Woman entrepreneur Nellie Allen is thankful to CEFI’s Training of Trainer’s training for providing her the opportunity to explore and implement new ideas that revived her business.
“My business was shelved for about three years until I heard about CEFI’s ToT training, and I wanted to find out if the training can help with some new ideas on how to revive my consulting business again.
“I was looking for a niche market and sure enough, the additional online trainings facilitated by CEFI really “hit the nail on the head” for me. The trainings on E- Commerce and Business Planning gave me a new insight into how I can operate my business,” revealed Nellie.
Nellie learnt about CEFI’s training of trainer training via social media and from talking with her close peers and before long she attended three of training’s which included, Digital Financial Literacy, E-Commerce and Business Planning and Debt Management.
As the principal owner, she run’s a virtual office from home at Waigani in Port Moresby and uses the skills and knowledge acquired from CEFI’s training to operate her business.
“I registered my consulting business in 2019 but have not been focusing on it because I developed the interest in sewing and also, I got a full-time job.
“At the beginning of 2023, I decided to focus on my consulting business. The online trainings that CEFI facilitated was a boost for me and dream come true. The trainings set me on a new pathway especially on E-commerce and Business Planning.
“Am currently running the business myself and I have two consultants whom I engage as and when I have jobs for them. Due to financial constrain, I do not want a normal office set-up. I operate a virtual office and outsource jobs as and when I need to.”
Twenty 24 years ago Nellie registered two business, one in sewing called Swiftly Dress and one in selling known as Swift Consulting Services and decided that apart from sewing and selling, she should teach women how to sew and make an additional income stream.
“For Swiftly Dress, I sew and sell meri blouses and selling other clothes and accessories which I order online from overseas and locally as well.”
“After attending the CEFI TOT training on Financial Literacy, I decided to develop a training package which comprised of sewing meri blouse, basic bookkeeping, pricing the product, savings and budgeting.”
“My training package has attracted a lot of interests because it is new in the market. With my professional background as an Accountant, it is very easy for me to deliver this training. I do not operate a physical shop, but I have a business Facebook page that I use to advertise and sell my products.”
“With Swift Consulting Services, I have s igned up with Xero Accounting Software as a Business Advisor/Partner and I have registered with Business Link Pacific (BLP) as a Business Advisor.
I am currently doing the Competency Test to complete the formalities in order to be published on the website. I provide accounting and taxation services, auditing and administration services and also training.”
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