This competition was made possible by the generous commitment of the Entrepreneurship Development Trust (EDT) to Sibikwa #incubator graduates enabling them to develop their exciting concepts into realistic #business proposals.
It was inspiring to enjoy a group of creative arts graduates present their innovative business proposals to the @SibikwaArts Centre adjudicating panel.
Last week, we were so honoured to judge the finalists in the Uvuko Creative Arts Entrepreneurship Incubator competition.
The panel was delighted to award Zinhle Mkhonto and Nontobeko Maseko with a R20,000 #investment and #mentorship to support the growth of their startup businesses.
The other participants were also recognised with investments and mentorship to get their ventures off the ground.
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Judge Spotlight: Marang Marekimane
We are honoured to have @ProcessMechanic, founder of Business Process Mechanics and a dynamic force in South Africa’s entrepreneurial landscape. With over a decade of experience in project management, Marang has dedicated her career to empowering township entrepreneurs to build sustainable, tech-enabled businesses. Her work includes leading Lean Business Platform South Africa, supporting creatives through the Creative Enterprise Hub and hosting impactful masterclasses for brands like Standard Bank and SAB.
Marang’s commitment to “Made in Africa” and her advocacy for business innovation has seen her present to thousands, even delivering a TEDx talk. We’re thrilled to have Marang on the panel to help spotlight entrepreneurs who are making a difference!
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Many of us #business advisors, trainers and mentors tend to emphasise hard skills like #marketing and #finance.
I met Colin Edmonds of Protégé Project who foreground the often neglected yet essential power skills of #communication and #strategising.
An eye-opening conversation
Just spent a couple of wonderful nights at The Vaal Guesthouse.
Marie and Manuel, your friendly hosts serve delicious cuisine.
A marvelous venue, just two hours from Joburg,
The Vaal for a relaxing get-away, a family vacation, a country wedding venue, or for a corporate function
Entrepreneurship is like playing monopoly. Except there is no board to guide you on where to land. No dice to take you forward, and we don't start with the same startup capital. But you do feel like you are going around in a circle for many years.
Have you ever noticed how, when someone complains that #business us slow, and you mention #marketing or #sales, they lazily answer have they've "already tried that and it doesn't work"?
Sifiso Ngobese, founder of Abomageresa, hosting the Gauteng #glass#collectors imbizo at #T-SHAD, Tembisa, with the #government departments and all the big names in glass #recycling
The heights by great men reached and kept
were not attained by sudden flight
but they while their companion slept
were toiling upward in the night.
- Henry Longfellow