Holding small business meetings is one of the toughest jobs in Zimbabwe. Getting more than 10 small business owners to attend a meeting looks easy on paper but not so in real life.
Our forum values networking as this unlocks plenty of business opportunities such as access to markets, sharing of resources and access to capital through crowdfunding. But for small business owners to leave their busy work and find time for meetings that would be asking for too much.
In Harare and South Africa we have made significant strides in mobilising our members to attend meetings leading to a massive 300 members attending our meeting at Capitalk FM in 2020. Bulawayo has been a struggle with not more than 7 members attending meetings over the past 7 years. Some even opted to travel to Harare for tours instead of Bulawayo.
We finally got the formula correct on the 5th of February with 19 members attending the forum meeting. Now we can safely say we have members in the second capital. Reliance on online numbers is tricky as anyone can join a group even non residents.
So successful meeting which will unlock plenty of opportunities for ZBIN Bulawayo. We wish them well in the crowdfunding initiatives which they will embark on.
