Chivas believes in blending profit with purpose. That’s why every year, they give away $1 million in no-strings funding to social entrepreneurs that have a positive impact on the world. They are looking for entrepreneurs on a mission to solve the world’s biggest social and environmental issues. If your business was created to drive positive...
Since 2009, ANDE has been tracking the growth and impact of the small and growing business sector in emerging market economies for our annual State of the Sector report. This report examines global trends in support for small and growing businesses through capacity development services, direct private investment, and donor funding, as well as...
With 1 million euro up for grabs, the fifth round of Global Change Award is now open. By 2030, the global middle class is expected to have increased to 5 billion people and the consumption of textiles and shoes by 65% compared to 2015. The world is already using around 1.6 planet’s worth of resources every...
Game Plan is an entrepreneurship and educational studio-based, reality twist TV game show, with radical interventions to educate the previously disadvantaged South Africans about the basics of entrepreneurship and starting a successful business. The show aims to be a catalyst in creating a conducive environment for entrepreneurship among the youth of South Africa. Each week...
The SA Reserve Bank (Sarb) has launched a competition aimed at fintech firms that are developing innovative solutions to the challenges within the financial services industry. The Reserve Bank said in a statement last Thursday (22 August) that the initiative — the Global Fintech Hackcelerator @Southern Africa — aims to create a platform for fintechs...
The MTN App of the Year Awards is a champion of app development in South Africa; celebrating local talent and out-of-the-box thinkers that drive disruption and change. App of the Year has entrenched itself as the premier app development competition in the country, and we’ve come a long way since our inaugural event in 2012,...
The program is focused on real engagement, designed to help you get traction in collaboration with industry leaders. Join us, for an opportunity to make an impact on maritime, transportation, logistics & supply chain industry. Trade & Transport Impact is a program designed to address real challenges within maritime, transportation, logistics & supply chain industry by helping the...
The GNI will fund a set of projects from around the world that meet specified criteria, with the intent of producing learning and thought leadership to share with the wider industry. We are proud to launch the GNI’s first Innovation Challenge in the Middle East, Africa & Turkey Region. The Challenge will focus on reader...
The Black Business Supplier Development Programme (BBSDP) is a cost-sharing grant offered by the Department of Small Business Development to black-owned small enterprises to assist them to improve their competitiveness and sustainability to become part of the mainstream economy and create employment. Read More for eligibility criteria.
Seedstars World is coming to Cape Town! The 20 best startups from Cape Town will be invited for training delivered by our own Seedstars team as well as local & regional mentors! After working closely with the entrepreneurs, we will invite the top 8 to take part in jury interviews with top investors and compete to...
