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South African Breweries Selects 5 Black Owned Business For Grant Funding And Support

South African Breweries Selects 5 Black Owned Business For Grant Funding And Support

Today, the South African Breweries Limited (SAB) Foundation and Endeavor South Africa, an affiliate of the premier emerging market entrepreneurship support network, has boosted the growth aspirations of 5 black owned businesses through grant capital.
The SAB Foundation’s Grant Capital Investment was created to provide support and financial assistance to high-impact, black-owned businesses in [...]

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How To Succeed As An Entrepreneur: Get Other People’s Money And Advice

How To Succeed As An Entrepreneur: Get Other People’s Money And Advice

Entrepreneurs can’t do it all alone: research has verified that enlisting equity investors and talented advisors helps entrepreneurs overcome early risks to their business.
This has been a topic discussed in detail in amongst delegates attending the Endeavor Summit during Global Entrepreneur Week in South Africa. Jeff Bussgang is a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, [...]

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Top Entrepreneurs Gather In Johannesburg This Week For GEW

Top Entrepreneurs Gather In Johannesburg This Week For GEW

“Entrepreneurship is the only way for South Africa to create jobs and transform its economy” says Malik Fal, MD of Endeavor SA.
A few years ago a distinguished American institution called the Kauffman Foundation launched “Global Entrepreneurship Week,” an initiative aimed at establishing Entrepreneurship as the leading force for sustainable economic development in emerging countries.
In [...]

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Global Entrepreneurship Week Is Two Weeks Away: What Is It And Why Should You Care?

Global Entrepreneurship Week Is Two Weeks Away: What Is It And Why Should You Care?

GEW is a global initiative whereby for one week, millions of people and corporate companies around the world join a growing movement of entrepreneurial people, to generate new ideas and to seek better ways of doing things. Countries across six continents and over 120 countries come together to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative to [...]

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10 Soundbites from SA’s Top Entrepreneurs

10 Soundbites from SA’s Top Entrepreneurs

On Wednesday this week, Ideate attended the Endeavor annual “State Of Entrepreneurship” Summit. This year it was held at Cape Town’s Mt Nelson Hotel, with a panel of stellar entrepreneurial giants including Discovery founder Adrian Gore, OUTsurance founder Willem Roos, FNB founder Paul Harris and Gucci Global CEO, Robert Polet. The Summit aims to create [...]

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Biznetworking on Global Entrepreneurship Week

Biznetworking on Global Entrepreneurship Week

Do you get the feeling that a tide is turning in South Africa? Something is inspiring the thinkers, the leaders and the captains of industry to punch above their weight. Inspiring entrepreneurs is what Ideate is all about, and now, we’re stoked about Global Entrepreneurship Week that’s happening later this month.
Part of the reason Ideate [...]

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