Startup School was founded by some of South Africa’s most successful entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. With the support of Investec, a leading private specialist bank with a true entrepreneurial spirit, Startup School strives to equip local startups with the entrepreneurship skills they need to achieve a life of success and significance. Our courses are supported by...
Is your startup looking to run pilots or proof of concepts with the likes of Old Mutual, RCS, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, Nedbank and PwC? Startupbootcamp (SBC) AfriTech will on 2 and 3 May run a corporate-focused hackathon in Johannesburg. SBC AfriTech said in a statement last week that the hackathon will be hosted by Old Mutual. The...
Apps for Africa is an online competition for local African entrepreneurs to win an app development package for their business or social enterprise. How does it work? Contestants enter by downloading the NubiaNetwork App and uploading their profile. The competition starts on 25 April, the profile with the most votes is announced as the winner on 25 June...
SiMODiSA would like to invite entrepreneurs to a free consultation with MiBusiness Assist, a comprehensive small business offering from MiWay Insurance. Having received information on your business and also having had a consultation with you, they would give an analysis of what they can offer your business. Should you be interested in having the consultation, please send...
The third installment of our annual Unbreakable Entrepreneurs competition. If you are a young entrepreneur looking to take your business to the next level, then you are in the right place. Entrepreneurs will go through an internal section process. Once selected, a top 12 will be notified that will then move onto the elimination round,...
The Winetech Pitching Den competition will focus on climate change, water reclamation and resourcing, genetics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and big data, and any other areas which increase efficiency, profitability and environmental sustainability. Entries for the competition will close on 9 June. Agritech startups will receive exposure to investment opportunities and channels to market, providing them with the opportunity...
Applications for the SiMODiSA Venture Capital Office Hours, in partnership with SAVCAssociation, are now open! Entrepreneurs are invited to apply for a chance to spend time with a VC to help you through a business challenge. You can apply at http://bit.ly/2Vl4piD ')}
Grindstone5 Accelerator Programme launching in Joburg with great partnerships and funding support for 10 scale-up businesses! Grindstone is a year-long entrepreneurial development programme, jointly owned by Knife Capital and Thinkroom Consulting, to assist post-revenue scalable innovation-driven businesses, registered in South Africa, in accelerating strategy execution ~ becoming more sustainable and fundable in the process. For...
The GAP Innovation Competitions are looking for innovators, researchers, and entrepreneurs that are working on novel technologies that will improve the efficiency of government service delivery, increase the competitiveness of the local economy and enhance the quality of life of ordinary citizens. Categories are in the ICT, Medical, Biosciences and Green economy. Remember to register...
Applications for this year’s edition of the FemBioBiz Acceleration Programme will close next week Saturday (20 April). Entries are open to individuals from all Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states. The programme — which is now in its third season — is run by the Southern African Network for Biosciences (SANBio) and development aid organisation Hivos and aims to support...
