Lo mbukiso ubunamabhizinisi angu-150 abekhangisa ngemikhiqizo nezinsizakalo zawo, okuwavulele amathuba abalulekile okudayisa ngqo kubathengi, ukuxhumana namakhasimende, ukwakha ubudlelwano nabanye osomabhizinisi kanye nokufinyelela ezimakethe ezintsha.
UMasipala waseThekwini uyaqhubeka nokubeka eqhulwini ukwesekwa kosomabhizinisi ngokubanikeza amathuba abalulekile okubafinyelelisa ezimakethe kanye nokubavumela ukuthi bakhangise ngemikhiqizo nezinsizakalo zabo kubantu abehlukahlukene.
Lokhu kuzibophezela kubonakale ngempelasonto edlule ngesikhathi abantu abangaphezu kuka-8 000 bevakashele eKwaMnyandu Shopping Centre, eMlazi, kusukela mhla zi-2 kuya kumhla zizi-4 kuMfumfu 2026, bezohambela iSouth Regional Durban Business Fair.
Lo mbukiso ubunamabhizinisi angu-150 abekhangisa ngemikhiqizo nezinsizakalo zawo, okuwavulele amathuba abalulekile okudayisa ngqo kubathengi, ukuxhumana namakhasimende, ukwakha ubudlelwano nabanye osomabhizinisi kanye nokufinyelela ezimakethe ezintsha.
Lo mbukiso wezinsuku ezintathu ububanjwe ngaphansi kwesiqubulo esithi, “Regional Fairs: Growing Township Businesses and Strengthening Local Economies”, okuhloswe ngaso ukukhulisa amabhizinisi asemalokishini nokuqinisa umnotho wendawo.
Lo mbukiso uhlanganise amabhizinisi namakhasimende, waphinde waxhumanisa amabhizinisi amancane nasafufusa nezinhlelo zokwesekwa kwamabhizinisi, ukuthuthukiswa kwamakhono, izinhlaka zezimboni kanye nezimakethe ezingaba amathuba okukhula kwawo.
AMABHIZINISI ATHOLE AMAKHASIMENDE ENZA NOKUDAYISA
Umthelela walo mbukiso ubonakale ngokuthi osomabhizinisi bakwazi ukuxhumana ngqo namakhasimende, bathola amakhasimende amasha futhi badayisa imikhiqizo nezinsizakalo zabo.
Umbukiso uphethe ngemiklomelo ye-Best Stand Awards, lapho kuhlonishwe khona amabhizinisi avelele ekusebenzeleni amakhasimende, kwezokumaketha, ekwakheni uphawu lwebhizinisi, endleleni abethula ngayo imikhiqizo yawo kanye nokubamba iqhaza njalo emibukisweni.
I-Incasa iphume endaweni yokuqala yathola u-R50 000 woxhaso lwe-Enterprise Development Support. Ilandelwe yi-Indalo Enhle, ethole u-R30 000, kwathi i-Uchopho Spa yathola u-R20 000.
Abaphumelele baphinde bathola ubulungu beDurban Chamber of Commerce and Industry, indawo yamahhala yokukhangisa embukisweni olandelayo weDurban Business Fair, i-iKhokha hamper kanye nephakethe lokukhangisa.
UNolwazi Cele, ongomunye wabasunguli be-Uchopho Spa, uthe ukuthola lo mklomelo kuqinisekise ukubaluleka kokubuyela kwabo kulo mbukiso.
“Ukuza lapha okokuqala ngonyaka odlule kwaba yithuba elihle kakhulu kithi, yingakho sinqume ukubuya futhi. Kusimangazile ukuwina, kodwa sijabule ngoba lokhu kuwuphawu lokuthi ibhizinisi lethu liyakhula. Indawo yethu yokukhangisa ibihlale imatasa futhi sidayise kahle kakhulu,” kusho uCele.
KUTHUTHUKISWE AMAKHONO OSOMABHIZINISI
Lo mbukiso uphinde wavula amathuba okuthuthukiswa kwamakhono kanye nosomabhizinisi abasafufusa.
Uhlelo lwezinsuku ezintathu lwe-Makeup and Beauty Masterclass luhlomise abaculi bezimonyo abasafufusa abangu-86 ngamakhono obuchwepheshe kanye nawokuphatha amabhizinisi.
Ngemuva kokuphothula lolu hlelo, ababambe iqhaza bathole ama-starter kits ezimonyo ukuze bakwazi ukuqala ukusebenzisa amakhono abawafundile, baphinde bathola nezitifiketi.
Uhlelo lwe-Flavours of Durban lona luqhakambise ithalente lendawo kwezokupheka ngokusebenzisa imibukiso ebukhoma nokudluliselwa kwamakhono.
Phakathi kwababambe iqhaza bekukhona umsunguli wokuqukethwe ezinkundleni zedijithali odabuka eMlazi, uNompumelelo “Mprudie” Nkosi, uChef Thami, iThe Pizza Guy kanye noChef Shami.
I-Business Indaba kanye ne-Market Access Seminar kuphinde kwaxhumanisa osomabhizinisi nabaholi bezimboni kanye nezikhungo ezahlukene. Osomabhizinisi bathole ulwazi olumayelana namathuba emikhakheni yezokuthutha, izakhiwo, ukudayisa, ezezimali, ukumaketha kanye namanye amathuba ebhizinisi.
“AMATHUBA KUFANELE ASONDEZWE EMPHAKATHINI” – NTULI
USihlalo weKomidi lezokuThuthukiswa koMnotho nokuHlela kuMasipala waseThekwini, uKhansela Thembo Ntuli, uthe lo mbukiso wesifunda ukhombise ukubaluleka kokuyisa amathuba amabhizinisi ngqo emiphakathini.
“Lokhu kuqinisekise ukuthi isinqumo seDolobha esasithathwa ngo-2014 sokwandisa iDurban Business Fair iye nasezifundeni sasifanele, ukuze kufinyelelwe futhi kuvezwe amabhizinisi asezigcemeni.
“ISouth Regional Fair inike amabhizinisi angu-150 inkundla yokuthi abonakale, athole ukwesekwa futhi axhunywe nezimakethe. Siyajabula ngokuthi lo mcimbi uyifezile leyo nhloso futhi amabhizinisi asinikeza impendulo enhle,” kusho uNtuli.
UMTHOMBO -eThekwini Municipality Marketing and Communications Directorate.
