My head is spinning completely after attending the bridging course of the VeloCITI program. Out of all the companies applying (20 odd) who were short listed to attend the bridging course, I’ve made the cut with 14 other exciting new companies who will be given the chance to build their businesses from the ground up [...]
I am working on setting up a Strategic Communications Consultancy and need a Partner willing to start the venture with me. I’m looking for someone with a strategic mind and who has been involved in some form of Brand Communications at some level. The person should be independent, or looking to go independent. Someone with [...]
Just met Brett from freedom toaster, a great new initiative coming out of the Shuttleworth foundation which aims at bridging the digital divide by providing a mechanism for people to access high bandwidth content. The freedom toaster is a kiosk/vending machine type technology which comes standard with USB & DVD burning ports. "…preloaded to dispense [...]
Yesterday’s Open Coffee event held at Origin Roasting in Cape Town was a great success. I met some really interesting people and put faces to a few names I’ve come across online for a while. A little before the event I met with Callum Macdonald from Scotland who’s graced our shores with his nomadic presence [...]
You might have noticed a post I recently wrote which took a look at the trend of drinking alcohol at Networking sessions and other web & entrepreneurial gatherings. Dave Duarte, the mind behind huddlemind.com, posted a comment suggesting I check out Open Coffee which takes place the first Thursday of every month. Tomorrow I will [...]
Ok this is something I have been thinking about for a while now and I’ve just decided to go with it. I’ve got an overactive imagination and my mind just won’t leave me alone sometimes. There are times when I can’t even get to bed in the early hours and just have to jot down [...]
The last few weeks have been an amazing experience for me as a blogger, designer and new media strategist though it’s been one steep learning curve. It all started when I quit my day job a little short of 2 months ago. I had been blogging for a while experimentally and on more of a [...]
On the lookout for new tricks and techniques to get my blog and those of my clients more airtime I came across Chris Garret (a professional blogger and online media consultant). You might ask, what is a professional blogger, isn’t blogging just some kind of hobby or something someone does in their spare time. If [...]
I was approached by Bettina Moss, a Strategic Brand Consultant, to develop a visual identity for her new brand consultancy, "BettinaBranding" and to assist with creating a simple yet interactive online presence. Bettina had a few ideas for starters which helped get the process going, but once ideas were put through their paces a few [...]
Like many, I’ve been agonising for years about going out on my own and starting some kind of business. So many ideas have come and gone, some even making it to the planning stage, but I’m very much used to being permanently employed within companies and sooner or later whether due to lack of time, [...]
Starting to move in the direction of getting your own business up and running is a daunting task for most who make the decision to go solo with their ideas. Scouting around for some resources I came across www.entrepreneurship.co.za Vision The South African Institute for Entrepreneurship has a vision of a dynamic culture of entrepreneurship [...]
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