2015 marks the sixth year of ENGEN Pitch & Polish, an annual programme, which has grown considerably each year. ENGEN Pitch & Polish is a lateral-thinking national workshop and competition designed to give smaller, local communities access to expert guidance Read the full story
An extraordinay event for SME’s and entrepreneurs is taking place in the heart of Soweto – Township Business Conference and Expo – 11 to 13 November 2015, Walter Sisulu Hall, Kliptown. The three day conference and event exposes small businesses to Read the full story
You often hear of enterprise development initiatives of black owned small businesses in other fields but seldom in the private health sector. But one company is making a mark. Recently, AfroCentric Health, the supplier of sustainable health solutions, has affirmed Read the full story
Growthpoint Properties has not just set a benchmark in the development of top-drawer property in different categories it seems, but also playing a central role in South Africa’s economic transformation, Transform SA Online gathers. The JSE listed company’s business incubation Read the full story
Cynics have questioned the viability of government’s initiative to create a group of so-called black industrialists Industrial Development Corporation’s (IDC) arguing that, just like previous initiatives, it was stillborn. But the investment corporation says it is forging ahead with implementing Read the full story
Considering that almost half the country now has access to the continent’s most advanced digital economy, in 2011, Microsoft recognised the need to develop entrepreneurial pioneers in the tech space. Microsoft, through its BizSpark programme, has now opened up a Read the full story
IBM has implemented the first leg of one of South Africa’s largest equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs), aimed at bringing a research hub to the nation’s shores, along with enterprise and deep skills development. Launched by Trade and Industry Deputy Read the full story
Jaguar Land Rover and Continental Outdoor Media have partnered with E’Yako Green to recycle old billboards and simultaneously empower local communities, Transform SA Online is informed. E’Yako Green is committed to supporting sustainability in South Africa through the creation Read the full story
Complaining about the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) lack of clarity on the ownership pillar of the revised Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) won’t help anyone, not least big businesses themselves in achieving compliance. In fact, big business Read the full story
Though South African films or those at least directed by South African movie directors have scooped the Holy Grail of the movie industry, the Oscars or earned nominations, in all fairness, local film makers still have a lot to learn Read the full story