Tuesday, November 9, 2010

REAP Mid-Year Report

The Raizcorp Rural Enterprise Accelerate Programme (REAP) currently being run in St Lucia has reached its halfway mark. Participants of the programme come from a rural background and are exposed to an adapted version of Raizcorp’s curriculum. The REAP programme caters for entrepreneurs who operate in a rural context and possess a blue heart. Participants receive three days of learning and personal development every month for a period of one year.

The current REAP programme is being facilitated by Marius Wilken (Raizcorp Richards Bay Prosperator Manager) and Nothile Mpisi (Raizcorp Richards Bay Strategy Guide). Forty entrepreneurs from different industries attend the programme at Komthandayo Cultural Village and receive the tools and guidance needed for their respective business to grow.

Over the last six months, participants have discovered who they are, can conduct a SWOT-A analysis, can create SMARTER goals and have begun to record the actions of their respective businesses.

It is amazing to see the growth of the participants since attending the REAP programme. They have been instilled with confidence and knowledge and have truly seized the moment.

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