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Empowering Young Entrepreneurs Funding Connecting Mentorship & Advice Knowledge Portal That song is an online music website that assists people to find songs that are generally featured on trending TV adverts, movies and documentaries. Bianca Enoch Entrepreneur Grade: 11 Company Name: That song School: Sastri College Result: Business is not operational. Progress since Jumpstart Package: This student has had a few challenges on how to service her clients through her website. She requires back end access to the website but does not have the necessary skills. The Jumpstart team is working with this learner to find alternatives and solutions for her problems. Empowering Young Entrepreneurs Funding Connecting Mentorship & Advice Knowledge Portal NRG Management focuses on assisting businesses to reduce their carbon emissions by providing advise on how to save energy and as well as conducting environmental audits. Dhaveena Iyer Entrepreneur Grade: 11 Company Name: NRG Management School: Sastri College Result: Business is operational. Progress since Jumpstart Package: This learner was working during the holidays at COP17 in an attempt to gain experience to service her clients on environmental audits. She has told the team that she can operate her business and people have been contacting her to begin work. Dhaveena, however, feels that she needs a bit more time to conduct research and find out how she can join the South African Environmental Counsel. Empowering Young Entrepreneurs Funding Connecting Mentorship & Advice Knowledge Portal Emily’s Wash and Go is a carwash based in North Beach. Emily Gabony had seen the need for a carwash in the area and hopes to fulfill that need by providing a value for money carwash. Emily Gabony Entrepreneur Grade: 11 Company Name: Emily’s Wash and Go School: Sastri College Result: Business is not operational. Progress since Jumpstart Package: Emily’s Wash and Go has managed to make a turnover of R2 000.00 over the December holidays. The learner had to pay rent of R1 200.00 for the period she was operating within and she had employed her friends to wash cars. She has explained to the team that her business location was only available for the holidays and she has yet to find a new location. She is in negotiation with other businesses about using their premises and paying rent. She also lacks equipment and needs a financial boost to start-up. Empowering Young Entrepreneurs Funding Connecting Mentorship & Advice Knowledge Portal Automatic Locks aims to assist businesses and households, by providing security systems at affordable prices. Wasim Cassim Entrepreneur Grade: 11 Company Name: Automatic Locks School: Sastri College Result: Business is not operational. Progress since Jumpstart Package: Wasim Cassim had manage to get a hold of someone in the industry who fixes gates and fits alarms and requested to part-time with the company to learn how automatic lock systems work and how to fit these systems. He is also researching the system he would like to use. The team has advised him to begin selling the systems, source clients and outsource a company to do the fitting and maintenance. Empowering Young Entrepreneurs Funding Connecting Mentorship & Advice Knowledge Portal Chatania Pitam was inspired by her father who is a carpenter by trade. Tans Interiors deals with interior décor products and services. The young entrepreneur saw this opportunity as a way of adding value to her fathers business. Chatania Pitam Entrepreneur Grade: 11 Company Name: Tans Interiors School: Sastri College Result: Business is not operational. Progress since Jumpstart Package: This student is currently being mentored by her father. She would like to add value to his business by means of promoting and selling his products under her business name. Being mentored by her father has helped Chatania to get more insight into her future studies as well. Empowering Young Entrepreneurs Funding Connecting Mentorship & Advice Knowledge Portal D’litful Chicken is a chicken wholesaler based in the Durban area. ? Bilal Seedat Entrepreneur Grade: 11 Company Name: D’lightful Chicken School: Sastri College Result: Business is not operational. Progress since Jumpstart Package: This learner has decided to operate his business with the help of his father. Bilal’s father has an existing wholesale chicken business and is willing to mentor and guide Bilal in developing his own part of the business. Empowering Young Entrepreneurs Funding Connecting Mentorship & Advice Knowledge Portal House of Treats was a venture that was born out of two entrepreneur’s love for the art of baking. They specialise in muffins, scones, savouries and cakes. Mayuri and Caylene Entrepreneur Grade: 11 Company Name: House of Treats School: Sastri College Result: Business is operational. Progress since Jumpstart Package: House of Treats was a venture that was born out of two entrepreneurs love for the art of baking. Their common interest brought them together to form a venture that has seen them supply an array of delicious treats to those customers that simply do not have the time or skill to prepare themselves. The business has a loyal and most satisfied customer base. The business has, since receiving a Jumpstart package, seen a highly successful festive period, earning a profit of R2 000. The Programme has allocated capital to allow the entrepreneurs to purchase new equipment that would help the venture cope with high demand periods. Stickers are also being produced for the packaging Empowering Young Entrepreneurs Ekonomee aims to create a new financial awareness amongst the youth. Yajna Bhagwanda will hold seminars where she will provide students with advice and assistance to manage their finances better. Yajna Bhagwanda Entrepreneur Grade: 11 Company Name: Ekonomee School: Sastri College Result: Business is not operational. Progress since Jumpstart Package: This student’s business is currently in its planning phase . She has been working on plans on how to present her work to students. She has been doing research and compiling relevant information that she needs to conduct her lessons, She is negotiating with her school for a venue after school hours. Empowering Young Entrepreneurs Funding Connecting Mentorship & Advice Knowledge Portal The purpose of this business is to assist teenagers and young adults ground themselves and to successfully learn the art of karate and self defence. Lauren Justien Entrepreneur Grade: 11 Company Name: Young Dragons Self defence School: Sastri College Result: Business is not operational. Progress since Jumpstart Package: This student has managed to secure a venue for her classes, at school on Fridays. She also has potential clients. The student, however, cannot begin because she does not have the necessary equipment to conduct lessons. The team has promised her a financial boost as her business is very likely to generate an income once she has equipment.