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SA township-mapping startup offers FMCG companies innovative value creation platform

South African startup Eneodata is providing location intelligence data from townships to fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies to help them derive better value and create opportunities for local people.Founded in 2018, Eneodata is a location intelligence and analytics company focused on unlocking the value of the informal market through mapping economic activities in difficult-to-see spaces.The […]

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Animation and gaming startup, Sea Monster Makes a Huge USD1m Splash

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Animation and Gaming Company Sea Monster partners with Edge Growth and FirstRand’s Vumela Fund to unlock digital solutions Animation, gaming and AR/VR company Sea Monster today announced the conclusion of a USD1m investment from FirstRand’s Vumela Fund, managed by leading SME Venture Fund Manager Edge Growth, which will change the way corporates tackle training and

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Pioneers of sustainable enterprise and supplier development – An Anglo American Zimele case study

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Anthony Mpati is the founder and CEO of 115 Solutions, an engineering consulting company that, from its humble beginnings in 2011, has expanded to include 40 full-time employees and an enviable client list. “Starting your own business is tough,” says Mpati, “but at some point you need to grab the bull by the horns and

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Entrepreneurs making a difference…powered by Standard Bank

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Those who have shown entrepreneurial drive and have started businesses usually face the market access challenge, as the number one challenge, as there are legacy barriers to entry into major corporate supply chains. Once access to markets has been gained, the need often quickly escalates to funding requirements to fulfil obligations. Development needs are related

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Geekulcha Names Top 15 Young Geeks of 2020

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Geekulcha, a platform for young talent in the Information and Communications (ICT) exists to create and enable platforms for Innovation and Creativity. The organisation has built a national footprint working with all spheres or government, industries, academia and community development based organisations to build tech and digital skills in all parts of the country. “It’s

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The R9 delivery service run by Langa youth

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Their company, Cloudy Deliveries, allows residents to request telephonically for the boys to do their grocery shopping or pick up their takeaways. Teenage boys from Langa, Cape Town, are using their bikes to serve their community during lockdown. The team of boys, aged 14 to 19, are delivering food to residents’ doorsteps for only R9.

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Refueling Belfast’s Economy

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Edge Growth is pleased to announce that the Edge Action Fund has awarded a debt loan investment to Engen Belfast, a wholly black-women-owned company that is bringing jobs and income to the small town of Belfast in Mpumalanga. “The investment in Engen Belfast 1 Stop was a landmark investment for the Edge Action Fund and

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Mpilenhle Recycling – From trash collector to thriving business

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It all began with three eager young entrepreneurs from the Osizweni township in Newcastle, northern KwaZulu-Natal. Gcina Makhoba and partners started Mpilenhle Recycling with a borrowed bakkie and no employees. They had to be hands-on for real, overcoming many challenges, especially the stigma attached to this being such a “dirty job”. Gcina recalls an incident

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