Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There are loads of competitions, networking sessions and workshops happening around South Africa and the rest of the continent (namely Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana) that we’ve rounded up to make your life a bit easier.
This article is part of a weekly series that highlights all the top startup competitions, networking sessions, workshops and conferences around South Africa, and the greater region. If you have any event recommendations for us to add to the list, or next week’s, please let us know in the comments below or Send us an email.
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Not all of the events are free and some will require booking in advance. Please click on the event names to find out more information. Have a startup event that you want to submit to us? Send us an email.
Cape Town
A No B.S. Look at: How To Start a Startup
This complimentary event focuses on securing funding and how to not lose your business in the process.
Date: 21 July
Location: Akro, Suite 3,17 Shelley Road, Salt River
A weekly event happening every Wednesday, there’s no agenda or set list of speakers here. Simply propose and vote on topics to get the ball rolling.
Date: 20 July
Location: TRUTH. coffeecult, 1 Somerset Road, Cape Town
Allan Gray Foundation on entrepreneurs and managing irregular income
A look at how startup founders can smoothly transition to irregular income, while learning to managing stress and fear levels.
Date: 20 July
Location: The LaunchLab, Hammandshand Road, Stellenbosch
Free #CapeMarketing workshops for small businesses in Woodstock
Experts and enthusiasts in marketing are on-hand to dish out marketing advice and suggestions to small business owners. Space is limited to 20 people for each session though.
Date: 20 July
Location: The Cape Town Garage, Woodstock Exchange, 66 Albert Road, Woodstock
Johannesburg
Design Disruptors film screening
A film screening of a documentary that takes a closer look at the design approaches of “15+ industry-shaking companies”.
Date: 21 July
Location: JoziHub, 44 Stanley Avenue, Johannesburg
The event is a networking platform to offer you advice, allow you promote your business and meet with like-minded individuals/business owners.
Date: 20 July
Location: Piza e Vino Eagles Landing, corner Scott and Christiaan de Wet Road, Randpark Ridge
The latest Startup Grind event delivers Ran Neu-Ner as a speaker, being the co-CEO and co-founder of The Creative Counsel.
Date: 21 July
Location: Standard Bank Incubator, 5 Cradock Road, Rosebank
Kenya
African Women in Tech (Eastern Conference) Opening Networking Session
This opening session promises to deliver “valuable” connections for attendees in a “fun, no-pressure” environment. The full event takes place on 21-22 July though, but this one is free to attend.
Date: 20 July
Location: Nairobi Garage, M2 Floor, The Mirage Chiromo Road, Nairobi
Nigeria
Youth Entrepreneurship Seminar
A free seminar, this event seeks to highlight the importance of entrepreneurship to young people. It also allows the youth and professionals in various industries to engage with each other.
Date: 21 July
Location: Trinity House, Trinity Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos
Tech+ Conference and Exhibition
Claimed to be Africa’s largest tech gathering, the conference and exhibition shows off a variety of new products and allows attendees to network.
Date: 22-23 July
Location: Eko Hotels Conference Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos
