In times of crisis, the faster you move can cement your survival.To help business owners to respond at speed to the coronavirus and its effects, Edge Growth has developed a Covid-19 Survival Toolkit for the small business and entrepreneur, providing you with the keys you need to unlock swift responses and planning and position your business...
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only made it a difficult period for 22 ON SLOANE as a hub but also for business owners. They would like to explore how best to get through this challenging period with you and ensure that we come out on the other side more resilient. Please take 5min to complete...
The second facility that the Department of Small Business Development has introduced is the Business Growth and Resilience Facility. This facility is targeted at SMMEs who locally manufacture or supply hygiene and medical products that are in demand in order to curb and manage the spread of the COVID-19 virus. These include sanitizers, detergents and...
The Department of Small Business Development has announced an SMME Relief Finance Scheme, aimed at providing soft-loan funding and assistance to small businesses that can prove loss of income due to the coronavirus pandemic. The relief will be for 6 months, starting 01 April 2020. SMMEs needing assistance for longer than 6 months will be assisted...
The President has announced a new Solidarity Response Fund to help curb the spread of Coronavirus, and assist those whose lives have been disrupted by the pandemic, with the implication that debt relief and similar measures would be available to businesses and individuals. What to know about this fund: The government will provide...
SiMODiSA understands that in light of Covid-19 and the National restrictions set out, you may not be able to host your event as planned. We would like to know if you will instead, have a virtual meetup and/or if you will be offering a virtual programme instead. We will help promote the event/programme and assist in...
The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) and Qubit Solutions, together with IBM South Africa, are looking for lawyers, technologists and active citizens to come together and develop innovative solutions to justice problems at Global Legal Hackathon 2020. Over the course of three days, from 6 to 8 March, thousands of people in 50 cities...
Recently, the much anticipated Partech Africa Annual Report has been published, which shows how 2019 was another year of reaching symbolic milestones and smashing records in the dynamic and fast-growing tech investment ecosystem in Africa. The report clearly demonstrates how the economies of the continent are being significantly redefined by VC Tech investment, as...
The Anzisha Prize — Africa’s premier award and fellowship for Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs — is excited to announce that the 2020 call for applications is now open. Every year, the prize celebrates 20 African entrepreneurs, aged 22 years and younger, each of whom has a chance to win a shared prize of $100 000. The grand prize winner...
The MultiChoice Enterprise Development Trust is seeking innovative entrepreneurs operating SME businesses in the film, broadcasting and ICT sectors to join them in their Entrepreneurship Innovation summits. For entrepreneurs, the seminars are an opportunity to engage with government and corporate stakeholders, network with fellow entrepreneurs, learn of MultiChoice Development Trusts initiatives in supporting previously disadvantaged...
