Gauteng Global Entrepreneurship Week

There are a number of exciting activities and events taking place in Johannesburg during Global Entrepreneurship Week (Nov 12 -1 8). YBL is sharing a few of them with you below. One of them (the last one) is in Polokwane, by the way.
Critical Thinking Forum on Financial Inclusion: 12 November 2012
Nedbank, Old Mutual and the Mail & Guardian are hosting a Critical Thinking Forum that will address the question: “How can we include more South Africans in the financial mainstream?” Present at the Forum will be a panel of thought leaders that includes Dr Mamphele Ramphela (medical doctor, director of companies and civic activis), Ingrid Goodspeed (National Treasur), Thami Bolani (National Consumer Forum) and Lyndwill Clarke (Financial Services Board).
 Venue: SABC Radio Park, M1 Studios, Auckland Park. Time: 17:30.
The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship - 12-16 November

The Branson Centre in Johannesburg is hosting various events dealing with Global Entrepreneurship Week. Location: The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship, 19 Melle, Braamfontein,?Johannesburg. More info: info@bransoncentre.org  / 114030622

• 12 November: Launch of Global Entrepreneurship Week with Centre’s CEO Tracey Webster. 14:00 – 17:30.
• 13 November: Financial Advice for Small Business with Nedbank. 14:00 – 17:30.
• 14 November: Innovation with Jayshree Naido. 14:00 – 17:30.
• 15 November: Various webinars, online tips, talks & advice. All day long, via their website.
• 16 November: Increase Your Online Presence with Google / Google+ Hangout with Richard Branson. 12:00 – 17:30

The Hub in Johannesburg: 14-19 November 2012

The Hub in Braamfontein, one of Johannesburg’s most prominent entrepreneurial centres, is organising quite a few interesting workshops and events during Global Entrepreneurship Week:

• Get yourself investor ready (14 November) from 6pm-9pm (R50)
• Opportunities in the green economy (15 November) from 12pm-4pm (R150)
• Thought leader dialogue (16 November) from 4pm-6:30pm (R250)
• Women & entrepreneurship (17 November) from 4pm-7:30pm (R70)
• Purpose and career opportunity (18 November) from 1:30pm-5pm (R20)
• Exclusive branding training (19 November) from 9am-4pm (R150)

Location: 4 De Beer Street (corner Smit Street), Braamfontein.  For more info: Johannesburg.hosts@the-hub.net /011 048 2542.

Endeavor SA: Summit on the State of Entrepreneurship: 11 November 2012

Learn more about “Creating the right ecosystem to grow and support high-impact entrepreneurs” when you attend the Fourth Annual Summit on the State of Entrepreneurship in South Africa. The event is taking place from 08:15 – 16:30 on 11 November 2012 at Sci Bono Discovery Centre (corner Miriam Makeba & President Street in Newtown Johannesburg).

Cost:  R750. For more info:  011 463-0992 (ext. 207). To register for the event, click here.

 One Corporate, One Entrepreneur: 11-16 November 2012

The five-day One Corporate One Entrepreneur event takes place during Global Entrepreneurship Week and from 11-16 November 2012 and is hosted in Soweto.

During the week industry experts and professionals will share knowledge with entrepreneurs on personal branding, innovation and creativity, product development and sustainability entrepreneurship. All participants will have an opportunity to refine their business ideas and concept before presenting them to the panel of judges for the business idea elevator pitch competition on the last day of the event.

Times: 09:00 – 13:00 daily. Cost:  R200 per day. For more info: 011 039 2694 / 084 407 3717 / 084 407 3717 / 1corporate1entrepreneur@gmail.com

 SAB KickStart Panel Discussion and Exhibition: 14 November 2012

The SAB KickStart Panel Discussion and exhibition in Johannesburg will take place between 11:00 – 12:30 on 14 November 2012. The panel will focus on successful and practical roles that must be played by different industry sectors to increase the rate of entrepreneurship in SA.

Location: Gallagher Estate. Cost: Free. For more information contact SAB Kickstart: thulisile.mathumbu@za.sabmiller.com / 011 881 8135

Cultunet Foundation: 14-18 November 2012

The Foundation will be hosting numerous events including a discussion round the question “What is Entrepreneurship?”, the prelaunch of the Global Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders coffee table book, as well as various workshops in the townships.

For more information re location please contact thobeka@cultunetfoundation.org

 Zazida Institute of Entrepreneurship events: 14-17 November 2012

The Zazida Institute of Entrepreneurship, Africa’s only accredited Higher Education Institution dedicated solely to developing high impact Entrepreneurs in Africa, will be hosting various events dealing with Global Entrepreneurship Week:

• Personal Finance Management Workshop for Entrepreneurs on 12 November from 8:30am-12pm
• How to Start a Business with No Cash on 14 November from 5:30pm-7:30pm
• Zazida three-day Selection Assessment Centre for 2012 full-time and part-time students on 14, 16 and 18 November from 7am-6pm.
• Launch of Zazida Entrepreneur Support Club on 17 November 6pm-8pm.

 Location: Zazida HQ, 13 Jan Smuts Avenues, Parktown, Johannesburg. For more info: www.zazida.org or call 081 403 149 613

SAINE Global Entrepreneurship Week Business Breakfast:  15 November 2012

The South African Innovation Network (SAINE) will be hosting a business breakfast in celebration of 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Week. The event is hosted in partnership with Department of Economic Development, Sasol Chemcity, Sanlam, African Entrepreneur, SEA Africa and HaveKnot.

