In 2009 the Somerset West Network was honored with the Business Network Franchise of the Year award. Caroline Malherbe who runs the Somerset West Network is also owner of Khensi Consulting, a training and Human Resource consulting business which provides consultancy services to a broad range of clients within the retail, property and service industries. Her enthusiasm ensures that the Somerset West Business network offers and effective and inspiring networking platform for those that attend.

The Somerset West Business Network is hoe to a wide range of businesses with diverse talents, needs and goals. The meetings are especially popular for their interesting guest speakers as well as the variety of new faces that visit the meetings each month. Attendees of our breakfasts had the opportunity to meet some well-known local business people and personalities such as Len Hauptfleisch, CEO: Duraline Paints, Jeanne Groenewald, CEO: Elgin Free Range Chickens, Elna Boesak: Bell Valley Initiative and Ntsiki Biyela, first black female wine maker in the country.

Meetings take place every second Thursday of the month at Manuka Café and Fine Wines, al well-know local restaurant and wine shop. I look forward to welcoming you and your friends and business associates at our future meetings.

Members and regular visitors of the Somerset West network rapport that they have substantially increased their business through this network. New partnerships were formed, ideas were exchanged and generally attendees of our breakfast leave inspired and ready to do business. The enthusiastic member body is testimony to its success.