ETEYA Finalists offer business advice to young entrepreneurs

South African Tourism and the Tourism Enterprise Partnership (TEP) yesterday announced the names of the nine provincial finalists for the 2013 Emerging Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year Awards competition.

We asked them what advice they would offer a young entrepreneur looking to enter the tourism industry. Watch the video to see what they had to say.

The regional finalists are:

- Bonang Conference Centre (North West)
- Citi Hopper (Western Cape)
- Dan's Country Lodge and Events Centre (Eastern Cape)
- Jo's Guest House and Hantamkraal Restaurant (Northern Cape)
- Kuhle Travel and Tours (KwaZulu-Natal)
- Makgabeng Farm Lodge (Limpopo)
- Ntwanano Tours & Travel (Mpumalanga)
- Rethabise Premium Guest Lodge (Free State)
- Ubuhle Be Narha Tours (Gauteng)

Each finalist will also be awarded a R10 000 grant to go towards the development of the business plan they worked on earlier in the competition.