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Namibian People from Point of view of Marketing
- What is important for the people of Namibia? A resident told me about their media contents interests “The Boers probably mostly listen to 'Kosmos' radio anyway. The Germans have certainly saved 'Hitradio' radio, and possibly 'NBC FunkHaus' radio. For the majority of the Namibian population, music is the most important thing, followed by religious sermons. Only a small proportion are interested in politics and business if they are not directly affected”.
- “Unreliability is something completely normal here, reliability is the exception rather than the rule. A lot is forgiven”.
Invoice, Credit Note & Debit Note of a Namibia limited liability company (LLC)
Sample Invoice
- The most important contents of an invoice:
- Date of invoice. Suggestion to use ISO dates, i.e. 2022-11-24.
- A unique, increasing invoice number.
- Company.
- Name, postal address.
- Useful: Phone number, e-mail, website.
- VAT identification number of the company.
- Customer.
- name, postal address.
- Optional: E-mail.
- Detailed describtion of the subject of sales, with prices in N$ for each item.
- Total price in N$, with separate VAT.
- Terms of payment.
The classical budget non-computer invoice ( for Namibia )
Rubber Stamps & Receipt Forms with Carbon Copy - The Invoice Tools
- The classical budget non-computer invoice:
- Receipt block with carbon copy.
- Rubber stamp with company data.
Sales of Rubber Stamps & Receipt Forms with Carbon Copy in Winhoek, Namibia
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- “Your reliable commercial printing house. Typoprint (Pty) Ltd is wholly Namibia owned printing house which was establised in 1981”.
- “Rubber Stamps. We manufacture Rubber Stamps for any business”.
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Online Sales of Rubber Stamps & Receipt Forms with Carbon Copy in SouthAfrica
Resources
Credit Note & Debit Note
International Resources
German Resources
Business Model
International
German
- firma.de "Der Unternehmensgegenstand: Definition und Formulierung" - Many examples, especially see the “Häufige Fehler bei der Formulierung” list!
Business Plan, Business Canvas, Lean Canvas
International
German
Design Thinking & Persona
Generation of a Personal Trademark
International
German
- HubSpot "Kostenloser Leitfaden. So bauen Sie erfolgreich Ihre Marke auf" ⇒ Free PDF book offer.
Minimum Viable Product
Business Organisations
Jobs & Contracts
Facebook Groups
- A local Namibian expert told me, that Facebook groups are important for Namibian job-seekers.
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- Blog Jobs in Namibia.
Job Platforms & Recruiting Companies
- elite Employment, Namibia - “As the leading executive recruitment agency in Namibia...”.
- Job placement company “JOB'S UNLIMITED”, “Jobs Unlimited Coastal”, “JOBS UNLIMITED CC”.
- Namibia Integrated Employment Information System ( NIEIS ) by the Namibian government.
- NamibJob.com - “By AfricaWork.com. Committed to employment in Namibia and Africa.
- OLX South Africa - “OLX South Africa is no longer available”
. “But not to worry, We can still help you find your new car or property” 
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Newspapers
- A local Namibian expert told me “Newspaper ads are also very popular in general. Also because there is always a foreigner already marked for the job, but the company has to prove that they have not found a suitable Namibian candidate despite the search. The advertisements are then proof of this. But of course there are also 'real' job offers in the newspaper”.
Initiative Application
- A local Namibian expert told me “And then it's the case that young people who are looking for a job simply email companies that might be suitable for them. That costs only little and could also lead to success”.
Word of Mouth
- A local Namibian expert told me “It is actually the case that a lot is done by word of mouth. Someone who does a good job at his job will quickly find a new, better one, because Namibia is a village and good workers are in short supply despite the high unemployment rate”.
Support for Namibian Entrepreneurs
- Healy Consultants "Set up a business in Namibia" - “The Namibia limited liability company (LLC). This Namibia business setup can be incorporated with i) share capital of US$1 ii) 1 shareholder and 1 director, both of whom can be of any nationality and may be resident anywhere in the world. However, the company must secure a lease agreement for its registered office to complete the company registration”.
- Incorporations.IO "Incorporate your company in Namibia" - “It typically takes about 14 weeks to put together the paperwork and file a LLC in NA”.
