SAVCA & SiMODiSA will be hosting Venture Capital Office Hours in Johannesburg and Cape Town. This is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to have dedicated one on one time with a South African Venture Capitalist to offer them guidance and insights on any business challenges that they may be experiencing. Only two entrepreneurs will be...
The Grindstone Accelerator is Knife Capital’s structured entrepreneurship development programme that assists high-growth innovation-driven companies to become sustainable and fundable. Grindstone supplies 10 companies annually with knowledge, networks and funding readiness through growth measurement, gap analysis and deep interventions designed to build a foundation for growth, transfer skills, create relevant business networks and enable these companies to...
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (Awief) is looking for 25 innovative early stage South African women entrepreneurs to take part in its Growth Accelerator Programme. Applications for the Nedbank sponsored programme, which will cater for a variety of sectors , will close at the end of this month (31 August). Training starts on 17 September and will...
Proudly South African in an effort to give South African manufacturers and designers a new way of taking their product to market has launched an e-shopping site. The RSAMade site features 100% locally made items ranging from electronics and furniture, to beauty product and games. Proudly South African will vet and verify local content and quality and...
Google offers you free digital skills courses that will help your entrepreneurial journey and you can work through the material at your own pace. Whether you want to improve your mobile site or be more visible on the web, consider this your toolkit for digital success. Get Started Source: Google Digital Skills for Africa ...
Customer relationship management is an approach to manage a company's interaction with current and potential customers. See solutions below that can help in your business. HubSpot - makes it easy to organise, track, and grow your pipeline. Get deeper insights on every lead and monitor deals with ease. Clickatell Touch - A live, omni-channel customer service...
Social media marketing refers to the process of gaining traffic or attention through social media sites. Manage all your social media in one place! Here are examples of social media marketing tools to help you better manage your campaigns; Hootsuite - Manage your social content with ease by scheduling your social posts Facebook Ads - find the right people, capture...
Email marketing is the act of sending a commercial message, typically to a group of people, using email. In its broadest sense, every email sent to a potential or current customer could be considered email marketing. Below is a list of email marketing campaign tools you can use to track your campaigns: Mailchimp - Here...
If your teams juggle deadlines, resources, and deliverables, you need a dedicated project management tool. Here are different project management software for helping keep it all on track. Zoho Projects - Get work done on time, all the time. You can plan your project activities, assign work, manage resources and collaborate with your team...
Each investor deck should be tailored to the company’s strengths. The story you tell about your idea, team and concept validation is what will ultimately determine if your deck is appealing or not. Still, getting some inspiration from previously successful startups is definitely a good place to start. Have a look at the following examples...