Location: Sandton Convention Centre Johannesburg.  Time: 8am-12pm. Seats are limited, kindly RSVP (complimentary) to: thokoza@focusedpeople.biz or call: 082 698 4370

 Absa Enterprise Development Global Entrepreneurship Week event in Polokwane: 16 November 2012

Absa Enterprise Development will be hosting the first ever Global Entrepreneurship Week event in Polokwane on 16 November 2012.. The event will be attended by various stakeholders including Emergent Africa, the Polokwane Municipality, Limpopo Economic Development Environment and Tourism, Vodacom, Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda), National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), Polokwane Chamber of Business (PCOB), Walkin 25 Management Services and Limpopo Development Agency (LIMDEV).

Location: Peter Mokaba Stadium. Cost: Free. For more info contact 015 290 5511 / 082 454 7150

GrowthPoint / Herman Mashaba’s biography ‘Black Like Me’  launch – 26 November 

In commemoration of 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Week, and looking to grow South Africa’s entrepreneurial sector and develop more property entrepreneurs, Growthpoint Properties will be hosting a discussion by Herman Mashaba that will include his newly-released autobiography Black Like Me. Mashaba was one of the country’s earliest black entrepreneurs who built a successful business during the restrictive days of apartheid and today his investment company has a string of diverse holdings. Open to the public, the event will be held at the Sundeck in Sandton on 26 November 2012 at 7pm. Cover price is R300 and bookings must be done via Robyn Basson on rbasson@growthpoint.co.za

 

 If you know of other events in Johannesburg / Pretoria / the rest of Gauteng that are taking place during Global Entrepreneurship Week, drop us a line or share them below (please include a brief description of the event, location, a link, and contact details of the organisers) or send an email to miriam@ybl.co.za.
For 2012 Global Entreptreneurship events and activities in Cape Town, please click here. The good news is: You can win free tickets to the Youth Entrepreneurship Expo & Conference, which kicks off tomorrow. Please click here to win your ticket (R150, including lunch).
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Global Entrepreneurship Week South Africa

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is an international movement designed to inspire millions of young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity through entrepreneurship. This event takes place between 12 November to 18 November 2012.

Global Entrepreneurship Week will connect young people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. Students, educators, entrepreneurs, business leaders, employees, non-profit leaders, government officials and many others will participate in a range of activities, from online to face-to-face, and from large-scale competitions and events to intimate networking gatherings.

Through this initiative, the next generation of entrepreneurs will be inspired and can emerge. In doing so, they will begin to acquire the knowledge, skills and networks needed to grow innovative, sustainable enterprises that have a positive impact on their lives, their families and communities. 

The initiative kicked off in 2008, launched by former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Carl Schramm, the president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Since then, it has grown to 115 countries—with nearly 24,000 partner organizations planning more than 37,000 activities that directly engage more than 7 million people. 

One Corporate-One Entrepreneur campaign initiative project in partnership with GEP(Gauteng Enterprise Propeller) is joining forces to host one the 1st Global Entrepreneurship Week to be hosted in Soweto.
One Corporate-One Entrepreneur, Global Entrepreneurship Week event 2012
Immensing entrepreneurial potential.

Entrepreneurship as a vehicle for creating jobs and creation of enterprises, especially in the industrialize province like Gauteng is key in the success of Gauteng economic development, the OCOE campaign initiative model is design to be a model to assist in raising funds and help launch the 1st business incubation and resource Centre for entrepreneurs in Soweto.OCOE model aims to identify private sector companies, that are passionate about national building to support some of the OCOE flagship products events and activities to help develop the culture of entrepreneurship in the township.
More specifically, the OCOE campaign initiative flagship products:
• Provide students with training and technical assistance relevant to entrepreneurship development, which includes; identifying and developing entrepreneurial traits and skills, generating a business idea, how to start up a business, financial control, record keeping, strategy development and business planning, legal, marketing and public relations, production management, product and brand development and project management, etc.
• Forums
• Bring successful local and international entrepreneurs to participate in seminars.
• OCOE entrepreneur adoption programme,
• Hold annual exhibitions and fair activities (Entrepreneurship Fun Day and Entrepreneurship fair).

This 1st annual OCOE launch with over 100 entrepreneurs expected to attend a blend of workshop and competition, will be the spring board for youth lead business and entrepreneurs in the start-up phase to unleash their idea’s. The 1st OCOE launch event will be part of Global Entrepreneurship Week celebrations. As the primary activity of the event, OCOE members/entrepreneurs that will be participating and attending the event will be prepared to deliver on 1 minute elevator pitch presentation to a panel of judges for cash prize of R5000, free corporate identity, 6 months free business advisory services. Along the way, a variety of industry experts and professionals will share knowledge on Personal Branding, Innovation and Creativity, Product Development and sustainability entrepreneurship and more. The five day OCOE GEW event will take place from the 12-16 November 2012,hosted in Soweto, all attending entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to refine their business idea’s and concept before presenting them to the panel of judges for the business idea elevator pitch competition on the last day of the event.

Date: 12 November 2012 to 16 November 2012
Time: 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Location: Theatre (Jabulani), Soweto
Cost: R0.00
More info: The launch of One Corporate One Entrepreneur is a week long celebration starting from the 12th November till 16th November 2012 taking place at Soweto Theatre (Jabulani).

Contact: Mr Mbuso Radebe
Company name: One-Corporate One-Entrepreneur (NPO)
Telephone number: +27 11 039 2694
Email address 1corporate1entrepreneur@gamil.com

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