The intended services to be offered include, an office where there will be full time staffing during business hours, a website offering all that Knysna business has to offer.

In house assistance programmes in the form of preparation of trade enquiries, aquisition of relevant tenders to business in the region. Invitation of foreign potential investors and buyers to the region to see what we have to offer. We also will have training programmes and assistance schemes to help business people to gain the necessary knowledge and skills to get ahead in business. Computer terminals, coipier and fax facilities and other business related equipment also are on the list of services to eventually be in a full business centre.

The chamber also intends to offer possible international trade opportunities for people with good to trade overseas…and there are lots of these in our region.

We will regularly invite guest speakers to events, where business people can learn various aspects of what it takes to market, promote, finance and systemise you business for success.

This is just touching the tip of the iceberg on what is being proposed, but watch this spot for information on where and when to hear more. We also would like as many of you to attend the public meeting for the inception…but again watch this space for the date sometime in August 2009.

Well join us on Friday 17th at 9:00 at Fat Suzis Bistro (next to the Library) and see what networking offers your business.  Come see why the old expression “The more you tell the more you sell” works.

Meet a variety of business people from a variety of businesses, expose what you do to the community and get them talking about you to their friends and clients.

And best of all…IT IS FREE TO ATTEND …all you will be paying is for your breakfast or coffee.

See you there.

Quartz Carpet @ Head over Hills Knysna Heads

Floors CX is a new small business located in Knysna, but , opperates in the whole Garden Route area. Our main product is Quartz Carpet which is a unique, seamless, stone flooring system. This exquisite interior and exterior flooring system is available in 34 shades, hundereds of colour combinations and three aggregate sizes. Quartz Carpet comprises of of natural imported glacial aggregate which is tinted and blended with clear epoxy (internal) and polyurethane (external) resins. The hardness of the stone (MOH 7 & and it’s anti-slip properties give this product its exceptional performance characteristics. The stones, although mantaining their angular appearance, have lost their sharp edges through being tumbled down glacial rivers resulting in a luxurious “soft” sensation underfoot. . . ”You have to feel it to believe it….!”

Floors CX also installs other flooring systems such as coloured floor screeds and industrial and commercial epoxy finishes.  

 The owner of the small business Richard Wallis has five years expierience in the flooring industry and can be contacted on 084 871 9773 or 044 382 0786 or by email : floorscx@gmail.com

SOUNDS LIKE A FRANKENSTEIN MOVIE DOESN’T IT ???

Well I have been assured that this is 100% possible and given a little insight as to what to look for and the method to carry out the exercise you can make sure you have staff that truly suit your exact requirements.

SO HOW DO YOU DO IT ???

Well tomorrow night (3rd February 2009 ) at Ashmead Conference Centre on George Rex Drive, Alain Willem and Walter Corbett will present the concept plus will discuss a brand new concept of getting top executives to Knysna to learn about it too. This will naturally have a huge impact on tourism and promotion of Knysna as a learning destination…….WANT TO LEARN MORE ???  WELL BE THERE AT 17:30 TO GET IT STRAIGHT FROM THE EXPERTS.

Entrance to this one is FREE so don’t miss this Golden opportunity to be part of something really BIG !!!

In the words of Alain “Now is the time to awaken the talents of your key achievers, who create exceptional results in your organisation, then transfer them to generate contagious success”

We made it in 316 Grade Stainless Steel and polished it to a mirror finish for hygiene and aesthetics purposes.  The taps are called bubbler taps and can be adjusted for flow rate. The drain is a “block free” drain that prevents cigarette buttes or other items from being pushed down the drain.

The stone work was done by Pierre Opperman from I Build in Plett.

Drinking Fountain Goose Valley Plettenberg Bay

We recently also made some Water Feature Pots for a client in Sparrebosch Golf Estate in Knysna. They also were in 316 Grade Steel and offered adjustable feet to make sure that even though the pond might not have been 100% level, our pot were !!! Pictures on our website at www.botany.co.za in the gallery section…