One of the most widely quoted distinguishing features of high-growth firms is that they often receive funding from venture capitalists (VCs). While this may be true, there is very little knowledge about companies that grow fast in the absence of VC-funding. A number of competing theories exist about these firms: some believe that they...
The Social Innovation Awards are aimed at innovators, social entrepreneurs, institutions and social enterprises with prototypes or early-stage businesses that can solve social problems. These products, services, business models and processes should directly address the challenges faced by low-income women, youth, people living with disabilities, or people living in rural areas. Prizes awarded range from...
LaunchLab has launched the 2018 edition of The Ideas Programme which aims to assist early-stage start-ups looking to validate their concepts or improve their technology offering to the market. This is achieved by providing participating start-ups with access to its client network of corporates, who in turn, assist with idea validation. The incubator is looking for...
Seed Academy’s Real State of Entrepreneurship Survey (prev. Startup Survey), has expanded in scope and focus from start-ups to all entrepreneurs irrespective of business size, age or revenue as we look to get a true reflection of the state of entrepreneurship directly from entrepreneurs. Now in its 4th year, the Real State of Entrepreneurship Survey...
Applications are now open for the 2018 Global Cleantech Innovation Programme for startups in South Africa (GCIP-SA). The programme is part of a global initiative that aims to address environmental and economic challenges as well as issues around energy through the promotion of clean technology innovation. This year’s competition will focus on energy efficiency, renewable...
According to the GEM) 2017/2018 report, total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) in South Africa is at 11.0%, 4.1 percentage points higher compared to 2016’s score of 6.9%. Apart from the country’s 4.1 percentage points TEA growth, entrepreneurial intentions has also increased in the last few years to 11.7%, up from 10.1% in 2016/17. Read more Source: SME...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
