Ran Neu-Ner, Co-founder of The Creative Counsel – South Africa’s biggest activations agency and subject of the biggest media company buyout in the country’s history, recently shared his entrepreneurial journey [...]
WDB, Grovest take stakes in Seed Engine to develop entrepreneurial businesses
alex2018-05-17T12:51:22+02:00
WDB Investment Holdings (WDB) has taken a 30% stake in Seed Engine (incorporating Seed Academy). Grovest, a Venture Capital Company has also taken a 27,5% stake in Seed Engine. Faith Khanyile, CEO of WDB, [...]
Impact fund launched to invest in early stage businesses
alex2018-05-17T12:39:18+02:00
Seed Engine, the WDB Investment Holdings (WDBIH) and Grovest have developed a creative response to the dearth of funding for early and growth stage businesses. The WDB Seed Fund will [...]
OPINION PIECE: BEE compliance not enough to expand SA’s economy
alex2018-05-17T12:44:18+02:00
Opinion by Donna Rachelson and Shawn Theunissen A tick-box approach to the scorecard for the Revised Codes of Good Practice for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) will not normaliseour society [...]
Results of SA’s largest startup survey
alex2018-05-17T12:45:58+02:00
High entrepreneurial spirit is not yet leading to job creation Wednesday, 29 June 2016: Spotting an opportunity that sparks an entrepreneurial idea is a dominant driver of startup businesses [...]
Refining your marketing message
alex2018-05-17T12:45:33+02:00
It’s well known that many entrepreneurs often get caught up in the day-to-day running of their businesses and don’t give enough thought to marketing. You might be patting yourself on [...]
Metro FM – Startup Survey
alex2018-05-17T12:42:42+02:00
Group CEO, Donna Rachelson, spoke to Metro FM about Seed Academy’s second annual Startup Survey. The survey is an important undertaking for Seed Academy as we use the input received [...]
City sows seeds of entrepreneurship
alex2018-05-17T12:33:13+02:00
The challenge, in partnership with Seed Academy, is designed to kick start the businesses of 100 young entrepreneurs with viable business ideas. The City of Cape Town’s Social Development and [...]
Serial entrepreneur Vinny Lingham shares valuable insights with entrepreneurs
alex2018-05-17T12:48:40+02:00
The 2016 series of Seed Academy’s Alumni events kicked off with a bang! We were incredibly honored to have serial technology entrepreneur, Vinny Lingham take time out of his busy [...]