{"id":619469,"date":"2022-08-25T08:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T06:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=619469"},"modified":"2022-08-25T08:48:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T06:48:00","slug":"istore-meets-business-training-sessions-learn-from-south-african-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/619469\/istore-meets-business-training-sessions-learn-from-south-african-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"iStore Meets business training sessions \u2013 Learn from South African experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>iStore has partnered with the Gordon Institute of Business Science at the University of Pretoria to offer SME business sessions from industry experts.<\/p>\n<p>These business sessions will be hosted by Abdullah Verachia and Aki Anastasiou, and will feature leading experts from various business fields throughout August and September.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istore.co.za\/istore-meets\/events?cat=1079&amp;utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=August+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>You can find the complete list of available events and book your spot here.<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The flagship session is titled <strong>Is technology in business a disruptor or an enabler<em>?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It will feature Aki Anastasiou, Nomonde White-Ndlovu, Manoj Chiba, Pragashani Reddy and Ajay Lalu &#8211; and will be held in person at the Gordon Institute of Business Science in Illovo, Gauteng.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership will also offer a range of free online training sessions with leading business experts. We have highlighted several of these online sessions below.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Mapping the now and then for SMEs in SA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>By Pavlo Phitidis, Silas Matlala, and Abdullah Verachia<\/p>\n<p>The speakers will unpack why small businesses are essential for economic revitalisation and strategic renewal in South Africa.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Building a platform company in the modern economy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>By Ryan Bacher<\/p>\n<p>Bacher will explain the importance of building a platform company in 2022.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>The Yoco story and building a brand<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>By Matt Brownell<\/p>\n<p>Brownell will discuss the importance of building a brand by using Yoco as an example. He will also explain how you can ensure your customers feel connected to your company.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Understanding your customer in the connected age<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>By Gary Hagel<\/p>\n<p>Hagel will examine how business owners can combine areas of strategy, marketing, and innovation to offer a new and dynamic customer focus model.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Building a business with the future in mind<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>By John Senai<\/p>\n<p>Senai will discuss the essential skills needed for future success and navigating the unknown in a hostile environment.<\/p>\n<p>More speakers are still to be confirmed, so keep an eye out for even more great learning experiences.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in attending these iStore training events, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istore.co.za\/istore-meets\/events?cat=1079&amp;utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=August+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>click here to book your spot today.<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>iStore and the Gordon Institute of Business Science have partnered to offer SME business sessions with industry experts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":619471,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[5089],"class_list":["post-619469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-istore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619469"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":619801,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619469\/revisions\/619801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}