http://www.avovision.co.za Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:32:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm sitting on the couch half-listening to our first annual ops team conference on the go. First time we've had a big enough ops team to warrant their own conference! And, led by Steve, they're gearing up for a rollicking year where we do the normal Avo thing - ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2012/01/12/2012-brings-new-stuff/ Doing well by doing good has been Jules' philosphy during this time of worldwide economic turmoil. Jules knew she had to reduce the costs of training, so instead of hiring highly-trained, experienced trainers, she took unskilled trainers and taught them how to train the content to their own communities. This is just ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2011/11/28/the-business-bootcamp/ Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase knew the road race would be a tough mental and physical challenge, but he had faced far worse in his native Rwanda and as a refugee. In the end, he comfortably completed last Sunday's Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge under cloudy skies, alongside thousands of professional and amateur riders. And, more ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2011/11/24/pie-pacifique-gets-on-his-bike-for-education/ We have a new baby in the Avo space, this morning Carla-jo brought new life into our big scary world.  I’m just thrilled to congratulate the Barry family on their new healthy baby girl! Not only will she be strong, kind and caring - she will also have guidance from her big ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2011/10/17/say-hi-to-baby-jemma/ Have you ever tried to sell someone something that you really believe in? ... and then despite your sincerest efforts you get a big-fat "NO" flung in your face?  I'm sure everyone knows how demotivating this can be... but I'm here to tell you that it's not always a bad thing, ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2011/10/14/thank-you-to-everyone-who-ever-said-no/ What's your reason to get up in the morning? In a tough economy it's easy to let the rat-race get you down, but it's proven that resilience is one of the keys to success. So how can you grow your resilience levels to withstand any storm? Jules has written a new ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2011/10/13/giving-your-sales-force-a-reason-to-get-up/ When the Shoprite Checkers Women of the year 2011 awards was screened nation-wide, Jules was interviewed and asked to give some insights into how Footprint began and a bit of its story so far. Check out the Footprint story here. . Amongst the other interesting facets about Jules, one of the ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2011/10/05/clipz-on-jules/ Access to Bottom of the Pyramid markets. Everyone wants it! Over the past few years it's been dawning on marketers that there are a lot of people living at the ‘Bottom of the Pyramid’. Our company has been delivering community-based financial literacy education workshops for a few years now. We help ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2011/09/01/when-csi-and-marketing-build-economic-value-together/ What is The Women of the Year Award? The South African Women of the Year Award will celebrate exceptional and visionary women in 5 categories through 2011 - Health Care-givers, Educators, Socio-economic Business Developers, Good Neighbours Against Crime, and Youth Movers - 5 Women of the Year, one in each ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2011/07/14/your-vote-could-tip-the-balance/ Hello to all, This is just a quick post to say that I am sure you have heard that Annie and I are putting on our BIG GIRL panties and taking the brave step to start something of our own, down here in Cape Town. Being a new mom, I have come ... http://www.avovision.co.za/2011/06/03/saying-farewell-to-dear-friends/