Starting her first little business when she was just seven years old, Stirling High School pupil Olivia Smallie has continued to fuel her entrepreneurial spirit into her teens.
It is rare in these troubled business times to be surprised three times in one conference with good news, but the Border-Kei Chamber of Business did it last week at the “The Future of Work” gathering.
Well run charities are businesses packed with volunteers and the Rotary Club of Gately’s (East London) is no different, though its annual wine auction might set it apart.Last week, auctioneer Michael Fridjhon set the bar pretty high.
The Rotary Club of Gately raised over R1-million for charity at the 31st annual wine auction held at the Hemmingways Hall on Friday evening. The longest-running charity wine auction in the country saw 1,670 bottles of wine from vineyards throughout SA’s wine growing regions auctioned off by Michael Fridjhon who held attendees captivated and in good spirits.
Not every job is a paying career but “paying it forward” to assist underprivileged people and communities will create rewards that will live long for the “payer”, and will certainly add to their employability.