Shane the “Maven” of Ideate tipped us off on this excellent list of tips for surviving networking events. In fact I have first hand experience connected with Shane who recently rescued from feeling like the odd one out at a recent SA Bog Awards ceremony. Shane quickly introduced himself and started a conversation which sparked [...]

Instalment 3 of the VeloCITI business incubation program dealt with Finance, an area many entrepreneurs need lots of help with. Knowing that we might all be intimidated with this session looming ahead of us, Tony Mallam of cape Venture Partners assured us he’d ease us into the subject.
The Finance module is an optional one, though [...]

Whether you are a small business just starting out, or an organisation which does not currently have the funds to develop or host your own website, you’re probably still investigating ways of getting online in some way or another. It’s a fact of life for most businesses in this modern age, that being online is [...]

After investigating our values in VeloCITI session 1, we’ve moved on to crafting our Unique Selling Proposition or Value Proposition so we have a clear and impactful way of conveying the essence of what our businesses are all about.
It’s sometimes referred to as the elevator pitch, you only have a few seconds to convey to [...]

When companies, organisations and even individuals want to get a message out to the public or some specific target audience, they approach a number of different types of companies & professionals to assist them in doing so.
These range from PR consultancies to advertising agencies, branding agencies, media companies, new media, event managers, design studios and [...]