Last weekend I attended the the Tshimologong Bootcamp. The bootcamp aimed to get us entrepreneurs to take the next steps in our business, starting with a solid foundation on linking value proposition to customers. There …
SAICA and J.P. Morgan sets out to help 100 SMEs reach new heights. Through the Enterprisation J.P. Morgan flagship project, 100 Gauteng SMEs will be selected to receive partially subsidised back office accounting support and …
Makers have a major role in any industrial policy in South Africa, even if government does not (yet) realise it. Join the discussion at the Innovation Hub on the 25 October 2016, for what promises …
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Launch Lab has opportunities to pitch an idea. Selling an idea is never easy, and the videos on the website provide some useful and inspirational examples of how to pitch an idea. The current challenges …
Johannesburg has a new space to support digital entrepreneurs, or is it tech entrepreneurs. WITS University hot on the heels of an improved international ranking has launched the Wits Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct. In the following extract …
Growth! What Growth The IMF and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) indicated that South Africa will continue to grow slowly, or in the case of the SARB not at all. The SARB projects a …
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A select group of 18 young entrepreneurs from across the country showcased their community-driven business ideas at the annual JA South Africa Company of the Year Competition, held at Citi Bank Plaza, Sandton on 14 …
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Good News – Better and faster? . A couple of interesting developments during the past week: WITS to launch a high tech journalism incubator – This is a very cool idea, because more and diverse …
This post provides an extract from the recently released The Social Profile of Youth, 2009-2014 on youth entrepreneurship, released by Stats SA. The report starts out by presenting a table, indicating that in 2014, 543 000 youth could …
The National Development Plan speaks to ‘mass entrepreneurship’ to reduce unemployment and foster economic growth in South Africa. To quote: A large percentage of jobs will be created in domestic-orientated activities and in the services …
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