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Applications to StartupBootCamp Africa 2018 Accelerator Now Open!

Startupbootcamp Cape Town is a leading accelerator focused on high-growth startups in blockchain, connected devices, payment solutions, capital markets and asset management, integrated supply chain, e-commerce, retailtech, insurtech, alternative financing, identity management, digital connectivity, data and behavioral analytics and enabling technologies. The accelerator is anchored by leading corporate sponsors Old Mutual, RCS, BNP Paribas, Nedbank,...

March 20, 2018By Uncategorised0 CommentsRead more...

Understanding Venture Capital funding

Are you a start-up or small business with an idea, product or service that addresses a large market need? Do you believe your business has the potential to achieve high growth over the next 5 years? Is your business currently struggling to survive and grow due to lack of funding? If you can answer...

March 1, 2018By Uncategorised0 CommentsRead more...

Managing Performance at Scale

If you’re awesome, you’ll succeed. If you succeed, then you’ll grow. As you grow, the scale will change everything and, then, you won’t be awesome anymore – unless, that is, you change a lot of what made you awesome in the first place! This, then, is the Scale Up Paradox. Because what got you here,...

March 1, 2018By Business Intelligence, Did You Know, , 0 CommentsRead more...

New Accelerator Programme for Green Startups Launched

Fetola, an enterprise development firm, is launching Groundswell, a new initiative to accelerate the success of products and services in the water, sustainability and resource efficiency sectors. The programme is supported by seed funding from J.P. Morgan, builds entrepreneurial skills and helps big corporates and small business owners do better business together. Thirty South African entrepreneurs...

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Mentorship Advice for Entrepreneurs

Most successful entrepreneurs credit a mentor or mentors. Not surprisingly many entrepreneurs who “have made it” will have more than their fair share of mentorship requests. Anja Van Beek offers MUST-DOS to help both parties rise to the challenges of mentorship. Find out what you are really in for when you do say yes. Read more Source:...

March 1, 2018By In the Spotlight, 0 CommentsRead more...

Active Investors in African Startups and what they’re looking for

The most active investors in African startups were recently revealed in Disrupt Africa’s 2017 African Tech Startups Funding Report. The list is dominated by US-based venture capital (VC) funds with the exception of Algebra Ventures, an Egyptian venture fund; Kalon Ventures, a South Africa-based section 12J venture capital fund and Nigeria’s Ventures Platform. These investors prove that...

February 12, 2018By Business Intelligence, Did You Know, , , 0 CommentsRead more...

Venture Incubation Programme

MTN Solution Space has opened applications to its 2018 Venture Incubation Programme (VIP). To be considered for the programme, applicants should already have an initial concept development showing a deep understanding of the market environment and potential problems. The solutions must also be innovation-driven and scalable. The programme aims to provide participating startups with mentorship, access to...

February 12, 2018By Business Intelligence, Industry News, , 0 CommentsRead more...

Tony Elemu Foundation: 2018 entrepreneurship programme

The Tony Elemu Foundation (TEF) has opened applications to the fourth cohort of its $100-million Entrepreneurship Development Programme. The programme kicks off in May and runs until December. Interested entrepreneurs have until midnight on 1 March to submit their applications. Read more Source: Ventureburn ')}

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