up for grabs.

The organization that acquired the highest collective points would be legible for the most prestigious award of the competition being the Overall Best Organization. This totalled the number of trophies to be won to seven: Overall Best Organization, Best Branded Stall, Best in Athletics, Best in Tug of War, Best in Volleyball, Best in Netball and Best in Football, with teams occupying either position one, two or three under each judging criteria.

The LEA football team showed relentless determination in winning the football trophy, having beaten rivals BDC 5-1 in their first match, but succumbed to fatigue in the second match, inadvertently losing to COSBOTS 4-1, which saw them being eliminated from the title race. The netball team also failed to win the Best in Netball title when they finished third after a loss to CEDA.

The evening was filled with jubilation as LEA was crowned the Best Overall Organization after scooping first places in both athletics and tug of war competitions.

LEA IS THE OVERALL WINNER AT 2016/17 MITI PARASTATAL GAMES

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Contact Centre: 0800 155 155

Head OfficePrivate Bag 191, Gaborone, Botswana.

Tel: +267 364 4000 Fax: +267 364 4001

Contact Centre: 0800 155 155www.lea.co.bw

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