The Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry Business Academy
Free practical courses for our members wanting to start or grow their businesses
Welcome..
Dear fellow Cape Members and Communities!
We know that times are tough. Whether you are struggling to find a job, start your business, find clients or feed your family.
We want to help you! Which is why we bring you a collection of world-class practical business courses to help you start or grow your business!
The Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry Business Academy is an initiative to bring know-how to our members to empower them with tools and skills to achieve what they want in business.
The courses are designed to help you in a practical, hands-on way to start and grow your business, whether you are a student, startup, small business, or a professional (lawyer, doctor, accountant, engineer, artisan, farmer, etc).
All courses are free! The best gift you can give yourself is to invest in yourself.
Because attitude + education = opportunity! You bring the attitude. We bring the education.
Yours
John Lawson
CEO
We want to help you! Which is why we bring you a collection of world-class practical business courses to help you start or grow your business!
The Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry Business Academy is an initiative to bring know-how to our members to empower them with tools and skills to achieve what they want in business.
The courses are designed to help you in a practical, hands-on way to start and grow your business, whether you are a student, startup, small business, or a professional (lawyer, doctor, accountant, engineer, artisan, farmer, etc).
All courses are free! The best gift you can give yourself is to invest in yourself.
Because attitude + education = opportunity! You bring the attitude. We bring the education.
Yours
John Lawson
CEO
Ready to start?
Below are some of the most popular courses for you!
Pick one that you feel is right for you now:
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Understanding the entrepreneurial lifecycle
Course4.7 average rating (83 reviews)Inspired by the book called "Corporate Lifecycle" we applied that knowledge to the entrepreneurial lifecycle and mapped it against our experience supporting startups and small businesses in over 83 countries and found some really interesting insights
Free
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Find clients & grow your business
Course5.0 average rating (45 reviews)For professionals, entrepreneurs, startups and those who have lost their jobs who struggle to get commercial traction.
Free
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250 Business Ideas for you to think about
CourseStuck in deciding what business to start? Then this might help you. It is a collection of 250 ideas for you to search through until you find the one business that really speaks to your passion and talent. Then the world is yours to conquer!
Free
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How to Start a Farming Business
Course4.8 average rating (103 reviews)This is a practical beginners course for anyone curious about starting their own farm & becoming an agri-preneuer.
Free
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How to discover your personal value proposition
Course4.5 average rating (15 reviews)This is a course to help you understand what you are good at and how to figure out your value proposition to the world.
Free
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How to find your first 10 customers
Course4.8 average rating (12 reviews)A short practical courses for startups on founder-led sales
Free
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How to get access to financing: practical tips of what to do (and not do)
Course4.6 average rating (5 reviews)A course to all startups and small businesses that are struggling to find financing to grow their businesses.
Free
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How to lower costs, increase profits and save the world while doing so
CourseThis is a course for all small business owners that are interested in lowering costs, increasing profits and saving the world in the process
Free
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Entrepreneurship lessons from a venture capitalist
Course5.0 average rating (5 reviews)This is a course to help all of you who are seeking investors to understand what investors are looking for and learn about what works and what doesn't from their experienced perspective around starting and growing your business.
Free
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How to deal with setbacks
Course4.2 average rating (9 reviews)How to deal with difficult times. A course for every person on how to handle the inevitable setbacks that you will encounter in your entrepreneurial journey.
Free
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