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[Opinion] SMEs in SA vital for economic recovery, upliftment

South Africa’s small businesses have the capacity to solve employment problems. The country faces record levels of unemployment with disastrous implications. However, job growth…

Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme launches

The Department of Small Business Development has launched The Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme (TREP). The programme aims to promote and integrate business opportunities…

Township entrepreneurship fund delayed, Seda funding cut as Covid-19 support prioritised

The Department of Small Business Development will delay the implementation of its R800-million township entrepreneurship fund, to offset the R1.1-billion allocated to the department…

Meet the 13 startups selected for the Drone Startup-Up Accelerator Programme

Thirteen SA startups selected for a drone accelerator programme which kicked off last month are all hoping to score thousands of rands in funding…

FSAT Labs, Seda call on tech startups to apply for next acceleration programme

Cape Town based incubator and accelerator French South African Tech Labs (FSAT Labs) in partnership with the government’s Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) has…

Here are SME minister’s new measures to boost small business finance

The Minister of Small Business Development Khumbudzo Ntshavheni last week announced new measures to make funding more accessible and affordable to small businesses. Speaking…

Winning business awards helps provide traction, publicity for student entrepreneurs

From gaining traction and publicity, to getting new clients, the inaugural edition of South Africa’s EDHE National Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition finals have given prizewinners…

Interest-free loans, investment on offer in Cell C Innovation Challenge

Are you a South African with an innovative business idea relevant to the information and communications technology (ICT) sector? Mobile network operator Cell C…

Seda selects 16 SA startups to attend Gitex 2019 in Dubai

Sixteen of some of SA’s most promising tech startups have joined startups from around the world to showcase their products and services this week…

Here are the winners of the 2019 SA Innovation Summit

Curious about who won top honours at this year’s SA Innovation Summit? The SA Innovation Summit said in a statement yesterday (17 September) that 78…

Meet the Seda Pitch and Perfect Season 4 finalists that will battle for R300k prize

The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) has announced the names of 20 startups that will next week battle on another for the chance to…

Small business department to partner with Vodacom to roll out four digital hubs

The Minister of Small Business Development Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has announced a partnership with Vodacom to roll out four digital hubs. This, as Ntshavheni also revealed that…

SA hardware tech incubator Savant invests over R9m in medtech startup SmartBlade

SA hardware tech incubator Savant has invested R9.5-million in Cape Town based medtech startup SmartBlade. Savant venture fund manager Nick Allen (pictured above) —…

Seda, SA Innovation Summit launch Season 4 of Pitch & Perfect competition

The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) has partnered with the SA Innovation Summit to launch Season 4 of the Pitch & Perfect masterclasses and…

Founder of SA startup Kusini Water off to Global Entrepreneurship Summit

Award winning Joburg-based cleantech startup Kusini Water has been invited to pitch to investors at next week’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in the Netherlands….

Nine SA, Zimbabwean startups selected for BioCiTi programme

The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) has announced the names of nine SA and Zimbabwean biotech entrepreneurs that have been selected to take…

Seda ready to roll out township tech hubs announced by Ramaphosa

The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) says it is ready to roll out a network of township digital hubs that President Cyril Ramaphosa announced…

FSAT Labs opens applications for fourth cohort of incubation programme

Cape Town based incubator and accelerator French South African Tech Labs (FSAT Labs) has opened applications for the fourth cohort of its six-month long…

City of Ekhuruleni, Sabtia to set up forum to support township economies

Township entrepreneurs may be in for added support. The City of Ekurhuleni and the Southern Africa Business and Technology Incubation Association (Sabtia) plan to work…

Samsung mentoring 19 SA startups as part of employee volunteer programme

Samsung SA has announced that it will mentor up to 19 South African startups at a bootcamp in Cape Town this week as part…

New incubator Tuksnovation to help commercialise IP at University of Pretoria

South Africa’s challenges must not be seen as problems but as opportunities for young entrepreneurs, says Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) CEO Mandisa Tshikwatamba….

SA incubator Savant in process of raising funding for 11 tech companies [Q&A]

Cape Town tech incubator Savant is busy raising funding for four of the 16 technology related companies in its portfolio — while pursuing second-round funding for another nine, the incubator’s…

French South African Tech Labs opens applications for third cohort

The French South African Tech Labs (FSAT Labs), a Cape Town-based incubator and accelerator, has opened calls for application to its third cohort. Applications…

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