Small Businesses Killed by JOC Demands

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In the instant that a small business would intend to promote their business in the form of a launch they would have to enquire the following….

Joint Operations Committee (JOC) Requirements

1. Overview of the event

2. Floor plans, Site plans, gas plan/ Road Maps

3. Emergency contact numbers (organizers)

4. JOC requests (30 days notification)

5. Certificates of Approval for temporary structures and COC’

6. A Day Programme of the event and a list of VIP’s attending the event.

7. Security plan, Parking plan & Medical plan

8. Disaster management and evacuation plan

9. Fire Safety (Application form)

10. Environmental Health (COA for caterer and noise control applications)

11.Traffic management plans, and indemnity form (JMPD)

12. Venue permission letters

13.Waste Management Plan

14. JRA Wayleave

15. Passenger liability for busses

16. Minutes of planning meetings before the event

17. Public Liability (Insurance for the Event)

18. SAPS and ward councilor confirmation letters

19. 8 Hardcopies (files) of your operational plans

20. NPO Number and Proof from SARS (certificate)

21. Proof Of Payment to relevant departments

As we know that our small businesses are funded from the hustle and bustle of making ends meet and in most cases the launch events are structured in such a way to recover initial investment to facilitate a successful event.

For a business in a hidden position or its existence unknown to the public it would only seem strategic to add prominent Dj’s as the crowd pullers. The catch to this is that the money must be recovered through cover charges, food and drinks sales. This implies that the space of operation needs to be big in order to carry many attendees, resulting to a street closure.

This is when the devils fork is aimed for the kill when small businesses are expected to pay no less than R13 000 at JMPD, Ambulance and its staff R 8 000 and a whapping R270 insurance cover per head and that means R135 000 per 500 attendees and that is just a few of them.

Its obvious that the success of the entire business is threatened as it becomes almost impossible to hold a ground breaking event that would take the business to the break even point.