Business Interests
Business Interests
This portfolio, introduced for the first time in 2022, is focused primarily on the following:
- To represent the needs of the business community to the BBRA and to the OM
- Disseminating information relevant to existing business in the village
- Creating meaningful value for businesses such as links to employment databases, frameworks under which to successfully operate businesses and guides to setting up a business in Betty’s Bay
- Working with other BBRA portfolios to ensure the business sector is represented and their needs are considered
- Liaising with other business organisations within the Overberg to share best practice
- To understand the needs of the diverse business community and assist in removing obstacles to their success.
Additional focus areas will be introduced as and when they are raised by the community.
Markets
MARKETS We wish to thank all the community members who supported and celebrated our market’s 1st birthday in Saturday 5 October. A special thank you to Sandown Security for providing the entertainment. It was a very successful event where great prizes, donated by our...
Business: The Yo-Yo of Food Costs
Yo #1 The Good News Restaurants, coffee shops, takeaways and fast food outlets (to mention just a few food businesses) have had their business models severely challenged over the last few years as food prices have soared into never before seen high cost areas....
Choosing a Location to Start Your Business in Betty’s Bay
SummaryWhen choosing premises to open a new business or even move an existing one there are so many things to consider that might influence the location – the one thing you can make easy for yourself is knowing from the get-go whether your business requires a location...
Understanding Baboons
Betty’s Bay businesses are demonstrating that they want to be part of the solution in living with baboons in our village by displaying signs to encourage locals and visitors alike to be aware of the consequences of feeding baboons and allowing them access to property....
Calling All Business Owners
Are you running a business from Betty's Bay? If so please take some time to complete a survey issued by the CCCI Western Cape about infrastructure, labour practices, Municipal and political influences plus more in THIS area. The message below says it takes an hour but...
Occupational Health and Safety Inspections
During April & May 2022 inspectors from the Department of Labour are in all of the villages in the Overstrand conducting occupational health and safety inspections. These visits are primarily to ensure that businesses are complying with legislation around...
Business is BOOMING!
Street view of the HUB from Clarence Drive “The HUB”, a new building, is currently under construction along Clarence Drive and is the brainchild of enthusiastic and energetic locals Francois Swart and Albie Niemandt who, working in the building environment, started...