Minister Zulu to launch Global Enterpreneurship Week in November
Minister of Small of Small Business Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, will on Friday, 11 November 2016 launch the Global Entrepreneurship Week in Johannesburg. Minister Zulu will be joined by the leadership of the Gauteng Provincial Government and the President of Global Entrepreneurship Network, Mr Jonathan Ortmans.
The Global Entrepreneurship Week, which takes place from 14 – 20 November 2016, is the largest gathering of innovators and entrepreneurs who launch start-ups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and stimulate socio-economic development.
Every year in November, a week is dedicated to inspire millions of people from more than 160 countries through local, national and global activities designed to help them unleash their potential as entrepreneurs and innovators.
The launch, which is supported by various stakeholders will be attended by South Africa’s leading Chief Executives, entrepreneurs, innovators and ecosystem leaders will attend the launch.
The GEW is a build-up to the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) which will host over 5 000 delegates from 160 countries will be held in Johannesburg in March 2017- for the first time on the African continent!
Minister, Lindiwe Zulu said: “The Department of Small Business Development is committed to collaborating with various organisations to ensure that entrepreneurship remains on the radar of all stakeholders in South Africa and the continent. We aim to connect our African entrepreneurs with investment opportunities, market access and platforms for knowledge exchange needed to create, innovate, and unleash their power to create jobs and sustain Africa’s developmental project.”
The launch will take place as follows:
Date: Friday 11 November 2016
Venue: Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Auditorium, Sandton
Time: 09h00 – 16h00
To attend the GEW South Africa 2016 launch taking place on Friday 11 November, visit: www.za.gew.co and register. Over 80 partner events will take place in South Africa
Enquiries:
Cornelius Monama
Cell: 060 960 3158
Email: CMonama@dsbd.gov.za or CMonama@gmail.com
