Minister of Small Business Development Ms Lindiwe Zulu in partnership with the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) Africa will, on Monday, 12 November 2018, launch the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) at Africa’s first Start-Up Campus 22 on Sloane, in Bryanston, Gauteng.
During Global Entrepreneurship Week, which is being held from November 12-18, hosts and organizers across 170 countries will mobilize their partners and communities to join the celebration. Each year, nearly 10 million people participate in 39,000 simultaneous events over the course of the week.
In South Africa, the event aims to attract start-ups, accelerator support network and policymakers. A combined total of around 4000 – 5000 delegates are expected to attend the week-long celebration.
The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) Africa is part of GEN Global network. GEN Africa operates a platform of projects and programs in 42 countries aimed at making it easier for entrepreneurs on the African continent to start and scale a business. The GEW is an initiative to inspire millions to engage in entrepreneurial activity while connecting them to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors.
Sustainable Entrepreneur Accelerator (SEA) Africa was appointed by GEN Global to run its operations in Africa. SEA Africa is a research and development firm that supports businesses in various African markets. SEA Africa now champions GEN Africa initiatives and programmes and seeks to build and develop the GEN Africa brand on the continent.
Minister Zulu said, “Global Entrepreneurship Week is a great platform for entrepreneurs, especially the youth and women, to engage with entrepreneurial activities that will assist their businesses. As government, we see entrepreneurs as national assets to be cultivated, motivated and remunerated to the greatest possible extent. Entrepreneurs can change the way we live and work.”
Members of the media are invited to attend the launch which will take place as follows:
Date: Monday, 12 November 2018
Time: 9:00
Venue: 22 on Sloane Campus, Bryanston, Johannesburg.
Enquiries:
Cornelius Monama
Cell: 060 960 3158
Email: Cmonama@dsbd.gov.za
Twitter: @cmonama
