Starfair Business Consulting
Marketing Services in Cape Town

The business operates within the social and economic development sphere in an attempt to assist in achieving the development targets of all 3 spheres of government. The 2 members of SBC collectively have 20 years experience in business consulting, retail management, clothing manufacturing, business banking and construction and home improvements. Social Enterprise is our main focus as it tackles both economic and social issues of communities and societies. Training programmes in various technical, sector specific and management disciplines is offered depending on the training needs of the clients. The training offered is personalised, value for money and diversified depending on the client’s specifications. Spearhead major projects, funding initiatives for the target groups as agreed as common goal for the community. Keep a comprehensive centralised database of form of funding and training on an on-going basis. Access funding from public and private donor agencies nationally and internationally for community projects. Act as project Managers and Facilitators for projects emanating from funders, Government and other groups or individuals within communities. Pursue community development projects with donor funding for monitoring and evaluation. Act to avoid duplication in funding community development projects. Facilitate a good understanding between project beneficiaries and funders. Provide mentorship to the funded community projects to ensure continuity and sustainability. Feasibility studies to determine legal, technical, marketing, financial and managementnviability of projects. Business Plans for starting a business, expanding a business, obtaining start-up or expansion funding and franchising. Marketing is one of the critical foundation stones to the overall success of any business. Marketing options are wide and varied, be it informal word of mouth to trendy, upmarket advertising. That being said, inadequate in ineffective marketing often leads to missed opportunities that could have otherwise led to profit for the business. There are many business owners who understand this and incorporate creative and cost effective marketing tools that best suit their business. For the month of September we will be exploring the Value of Marketing for your business. Top 4 things funders look for In search of funding, the small business owner must ensure that he or she has their bases covered. We have found that clients are not always sure what the difference is between Bookkeeping and Accounting. Finding the right price and value balance may be harder for some businesses than for others. In our many years of experience, we have discovered that most entrepreneurs seem to make the assumption that finance is the answer to all their problems.