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- StartUp Namibia - “This website is proudly brought to you by the Startup Namibia project, implemented by GIZ on behalf of the German and Namibian Government”.
- StartUp Namibia "Register" - Free registration to access “Resources”.
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- VENTURE MEDIA - “Namibia's leader in multimedia content generation”.
- KOEP - “ATTORNEYS, NOTARIES, CONVEYANCERS”.
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- OMDis - “Town Transform Agency”.
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- Facebook "SMEs Compete" - “SMEs Competitiveness Consultancy (Pty) Ltd is a social entrepreneurship entity that helps small and”.
- Dololo - “Home of Namibia's Movers & Shakers. Your partner In entrepreneurship Development”.
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- Facebook Videos "StartUp Namibia" - “Campfire Episode” videos.
- Resources:
- Basecamp Hub - 2022-11: “Coming soon!”.
- StartUp Namibia "Basecamp" - Free registration.
- StartupBlink - “Discover the World’s Best Startup Ecosystems”.
- StartupBlink "Global Map of Startups & Ecosystem Rankings" - “Add your startup”.
- StartupBlink "STARTUP ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP" - “Join a network of over 80 governments using StartupBlink to collect and visualize information on their ecosystem. The partnership is non-paid. Make sure that your ecosystem is accurately represented in the next Global Ecosystem Index, Global Map and Ecosystem Dashboards, used by hundreds of thousands of stakeholders globally”.
- Free online event The StartupBlink Startup Ecosystem Summit ( “StartupBlink Quarterly Ecosystem Summit” ), 2023-02-02, 1st Session: 9 AM (CET), 2nd Session: 3 PM (CET) - “The event will take place on the following Zoom Link and will also be live-streamed on our Youtube Channel”.
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- Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board ( NIPDB ) "K2G NextGen Entrepreneurs", 2022-11-16 - 2022-11-18.
- Impact Tank, Namibia - “Impact Tank is Namibia's first social impact venture builder”.
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School of Entrepreneurship "StartUp Masterclass", 2022-10-11 - Registration for free online course on 2022-11-25.
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- Turipamwe - “Turipamwe Design is a multi-disciplinary design studio. We realise creative vision by bringing brand”.
Support for Namibian Entrepreneurs from foreign Countries ( Migrants )
- Local Namibian experts told me about getting a job or founding an enterprise in Namibia as foreigner:
- “There is a “one-stop center” in WIndhoek, the Namibia Investment Promotion Board, which offers a wide range of assistance. And it is intended to decide on each fully submitted application within two weeks”.
- “There are emigration agencies Change your Country, i.e. professional immigration officers who you pay to advise you”.
- “The “Digital Nomad Visa” offered since October 2022 for 6 months for 67 EUR to get a taste of Namibia is an excellent opportunity to realistically prepare for immigration to the promised land of Namibia”.
- “You need a work permit to be able to do paid work in Namibia, which is linked to a temporary right of residence for the duration of the work permit. For self-employment you also have to register a business, for the management of which you then apply for the work permit for yourself. It's easy on paper, but in practice it takes a lot, a lot of time and patience, as well as money”.
- “Immigrants would find a job very quickly due to their usually higher qualifications, but would not be able to start it because applying for a work permit is lengthy and the result is uncertain”.
- “In order to be able to live here for more than three months a year, you need an appropriate visa. But you only get that if you know what you want to do here - unless a company takes on the circumstance and goes through the work permit procedure with you. Then the question is whether and how long you can survive with little or no income (I'm not even talking about “living well” now), and whether there is still enough capital left over for founding a company or making an investment”
- “Namibian residents have an enormous advantage over foreigners - which they don't even seem to see. Because as a foreigner, you are expected to meticulously comply with all requirements”.
- “Work visa (max. 3 months), work permit ( 4-24 months; according to immigration agents, it is currently hard to get; among other things, two specialists from Germany who I know are already waiting 6 months for it ), then permanent residence ( sometimes after weeks, partly granted after 20 years... ). However, apart from the work visa, hardly any employer will want to go through the process with you ( unless it is a German representation such as Goethe etc.)”.
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