SME Toolkit and Business Partners has a business plan competition for young entrepreneurs. The SME Toolkit is proud to launch the 2014 Business Partners Limited / SME Toolkit SA Global Entrepreneurship Week’s Business Plan Competition for Aspiring Young …
Entries for the 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year awards will close on the 16 June 2014. The organisers of this competition explain their aims as follows: The Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® …
The Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) provides a very useful opportunity for entrepreneurs in the biosciences, green, ICT and health sectors. The opportunity consists of both incubation services, and seed funding. The process of selecting successful …
Strategy before structure – President Jacob Zuma should heed this guideline when considering a small business ministry. The idea of creating a small business ministry was given strong support on the election campaign trail by …
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is offering entrepreneurship training at a steeply discounted price. The Raymond Ackerman Academy of Entrepreneurial Development is requesting applications for the six month course. Applications close on the 30 …
The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) has an important role to play in South Africa. It describes its vision as follows: The NEF’s Vision is to become the leading provider of innovative transformation solutions for an economically …
“Just start” is a mantra by all startup gurus. This post uses the example of the Tuts + network to show how working with what you have is crucial to starting quickly.
The Launch Lab based at Stellenbosch University is hosting The Pitching Den.The concept is that participants provide an informal pitch at the LaunchLab. The pitch itself has some interesting rules, especially: 3 minutes No slides …
Think Big is requesting entries from entrepreneurs to participate in a television show, with the opportunity to win several lucrative prizes.
Maverick Awards for young entrepreneurs. Nominations are open ages of 18-35. South Africans, operating for 3 years, R1 million in revenue.