Harasha Bafana Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Singapore, Sg

BNI Venus is Singapore’s all-women business referral group that supports female entrepreneurs to reach their highest potential. We are the only all-women chapter among the 30+ BNI chapters in Singapore.

Singapore, Sg

BNI Venus is Singapore’s all-women business referral group that supports female entrepreneurs to reach their highest potential. We are the only all-women chapter among the 30+ BNI chapters in Singapore. Here at BNI, we groom Members to become leaders. The President role is rotated amongst selected Members in a 6-monthly cycle. BNI is powered by its fundamental philosophy of Givers Gain: the presidency is not a 'paid position', but a way to contribute to the chapter & its members' growth. Please follow us for updates - we invite women entrepreneurs & male allies to get involved!

Singapore, Singapore, Sg

Established in 1938, the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) is Singapore’s pioneer arts institution. The Academy is known for its rigorous and high-quality curriculum, innovative and practitioners-led teaching approach, diverse artistic creations and community outreach.NAFA has nurtured 13 recipients of the Cultural Medallion - Singapore’s highest accolade bestowed on art practitioners who have significantly impacted arts and culture. Another 14 alumni have been presented the Young Artist Award. Many of the Academy’s alumni have gone on to make their mark in the professional arts scene in Singapore and abroad.

✵The Adam & Hawa Network✵ is a Singapore-based Business Mentoring Network dedicated to the growth of Entrepreneurs & their Enterprises.It helps small business owners get the Right Knowledge & work with the Right Partners to grow their businesses without making expensive mistakes. Main services include Business Training, Coaching & Consulting; Business Matching and organising Overseas Business Missions.Since its launch, Adam & Hawa Network clients have stopped making tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of mistakes, ended painful situations & grown their businesses faster.

Port Royal, South Carolina, Us

Port Royal, South Carolina, Us

The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) is the government agency that: ❑ Ensures Food Supply Resilience❑ Keeps Food Safe for Consumption❑ Ensures Health & Welfare of Animals❑ Safeguards Plant Health❑ Harnesses Agrotechnology❑ Facilitates Agri-Trade❑ Engages & Educates the Public & Industry on Responsible Pet Ownership, Food Safety & Raising Consumer Awareness of Alternative Food Products & Local Produce.Do head over here for more information ➨ http://www.AVA.gov.sg/

Singapore, Singapore, Sg

SME Centre@SMCCI is one of the official channels to support the growth of our Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Funded by SPRING Singapore, it is part of a network of then-five SME Centres. Its role is to reach out to SMEs and assist in their capability upgrading by providing: 1. One-to-one advice on government assistance schemes; 2. Advice on areas such as productivity, finance, human resources and overseas expansion;3. Business diagnosis; 4. Networking and business matching to connect SMEs with local and overseas partners. ►Responsibilities◄▸Led a team of 12 & collectively served more than 5,000 SMEs during that period. ▸Responsible for ensuring that KPIs set by SPRING are met, preparation and submission of monthly and quarterly reports, monitoring the performance and advisory quality of business advisors. ▸Was the key contact point for SPRING at joint SME Centre meetings and projects. ▸Responsible for forming industry partnerships and conducting presentations for SME Centre@SMCCI.►Key Achievements◄▸Succeeded in ensuring greater professionalism to operations by introducing more productive systems (online collaborative tools, Online Event Registration, Event Branding & Marketing, etc.), training and coaching staff for job expansion. ▸Stabilised Centre’s performance to ensure that SPRING-set KPIs were consistently met.▸Raised Centre’ profile through social media marketing and hosting outreach events for larger audiences. As part of this effort, conceptualised the Smart SME Seminar, Industry Connect & SME Showcase series – event brands that are unique to the Centre. ▸Chaired the 5th Joint Annual SME Centre Conference committee in 2013. It was an event that raised the bar on several fronts, namely: doubling attendees to almost 500 and increasing sponsorship dollars five-fold from the previous year’s event, simplifying conference content to make it SME-relevant, and introducing online event sales.

Speak! is a boutique Coaching & Training business to help people Liberate their Inner Confidence so that they can Communicate Confidently & enjoy Smooth Success. Speak! also helps people & businesses Raise the Bar in the way they communicate so that it comes across as Simple, Powerful, Passionate & Professional. This includes Brand Creation and Visual, Verbal & Written Communication. I am (notoriously?) known as a Coach and Trainer who will do Whatever It Takes to take my clients to where they say they want to go. I measure my success by how Empowered my clients become by the end of our time together. Being born to parents who do not speak English, my message to my clients is: ‘If I can do it, so can You.’ This sets me apart from Communication trainers from the West.

Singapore, Sg

Adjunct Lecturer, School of Humanities & Social Sciences. Taught the following modules: ▪ Diploma in Business & Social Enterprise - Business Communication module - Written Communication module ▪ Diploma in Psychology Studies - Written Communication module ▪ Direct Polytechnic Admission (DPA) preparatory programme - Basic Event Management module

Singapore, Singapore, Sg

ITE College Central, Bishan Campus Business Studies, School of Business & ServicesTaught Higher NITEC classes. Blended content with inspiration to raise the students' ambitions. Most of them subsequently qualified for polytechnic admission. Proud of them!

Was part of the founding team of this self-financed F&B start-up that launched in 2003. Its brand focused on the Middle Eastern concept, it grew from a 2,000 to a 7,000 square feet space to be the largest restaurant of its kind in the region.►Responsibilities◄Responsible for driving overall Business Strategy, including human capital, logistics, finance & administration; Brand management; Planning & implementation of marketing strategy; Systemising business processes; Sales; Training; Guest relations.►Key Achievements◄▸ Increased sales by 35% within 1st month of re-joining the business in 2005; steadily increased sales by 90% at 1-year mark. Brought 2006 & 2007 sales to S$1 million per annum. ▸ Managed 20-30 staff at front & backends, reported to Director.▸ Supervised brand-focused strategy with zero advertising spend that resulted in considerable media mentions, including being selected by TIME Magazine as one of 'The Best of Asia' in 2007.

Singapore, Sg

An established local non-for-profit educational institution set up in 1950s seeking to grow its overseas arm in recent years. Responsible for Adapting brand strategy for regional markets such as India, China, Vietnam and the Middle East; Market Research; Producing marketing collateral.

Singapore, Sg

Underwent full-time MBA course specialising in Marketing at NTU’s Nanyang Business School after a rigorous selection process.

Singapore, Sg

Responsible for Addressing customer feedback; Handling customer complaints to Top Management; Analysing root cause of service breakdowns to initiate business process changes with internal stakeholders.

Singapore, Sg

Took a break to be a relief teacher at a few secondary schools.

Singapore, Singapore, Sg

Responsible for managing Singapore’s first election campaign to the United Nations Security Council; Planning & implementing Developing World technical assistance; Managing high-level visits. Lobbyist at UN international conferences in Geneva & Tokyo. Chairperson of Dinner & Dance Committee 97/98 during the Asian Financial crisis. Steered committee through a difficult economic climate to produce a successful, self-funded event. Convinced Sentosa Development Authority to allow private car entry, an unprecedented move.

Mba, Marketing

Cologne Intensive Study Programme In European Management

Bachelor Of Social Sciences (Hons), Sociology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Sociology; Southeast Asian Studies