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Automotive Investment Scheme (AIS)

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The Automotive Investment Scheme (AIS) is an incentive designed to grow and develop the automotive sector through investment in new and/ or replacement models and components that will increase plant production volumes, sustain employment and/ or strengthen the automotive value chain.

Seed Engine – Rare opportunity for South African Startups

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Getting  venture capital funding is a rare opportunity for South African startups.  The ideal situation for early stage companies seeking funding would have the following:

  1. Some funding (without losing a massive chunk of equity based on a fair valuation) and support;
  2. Mentorship and coaching;  and
  3. Networking with other funding opportunities and hard-to-reach networks.

 
They are opening a new round of applications on the 1 September 2013. Our advise is that you arrive early and take time to carefully fill out the form early. Demand is likely to be great.

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Daily Maverick Offering Free Online Advertising to Small Business

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An Unashamedly SMME Friendly Publication
The Daily Maverick   is offering free online advertising to qualifying small businesses. The Daily Maverick is one of the premier news and analysis websites in South Africa. Advertising on the site will put small businesses into contact with an audience composed mostly of higher income, professionals – who actually spend their time on the Daily Maverick. The Daily Maverick is now offering selected small businesses an opportunity to advertise for free.

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Calling Women Entrepreneurs – 10 000 Women Certificate Programme

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The Gordon Institute of Business Studies (GIBS) is managing the 10 000 Women Programme in South Africa. The course provides a scholarship to women entrepreneurs, but requires a refundable fee of R 3000-00, payable on completion of the course. GIBS describes the programme as “world-class education to women entrepreneurs”  . Full details available on the GIBS website.

CLOSING DATE IS THE 14 June 2013, so act quickly. Details of the programme can be found on the GIBS website and you can call the organisers on 0117714101.

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Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A) June Applications

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Venture Capital For Africa is an innovative online platform, which describes itself thus: Venture Capital for Africa (www.vc4africa.biz) is the continent’s leading founder’s network, the largest and fastest growing community of  entrepreneurs and investors building promising …

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