Time for You! - Your Personal Time-Broker

by Merinda Smit
(Centurion, Pretoria, Gauteng)

TIME FOR YOU!

YOUR PERSONAL TIME-BROKER

MISSION:

To sell extra time to our clients through
- industrious, dynamic and efficient client service
- innovative ways which constantly evolve
for the purpose of assisting individuals, entrepreneurs and the small businessman to do more in less time.

TIME FOR YOU! is your own, personal time broker that will give you extra time to focus on things which are really important to you.

TIME FOR YOU! realises that time is money and that businesses have varying needs. TIME FOR YOU! will, therefore, personalise your specific needs through a needs- and cost analysis and will present you with cost-effective ideas best suited to your requirements.

SERVICES OFFERED:

TIME FOR YOU! refers your time-consuming chores to a team of qualified professionals who delivers a premium service of quality, productivity and speed-efficiency - at an affordable rate. This gives you time and money and ensures that you get more out of your day.

Business and Personal:
- Managing your calendar and contacts
- Keeping your diary
- Handling special appointments/arrangements (bookings, confirmations and follow-up)
- Arranging special orders/deliveries (flowers, gifts)
- Typing documents, letters, contracts, memos, business plans
- Formatting and/or editing documents
- Proofreading text
- Compiling spreadsheets and databases
- Screening email, deleting spam and responding to enquiries
- Handling correspondence
- Bookkeeping
- Handling travel and accommodation research and arranging bookings
- Coordinating logistics
- Obtaining quotes
- Planning and coordinating events
- Locating elusive items

Sales and Development:
- Mining and capturing data
- Maintaining databases
- Doing Internet research
- Conducting competitor analyses
- Preparing business and strategic planning
- Delivering presentations
- Conducting marketing campaigns
- Generating and tracking leads
- Securing customer service

Design:
- Activating brands
- Designing and developing websites
- Graphic Design
- Designing marketing and promotional material
- Creating corporate identities

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH TIME FOR YOU!?

- You buy time from us to focus on the important things in your life, whether it be spending more time with your family or generating more income for your business
- You increase the cost-effectiveness of your business since you have no expense account or office space, salaries and telephone bills
- You are freed from the small, irritable and time-consuming aspects of your business
- You are assisted with starting up, running or growing your business
-You are assured of the attention of a highly qualified and dedicated team; a quality end-product; timely delivery; a 24 hour turnaround time on communication via fax and email an affordable rate

SO WHY USE TIME FOR YOU! ?

- You can rely on the fact that the work will be done - and done timeously
- You will be given daily and/or weekly updates
- Your best interest is quite important to us
- We set you at ease by taking on some of your chores
- We do the stress part of your work
- We ensure that you have the TIME to do what is important to you

WITH WHOM WILL YOU BE DEALING?

I have 20 years of experience within the Hospitality, Franchising and Marketing Industry. I am exceptionally well-organised and proficient in organisational, administrational and marketing functions. I am a motivated and committed individual who is exact, precise, detail-orientated - and the founder of TIME FOR YOU!

Qualifications: National Diploma Foodservice Management
IMM Diploma Marketing Management
IMM Certificate Sales Management

Employment history:

Companies:
Fedics - Six month in-service training, Food Service Management - 1989

Eskom - 1990 to 1998 in the following positions:
Eskom Vaal Power Station - Catering Supervisor 1990 - 1991
Eskom Head Office, Vereeniging - Credit and Systems Controller 1991 - 1992:
Achievements:
- Successful completion and implementation of the stock control system.
- Joined the South African Chefs Association in 1991 and participated in the annual Salon Cullinaire Competition. I received a bronze medal in the category entered.
- Received Eskom Services Group's award of the month for developing Eskom?s Mission Strategy and Philosophy

Eskom Conference Centre - Banqueting 1992 - 1997
Achievements:
- Appointed as acting manager of the banqueting department during June and July 1995
- Reduced the departmental debtors' book by more than 50 %
- Appointed to supervise, control, train and support all new members to the team in departmental standards
- Promoted to Reservations Manager.

Eskom Megawatt Park - Marketing Department 1997
Eskom Conference Centre (ECC) - Reservations Manager 1997 - 1998
Achievements:
- Successful completion and implementation of the standards and procedures within the department
- Appointed as member of the Standards and Procedures Team that maintained and updated ongoing standards within ECC

Kelly Personnel : 1998 - 2003 Freelancing as: Receptionist, Secretary to GM and MD, Procurement Consultant, Secretary of Merges and Acquisitions, PRO Assistant
Freelancing done at the following companies:
Integrated Solutions, Audi SA, Kelly Temp Head Office, Motorsport SA, General Electric, Dave Fisher Brokers, Ocean Media, Whitehall SA, Jansen-Cilag, Babcock SA, Rand Merchant Bank, Volkswagen Financial Services
Achievements:
Kelly Personnel Temp of the month 1998

Self Employed - Owner of DanceWorks Dance School 1999 - 2004
Achievements:
- 100 % Exam Pass Rate
- Jakaranda Dance Festival : Winner and Runner-up in various categories
- Invited to participated in the Turning Point Production in 2002
- Participated in the Solo Championships in 2003

Famous Brands : 2003 - 2010 in the following capacity:
oWimpy - Operations, Franchise Operator 2003 - 2004
Achievements:
- Promoted to Marketing Assistant Debonairs Pizza

Debonairs Pizza : Marketing Assistant 2004 - 2006
Achievements:
- Developed, implemented and launched 12 World of Pizzas as a monthly promotion in 2005
- Developed, implemented and launched 4 Chef's Choice Pizzas as monthly promotion, 2006
- Promoted to Brand Manager, Steers

Steers : Brand Manager 2006 - 2010
Achievements:
- Implemented an Excel spreadsheet on all information regarding Point of Sale collateral requirements for each of the 500 restaurants, as well as each restaurant?s layout and store configuration. Previously no such information was kept internally
- Compiled and implemented an International Corporate Identity policies and procedures file for each of the 33 international restaurants
- Drove the implementation and evaluation of a Pilot on electronic music downloads in Steers restaurants, in order to test the market and the take-up of music downloads within the franchising market
- Conducted a comprehensive competitor analysis on the Steers Drive Thru concept. Conceptualised a revitalising strategy for the Drive Thru category.


So, TIME it FOR YOU! and we will do the rest!
Merinda Smit
tel & fax: 012 643 1910
cell: 082 339 55 77
email: merinds@gmail.com