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It's a Breeze - Financial Literacy Education

​Specialists in simplified, group-based Business Finance training ​for non-financial Entrepreneurs

We work with Funders to de-risk your pipeline and book, and Entrepreneur Support Organisations to enhance your outcomes

"6 months worth of content in 1 hour using 1 slide. Thank you Marc. The presentation was easy to understand for non-financial Managers."

- Stephen, Founder & CEO, Zambia

"I would definitely recommend it to others without any hesitation or doubts"

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"Marc explained everything well, and he simplified every complexity I once faced when I was doing Accounting in High school and in my first year at University. It was an amazing two-day course"

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"Marc is definitely inspiring and really explained everything thoroughly"

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"Very informative and knowledge transformative workshop."

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"Excellent session. Thoroughly enjoyed the training."

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"I came in with no understanding and left with what I feel is a very solid grounding"

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"I recommend this course and feel it was well worth the time. I am truly grateful."

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"Good class to attend. Highly recommendable for an entrepreneur."

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"I finally understand debit and credit accounts."

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"Marc was much fun. Thank you."

Over 2,500 people trained in-person

South Africa, Ghana, South Sudan, India, Rwanda, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Tanzania

Our goal

  • Every African Entrepreneur sustainably Financially Literate & Functional, contributing towards:
  • The African imperative of More Entrepreneurs, More Predictably Successful, More Quickly

Why us

We are experts at demystifying finance for non-financial people

(and even financial people sometimes, but don't tell anyone!)

Outcomes

1. Entrepreneurs: Competence, Confidence, better Conversations & Decisions (= more Accountability)
2. Entrepreneurs' Businesses: Compliance & Fundability
3. Entrepreneur Support Organisations: Enhanced programme performance (& happy funders)
4. Funders (Grant, Loan or Equity): lower risk, more funding (& improved KPIs)
5. Everyone: Peace-of-Mind happy zen land

How we train

  • Group-based
  • Preferably in-person (at least initially)
  • We are also comfortable with online delivery
  • Ongoing (lifelong!) support to embed learning & practice

Our big why

We believe that  a rising African "Entrepreneur Class"  will contribute to our vision of thriving societies, built on fairness, prosperity and peace

The problem we are solving

Poor Entrepreneur Financial Management Full Stop

What's in it for our customers

  • Entrepreneur Funders: we de-risk your Entrepreneur / SME pipeline & book by teaching Entrepreneurs how to create & defend Financial projections, and keep proper financial records
  • Entrepreneur Support Organisations: we enhance your Programme Outcomes with our full and adaptable curriculum. This is our gift, and craft

OK so what do we actually DO

A complete curriculum of unintimidating, simplified, (fun even!) Business Financial Literacy training, spread across seven core Journeys (see Training Brochure for more detail):

1. Foundation: the "Language of Finance" & "Logic of Accounting"
2. Ideation: Financial validation, including Costing & Pricing, Break-even; Profitability & Financial Projections
3. Compliance: Selecting and implementing an accounting system; Tax Authority compliance; Governance reporting; Death by Debits-and-Credits
4. Control: Financial processes and other tech (e.g. payroll)
5. Compare: Benchmarking; Financial “architectures” & ratios
6. Planning: Budgets; Growth & exit plans; funding need
7. Capitalise: Funding supply; how to choose

Our envisaged FinTech solutions

Our envisaged FinTech solutions will enable us to work more powerfully with ecosystem partners, and work directly with Entrepreneurs.

Where we work

Primarily Africa

​​CREDENTIALS

"[Marc is] professional, knowledgeable of the subject matter and accessible as a facilitator. I can confidently recommend It's a Breeze for the delivery of this important course for non-financial savvy individuals who need to understand accounting. The course simplifies accounting and makes it less intimidating.”

Rebone Sesoko

Operations Manager, Tsogo Sun Entrepreneurs

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"Over the years we have worked closely together and have a deep respect for his intellect and integrity. So much so, that he was recently invited to join us in London for a strategic planning conference. We have no hesitation in recommending him for your Financial Literacy training venture.”

Mark Robilliard

Co-founder, Colour Accounting International

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"The Colour Accounting workshops have been well received and the feedback from entrepreneurs has been positive. We are looking forward to continue incorporating the Color Accounting workshop into the programme again this year .”

Mbali Zamisa

Enterprise Programme Coordinator, SAB Foundation

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“Feedback we received from all participants was overwhelmingly positive. Marc had remarkable energy and excitement for his topic and displayed a true passion for educating our entrepreneurs. I can, without hesitation, recommend Marc and It's a Breeze.”

Matthew Smart

Development Facilitator - Accounts and Finance, 

Riversands Incubation Hub

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​​MEET THE FOUNDER

Empower and Inspire | Explore | Entrepreneurship

Connect with me on Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-fx-johnson/


Marc is at heart inspired by possibility, most alive when putting his energies into work that contributes to societies thriving. He sees a direct line from his work in business financial literacy to building a much-needed entrepreneurial class across Africa.


Through his ability to distil things down to their core, he makes finance simple for non-financial people.


He only managed to spend the first 10 years of his working life in the corporate world. He did his MBA in 1997 at UCT, whereafter the autonomy and freedom of self-employment and entrepreneurship summonsed him. In 2012 he came across a business financial literacy training opportunity, and at this relatively late stage of life discovered his gift and passion for teaching.


Since then Marc has run in-person business financial literacy workshops in South Africa, Ghana, South Sudan, India, Rwanda, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Tanzania, and his inner explorer looks forward to training in every African country.


Giving back time is part of his business philosophy and he welcomes Entrepreneurs  booking calls with him, to talk about finance, or whatever’s on their minds. 


He relishes public speaking, loves motorbikes and travelling, and as his legacy aims to create a “Venture Factory” to carry forward his spirit of innovation, that helps build a better world.

​​CONTACT

Connect with Marc on Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-fx-johnson/

Book a call with Marc: click the link at the top of his Linked-In profile page

E-mail: hello@itsabreeze.co.za


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