We have covered many issues this week from the newsletter test run, members meeting in Harare, numerous posts on investment advice and the promotion of Poultry Farmers.
We have realised that everyone can do farming, practically everyone-the only challenge comes when its time for marketing one’s produce. Marketing is the biggest hurdle when it comes to farming, new schools of thoughts have brought the concept of market linkages where farmers are linked with markets first before they even undertake any agricultural activity.
You identify the market first, you sign provisional Memorandum of Understanding before you prepare the land for any agricultural activity. So as ZBIN we have realised this hurdle and in a small way we hope to assist. We are hoping to create one national register of Poultry Farmers whereby farmers can register for free their products. This register will become accessible to potential marketers and buyers. We are starting slowly with just 250 or so farmers from the ZBIN stable and assessing how it goes. If this becomes a success then we will share the stories for replication by anyone who follows ZBIN.
We are also slowly using the same concept in the Holidays Vehicles for Hire program where we are inviting ZBIN members with cars available for hire to register and earn extra income during the Holidays. The idea is that anyone coming to Zimbabwe has few options when it comes to vehicle hiring, ZBIN is therefore creating more options for you by creating a large pool of vehicles for hire. This program is targeted at tourists and returning Diasporans. The uptake has been extremely poor and perhaps this is due to the fact that this is a new initiative and members are still to grasp what this is all about. Just like when we first brought the concept of Online Forex Trading-it looks like we have to do more to highlight the risks and benefits of this scheme. So expect us to cover this several times before it becomes a success.
Resources permitting we would have loved to be trendy and develop Apps for our several forum initiatives. We are therefore inviting members out there to get in touch and help the forum in developing various Business Apps which solve some of the problems that our members encounter.
Our long term vision
Our long term vision is to help improve the income levels of our members! Members should benefit by having free business and investment advice on their fingure tips-no need to pay or say thank you to anyone. You get free business advice and you become empowered to do better decision making, you invest wisely. So we will continue to share free business advice with the ony challenge being that its general business advice. We are hoping to provide you with detailed, statistical based information but our only challenge being that of lack of time on our part. All of the management team of ZBIN is composed of professionals who are busy elsewhere. We only come here on a part time basis.
We hope to continue with more initiatives that promote products and services from members for free. We only have time to help members on Sunday afternoons, so get in touch if you would like to be featured on your website or Facebook Page. Get in touch if you have any business problem or challenge, we promise to do our best when it comes to information.
Bulawayo Meeting
After the Harare meetings-the next focus is on Bulawayo where our Deputy CEO, Mr Polite Ndlovu will be leading the resuscitation of the group in Bulawayo. He will -be ably assisted by Catherine Shava and Theresa Sithole. We are not looking for a meeting with a huge number-just 8-15 should be enough. This group will look at how members can benefit from working together in various ways such as marketing, sharing of ideas and formal registration of their business ventures. In attendance will be members from various ZBIN groups such as Poultry, Transport, Baking, Poultry, Online Forex Trading, Agriculture and Mining. The Poultry group should provide the bulk of the members to attend this event.
Webinars Use
We like to include everyone in our meetings irrespective of location. We do not have facilities to carry out webinars so that our members especially those in the diaspora can participate in our business meetings. This may happen in the next 6 months if all goes well. In the meantime we are ensuring that we keep this key community informed, we also share photos and videos.
Upcoming Posts
Do look forward to an interview with a sister based in Canada whom we will interview so that she can provide members with information in relation to immigration, living in Canada, Education in Canada and other general information about beautiful Canada. Time permitting, we may also cover our Forum Founder based in Tete, Mr Kiva Chiputu. More general posts to come including my pleasant experience at the Passport Office. We will also be actively promoting forum registers especially the Investors, Poultry and Vehicle for hire registers. So register if you would like to be promoted for free.
Wishing you a blessed and productive week
Munemo
