Did you catch Charl’s Entrepreneurial Edge feature on CNBC Africa last week? If not here is Part 1 of the interview with Chris Bishop. Part 2 of Charl’s interview
Launching The Success Academy Business Centre
We are really excited about the opening of our Business Centre at Berkley Office Park on September 1, 2012! The centre has 40 serviced offices, 5 boardrooms, and a 30-seater training room. With these new offices we will be able to cater for a whole range of business office space requirements. Many small businesses start out from home offices. However, a time comes when having a home office does not provide you with the credibility you need to attract larger clients. When your business gets to this point it would be a good idea to pay us a visit to see what we can offer you. When you rent serviced offices from us you can choose the exact amount of space you require to run your business enabling you to keep your overheads low. You also have peace of mind, knowing that as…
Planting 94 Trees in Honour of Nelson Mandela’s 94th Birthday
Philanthropist and businessman, Charl du Toit, CEO of The Success Academy paid tribute to Nelson Mandela for his 94th birthday by donating and planting trees in Centurion. (Charl with Sam Mngune, Sheli Skosana and Daniel Malebane) “Taking the lead from former President Mandela when he planted the roots of our democracy 18 years ago we felt it would be appropriate to plant 94 trees in his honour. This was done in support of Madiba’s wish that ‘actions speak louder than words’. The trees were planted during the weekend over a period of three hours and our building team gladly gave of their time in support of Mandela Day. Hopefully the trees will be an ongoing reminder of what he did for the country all those years ago.” (Our building team after planting the trees on Saturday) As a developer and manager of office…
Our Maintenance Team Helps Save The Day
It sometimes happens that you face a potential disaster in your office. Recently one of our tenants Prodoc Business Solutions experienced an overnight water leak that flooded their offices. When arriving early on Friday morning this is what they found: When they alerted us of the problem our onsite Maintenance Team immediately jumped into action to help take everything out of the offices as quickly as possible. The team then drained all the water from the office and during the course of the day replaced the damaged carpets and drywall. The goal was to ensure that Prodoc experienced the least amount of business down-time and by Monday morning their office was as good as new! The speed at which our Maintenance Team responded to the situation prompted the following comment from Richard Attwell of Prodoc on our internal tenant network: One of our goals has…
Interview with Wessel Grobbelaar who heads up our Installation Team
Last month we had a chat to Neels who heads up our Maintenance Team This time round we had a quick chat to Wessel Grobbelaar who heads up our Installation Team. This will give you some insight into the work the team does on our new office park development as well as for new tenants that rent office space from us.
Oxford Office Park Update
We thought we would give you a quick update on the progress of Oxford Office Park (which is right next to Cambridge Office Park) As you can see from the pictures below the first two of 26 700m² buildings are progressing quite well. Here is a quick look at the progress of the first of eight 1500m² buildings that will be available for offices
The Success Academy Featured Company – Flight Specials Centurion
Business travel is something almost every business has to do at some point. Our next Featured Company is Flight Specials – the company’s offices are on the Ground Floor of Building 9 at our Berkley Office Park. Here is the interview with Lenor Botma, Owner and Manager of Flight Specials. PERSONAL Q: How would you be introduced by a close friend at a social event? i.e. Name, age, company, title, interesting fact etc. A: This is Lenor, owner of Flight Specials, call her if you need a holiday or help with your travel arrangements. Q: Tell us something that not many others know about you. This could be anything related to your family, children, their achievements, hobbies, interests etc. A: Shortly after graduating I traded a career in accounting for the travel industry, probably the most impulsive decision I ever…
The Success Academy Featured Company – CapCircle Management Consultants
This week we had a chat with Senior Management from CapCircle Management Consultants, a company that focuses on business consultancy, project management and implementation of business plans and strategies through projects. One of their key offerings is challenging traditional project and program management paradigms and offering a fresh, practical solution for executives to gain control over projects and capital expenditure. Meet Managing Director & Founder – Anton Hyman and Directors – Stephan Fourie and Mphumzi Lusi. PERSONAL Q: How would you be introduced by a close friend at a social event? i.e. Name, age, company, title, interesting fact etc. Anton: Please meet Anton Hyman. He is the Managing Director and Founder of CapCircle. He was a member of Accenture and Deloitte Consulting for over 12 years where he was privileged to have worked with visionaries and great leaders that inspired…
Interview with Neels Grobbelaar who heads up our Maintenance Team
Almost everyone who visits our office parks remarks on how well kept they are. We always appreciate these comments! However, it takes a huge amount of work by a dedicated team. Here is an interview with Neels Grobbelaar who heads up our Maintenance Team where he explains what happens behind the scenes:
The Success Academy Featured Company – ASPIRATA
Our next Featured Company is ASPIRATA, specialists in the Health and Safety industry – they provide their clients and partners with a clear, holistic, consistent and integrated approach to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. The company’s offices are in Building 2 at our Berkley Office Park. Here is the interview with Sybrand Strauss, Unit Manager of ASPIRATA. PERSONAL Q: How would you be introduced by a close friend at a social event? i.e. Name, age, company, title, interesting fact etc. A: This is my old friend Sypie he is a very rich Farmer Q: Tell us something that not many others know about you. This could be anything related to your family, children, their achievements, hobbies, interests etc. A: I will never miss any “Binnelanders” episode. Q: What do you enjoy doing when you want to get away from it…
