Escape
to Cape Town, South Africa
Moving To One Of The
World's Most Beautiful Cities ~ By Connie Gargano
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beaches, sunny skies all-year round, playground of the rich and beautiful
- all this for a fraction of the price of moving anywhere else in the world!
South Africa has fast become one of the most sought after holiday and relocation
destinations in the world due to the favorable economy and exchange rate
to most currencies. Why not consider a holiday and then come to stay!
Over the past
few years, more and more small businesses from particularly the States
and Europe have relocated their operational base to South Africa.
Cape Town in particular has abundance of highly skilled and educated personnel,
who are currently unemployed or in part-time or contract employment.
It is this highly skilled and available workforce which favours the decision
to relocate an operational base to Cape Town. Savings of between
30-50% on operational and employment costs is the major reason for such
decision to relocate. Living in South Africa at a fraction of the
cost of living in the States, whilst maintaining the highest of living
standards, comparative to that of most major cities in the world, makes
for a favourable argument in support of moving to South Africa.
Background
According to
a survey in 2002 by Wesgro (The Western Cape Investment and Trade Promotion
Agency), the Western Cape is one of the most productive of SA’s nine provinces.
With a 10% population and area share, its contribution to the Gross Domestic
Product is about 15%. The province’s robust economy can be attributed
to its balanced diversity of primary activities - agriculture, fishing
and forestry - plus an equally diverse range of manufacturing subsectors,
a vibrant tourism sector and an increasingly array of future-oriented service
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| The Namaqualand
Desert stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Great Orange
River and south beyond Garies. There are three distinct landscapes: a sandy
coastal area aong the Atlantic, the Central Mountains that rise up to 1707
meters and a high plateau in the east. The area is famous for the flowers
that bloom there during the winter rains. You can walk waist high in over
4,000 types of flowers. But there is more: moonscapes and lush greenery
in the north along the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The area is also known for
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Cape Town
is not only the powerhouse of the Western Cape region, but also renowned
as one of the world’s most beautiful and exciting cities. A relatively
mature demographic structure, comparatively high literacy and school attendance
rates and a superior higher education infrastructure have enable the region
to participate with some confidence in the increasingly competitive global
economy. The Western Cape also has a well-developed transport infrastructure,
including well-maintained harbor and recently upgraded international airport,
as well as extensive bus, rail and taxi networks.
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with many travelers, I've learned over and over again that many people
feel the two most stunning cities in the world to live in are San
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It
is in this climate that Your-office.co.za was conceptualised out of the
recognition of a niche market existing in South Africa for the provision
of individualised services to individual small businesses from the United
States as well as Europe, intending to move their operational base to South
Africa. Many existing large removal and shipping companies exist
which offer similar services, but the individualised and personal touch
of “getting to know the client” is missing, resulting in the failure to
reach the intended goal of ensuring the comfortable relocation of individuals,
not only their possessions, but also their lives!
Problems encountered
with regard to some degree of exploitation based on “foreign accents”,
as well as no available credit history or trade references of our clients,
has been some of the contributing factors which has made our services so
reliable and efficient, based on the referral relationships we have forged
with local companies across a spectrum of industries. We are able
to act on behalf of our client eliminating the fear of being victimised
due to non-residency status.
These referral
relationships has enabled us to offer our clients various options in terms
of costs whilst not being charged inflated prices, as well as assistance
in orientation upon settling into our city.
We escort you
and introduce you to the social activities in the city!
Your-Office.co.za
not only provides individuals with business referrals prior to their arrival
in the country, but also assists with the introduction and set-up of meetings
once in SA. Your-Office.co.za operates from the basis of making the
arrival in SA as smooth as possible, with all accommodation and travel
needs taken care of. We source housing based on the prior assessed
criteria of our clients. We have a relationship with one of the country’s
most well known Immigration lawyers, who is based in Cape Town with an
office in Johannesburg, to assist with any migratory needs.
We even
fly your pets over!
The Director
of Your-Office.co.za, Mrs Connie Gargano (BA, BA Hons) has been extensively
educated in governmental processes and procedures, with 9 years of experience
in the area of client liaison. Mrs Gargano has travelled the world,
lived on 3 continents and is therefore familiar with the “angst” of moving
to and getting settled in another country. Its this experience which
has proved invaluable when meeting with her clients from the first call
or email, to the “roof-wetting party” of their first own and new house
in our lovely city! |
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With the further
assistance of a wide range of “virtual assistants”, administrative services
can be provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, without the need for our
clients to have established an office prior to arrival. Should the
client requires such, Your-Office.co.za also sources office spaces and
negotiates leases prior to the clients arrival, ensuring a trouble-free
settling-in period.
References
from very happy and existing US clients will attest to our friendly and
cost effective services!
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As a member
of WESGRO, Your-Office.co.za ensures that promotion of our city has the
backing of the largest government agency in the country which guides and
governs trade and investment in SA. However Your-Office.co.za compliments
WESGRO in the area which covers small businesses, an area under-valued
and under-serviced currently.
Working together
with the Atlantic Tourist Information, Afrokan Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Cape
Town Travel, Your-Office.co.za is able to offer our clients services ranging
from adventures (hot air balloon rides, paragliding, 4x4 adventure trials),
to conference co-ordination, special interest Tours and catering!
There is NO service Afrokan Holdings (Pty) Ltd cannot offer you!
In a nutshell,
moving to another country, in particular South Africa! no longer needs
to be a nightmare. Your-Office.co.za will ensure that you are taken
care of in respect of any need that might arise, whilst ensuring that your
business liaisons are taken care of as well.
Further information
can be obtained by emailing Connie Gargano at connie@your-office.co.za,
or contact no. (+27) 21.82.484.1505 or via fax +27.460.0611. Postal address:
14th Floor, Metlife Centre, Coen Steydler Ave, Cape Town, 8001 South Africa.
Useful links
Cape Chamber
of Commerce - www.capechamber.co.za
Cape Town
Tourism - www.cape-town.org
Trade and
Investment SA - www.tisa.org.za
We love people
and we love our country. We invite you to come and see for yourself!
You will no longer be a foreigner in SA, but a fellow South African! |
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