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Set up and Planning

  • Created a business plan
  • Performed a competitive analysis
  • Created a prototype
  • Tried to sell to customers
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Market Research

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Finances

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Sales

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Operations

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  MicroMentor South Florida

Sabelo Shabangu Entrepreneur

Location South Africa
Venture Industry Graphic Design/Web Production
Languages spoken
  • English
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What I need help with

My background as an entrepreneur

My current challenges

My main challenge is validating the value of my services to my target market.

Secondly, I don't really know where to start in terms of getting leads, and feeding sales to my business.

Lastly, I am caught between doing the work in my business and working on my business so that it can scale. I am not sure when to transition and start employing personnel to do the design work.

Actions I’ve taken so far

The biggest achievement in the business so far is that I have completed a business plan. Most of my "paperwork" is in order - registration documents, bank account etc. I have also put up a portfolio of our work online on behance;

www.behance.net/spazacreativestudio

My future goals

Our biggest ambition is to be part of 100 startup success stories...

Currently, we aren't getting any income... and we aren't even close to our break-even point. So our goal is to start making at least 4 sales per month that are worth at least R5 000 each.

My motivations to work with a mentor

All the world's top athletes and entrepreneurs have coaches to show them the way... so it makes sense that I should also go down the same route. I want to fast track my company's progress through this stage of idea validation and start making sales.


About my venture

Spaza Creative Studio Started 2018

We believe in dreams... and we believe in the potential of the dreams to fulfill these dreams. That's why we use the power of design and design thinking to help startups gain a competitive advantage in their businesses. Spaza Creative Studio is a design agency that focusses on brand strategy and brand identity design.

Our process helps our clients to gain clarity on some of the marketing and branding aspects of their business. The designs we create for them are not only beautiful and attractive, but they are relevant in helping our clients to connect to their customers effectively and build value and trust for their brand.

Countries of operation: South Africa