Mentoring and Coaching

The mission of the Centre is to inculcate entrepreneurial thinking in the delivery of College vocational and occupational programmes, which will support and stimulate an entrepreneurial economy. The model is to identify current students/graduates who meet the criteria for being a potential entrepreneur, and take them through the steps below to become entrepreneurs through formal training and practical business experience so that they can  ultimately establish their own businesses.

The programme seeks to accelerate the growth and success of entrepreneurial enterprises and allow for a culture of entrepreneurship among graduates. This is done through a number of business and technology support not limited to physical space, business infrastructure, coaching, common services, and market access. The Centre for Entrepreneurship Rapid Incubator (CFERI) accelerates economic growth, job creation and poverty eradication. Secondly, the CFERI promotes research and development within the business incubation ecosystem.

CFERI Offerings; 

ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME:

• The programme

Centre for Social Entrepreneurship (CSE) is a rapid business incubator that was established at the Durban University of Technology in 2015 at ML Sultan campus, funded by Small Enterprise Development Agency to develop and support small businesses within Durban surroundings. 

The purpose of the centre is to infuse creativity into the entrepreneurial mindset of students and external communities. By identifying problems that could be addressed using creative solutions for key socio-economic challenges such as high levels of unemployment, inequality and poverty.

Centre Offerings; 

• Training
• Me

False Bay Centre for Entrepreneurship provides innovative business incubation and development support services in the False Bay area of Cape Town.

The mission of the CFERI is to:

• Inculcate entrepreneurial thinking in the delivery of College vocational and occupational programmes which will support and stimulate an entrepreneurial economy.
• Inspire young college graduates to become entrepreneurs as an attractive career choice and train these graduates through formal training and practical business experience.
• The CFERI will also support existing businesses in the Khayelitsha and Mitchells

The Centre for Entrepreneurship & Rapid Incubator (CfERI) was launched by the Vaal University of Technology in partnership with SEDA, Department Small Business Development (DSBD) in November 2017. The CfERI transitioned to Sol Plaatje University on 01 June 2021.

The purpose of the Centre for Entrepreneurship & Rapid Incubator:

• to support and enhance existing entrepreneurship initiatives in the ZFM District.
• encourage entrepreneurship amongst the youth and the unemployed.
• establish sustainable businesses that can lead to job creations.
• support female and disabled entrepreneurs.

Mahikeng innovation hub (MIHub) is an innovative co-working techno hub in the heart of Mahikeng, the capital city of the North West Province, with it's focus being unearthing and cultivating innovative 4IR solutions that will ultimately assist communities to acclimatize in this vast changing technological world while improving efficiency. We specialize in;

• Inclusive, technology-driven development
• Early start-up Incubation
• Prototype development
• Hackathons
• Skills Development

We recycle food waste to produce nutrients and animal feed. 

Blaq-sneaks-exclusive is an online drop shipping store. We are an apparel company that specializes in sneakers/takkies. The store also sells women's and men's apparel, accessories, and jewelry. The online store has proven to be legitimate and trustworthy. Tshepo Morries, a high school graduate, owns the store. The owner also received formal training in the field of entrepreneurship. The future seems bright for this aspiring store and its youthful owner, who has extensive understanding of several operating systems and marketing tactics such as Facebook advertising and Google AdWords.

AgriLogisTech is B2B2C Namibian startup connecting farmers in Southern Africa to all industry needs such as logistics vehicles, storage facilities, training workshops, value addition hotspots, and industry news via smartphone and web applications. We definitively ensure that farmer operations and products meet international quality standards BEFORE they are sold to the market.

Relationships Inspiring Social Enterprise (rise) is a non-profit social enterprise registered in the USA and Lesotho. rise focuses on economic development through job creation, skills development and entrepreneurship specifically in the built environment by linking aspiring entrepreneurs in vulnerable communities in low-income sub-Saharan African countries to essential resources they don’t otherwise have access to, for their businesses to flourish. Resources provided include business skills, technical and soft skills as well as access to a network of professionals, market access, mentoring and