Sanlam and Business Partners are calling for entries for the annual South African Entrepreneur of the Year” competition. The closing date is the 16 June 2013. Get your entry in by filling out this form.
Municipal Data Hackathon – Johannesburg
Municipal data hackathon focused on Johannesburg. Complaining about Johannesburg service delivery is a suburban trait. The Hack Hackers chapter of Johannesburg is doing something more than just whining – they looking at the available data …
Google for Entrepreneurs – Women in Technology
Google for Entrepreneurs – Women in Technology provides an interesting event for women entrepreneurs aimed at fostering female entrepreneurship. (Only a few tickets left). Book your space NOW.
mlab South Africa Freelancer Community
“South Africa Freelancer” – That is a description many more people are applying to themselves. Getting work, getting paid and doing creative and meaningful work is always a challenge. Freelance developers and designers, should consider …
The Founder Institute Calling South African Entrepreneurs
The Founder Institute is currently calling for applications from South African entrepreneurs for it’s accelerator program. It currently is exploring opportunities in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The Founder Institute is a start up accelerator attempting to globalise Silicon Valley. According to the Founder Institute they have launched 750 startups in four years, making them the world’s largest idea stage incubator.
The opportunity that is presented to applicants includes:
- Training programme;
- Mentoring; and
- Possibility to access funding.
There is a small registration fee to submit an application of $ 50-00 (Around R 500-00) and additional fee of $ 700-00 (Around R 7000-00) to enroll in the course. The details of the funding arrangements and teaching are interesting, and require entrepreneurs to apply their minds across the full programme.
South African Innovation Summit -Inventor’s Garage Competition
The South African Innovation Summit has an interesting competition for inventors. Aptly titled “Inventor’s Garage Competition” it provides an opportunity for inventors of every type to enter the competition, as described by the organisers as …
South African National Pavilion – Increase your exports
The Department of Trade and Industry runs the South African National Pavilion at selected exhibitions and trade shows. The DTI describes it as such:
Trade and Investment South Africa participates in selected trade fairs and exhibitions abroad by means of National Pavilions. Assistance is therefore provided to qualifying South African exporters to introduce South African products into foreign markets by participating in suitable foreign exhibitions in a cost effective manner.
Below is a listing of existing opportunities for South African businesses wanting to exhibit and introduce their products into new markets. Contact details for each of the exhibitions are available by downloading the official list from the DTI below.
South Africa at China International Fair for Investment and Trade
South Africa at the China International Fair for Investment and Trade.
Step-Up Technology Innovation Competition
The Step-Up Technology Innovation Competition is a national competition to give individuals, groups and businesses – particularly SMEs – the opportunity to have their technology innovations evaluated and, if selected, to be assisted with access to a range of support programmes, including:
Xenophobia in South Africa: Unequal opportunities drive violence
These are my speaking notes from an event organised by The Star newspaper on xenophobia in South Africa held in June 2008. Unfortunately, five years later the same argument applies. All data in the article …