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The Cape Town-based Bandwidth Barn has been in operation since 2000 and is today regarded as one of the leading ICT business incubators in the world. The Bandwidth Barn is a fully-owned subsidiary of the Cape IT Initiative (CITI), a Section 21 company, and the development and promotions agency for the ICT sector in the Western Cape.

Focusing on the ICT Sector in the Province, the BWB encourages innovation and provide ongoing training and support needed to help ICT SMMEs to overcome the entry barriers to employment, start-up, survival and growing their businesses and thus accelerate their development.

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125 Buitengracht Street
Cape Town
8001

T +27 21 409 7000
F +27 21 409 7050

PO Box 10276
Cape Town
8000

EntrepreNews

11 May 2012

Entrepreneurs should be watching Africa | CNNMoney

Many investors and philanthropists still miss two important points about how and why many of the continent's investors are succeeding. The turnaround of Africa's economy gets a lot of attention. Yet, despite a gradual evolution in thinking, many investors and philanthropists still miss two important points about how and why Africa is succeeding: African-led entrepreneurship is growing rapidly and needs to be encouraged further;

10 May 2012

Eleven Compelling Startup Pitch Archetypes (With Examples From YC Companies) | JasonShen

Over the past few weeks, I’ve helped a handful of startups work on their YC applications and interviews. I spent much of the time brainstorming with the founders on the best way to explain their business in the most clear and compelling way possible. These founders knew a lot about the market and had spent months if not years developing their ideas, but that often meant they would be all over the place when talking about what they were doing.

09 May 2012

Dieter Rams On Good Design As A Key Business Advantage | Co.DESIGN

Rams articulates the role of design in differentiating a business and the importance of sustainability--decades before the popularity of green design. Dieter Rams is best-known for his work at Braun--where he revolutionized the design of electronics--and his indelible influence on Apple’s Jony Ive.

Meanwhile, back at the Barn...

Attention entrepreneurs, diarise this: LaunchCapeTown | MemeBurn

If you’re an entrepreneur looking to network, polish your elevator pitch, hone your product or simply learn from big names in the tech industry, diarise LaunchCapeTown, the five day event that starts on 23 March in Cape Town, South Africa and brings together startups, entrepreneurs, and digital tastemakers.

CT-Based Start-Up Competition | EntrepreneurSA

Entries for the Cape Town Entrepreneurial Competition (CTEC) close 20 March. If you’re an entrepreneur looking to network, polish your elevator pitch, hone your product or simply learn from big names in the tech industry, diarise LaunchCapeTown, the five day event that starts on 23 March in Cape Town, South Africa and brings together startups, entrepreneurs, and digital tastemakers.

LaunchCapeTown – Build, Connect, Accelerate your Business

LaunchCapeTown – Build, Connect, Accelerate your Business.

Cape Town - 5 March 2012

Its time for South Africa and Cape Town to stake our claim on the global startup stage with an annual “seedcamp”-like event, born & bred with African soul. Leading Cape Town based incubator, the Bandwidth Barn, has joined forces with Cape Town Activa and the City of Cape Town to bring a first-of-its-kind event to the City.

LaunchCapeTown (www.LaunchCapeTown.co.za) is a five-day happening that brings together startups, entrepreneurs, local & international mentors and cutting edge digital trendsetters in a melting pot of creativity guaranteed to change the lives of those who participate.

Entrepreneurs & Startups are invited to share in the excitement of LaunchCapeTown by applying for the Cape Town Entrepreneurship Competition (CTEC) 2012 and enter their business into either the Idea or Growth track of CTEC 2012 featured during the event.

With either a trailblazing business idea (Idea Track) or a business younger than 2 years or a business introducing a revolutionary new product or service (Growth Track) LaunchCapeTown would like to help build, connect and accelerate business.

Running between 23 & 27 March 2012, participants will network with industry leaders and other entrepreneurs, attend coaching sessions, a women’s breakfast, a TECHBash to get the weekend started plus have the opportunity to enter the Cape Town Entrepreneurial Competition (CTEC 2012).

If you think you've got what it takes, apply online at:

Idea track go here: http://www.launchcapetown.co.za/competition/application-idea-track/

Growth track go here: http://www.launchcapetown.co.za/competition/application-growth-track/

The Cape Town Entrepreneurial Competition focuses on digital innovation and will be judged by a panel of international judges. Five companies from each track will be announced at the LaunchCapeTown TECHbash kick-off event on Friday 23rd with featured band Hot Water (http://www.hotwater.co.za).

The finalist top companies are then invited back for a mentoring, pitching and coaching weekend by a handpicked group of Judges & Mentors, culminating in an awards ceremony at the GSB - Sunday 25 March. The CTEC 2012 winning companies will receive premium prize packages containing cash, valuable tech-related services and for the Growth track winners, the added benefit of potentially competing in the Global Entrepreneurship Competition (http://www.bizbarcelona.com) in Barcelona during June 2012.

The confirmed list of international mentors that will be at the event include: Nimeshh Patel from AOL Europe, Jevon MacDonald from Golnstant and StartupNorth.ca, Lane Becker from Freestyle.vc, Carol Reeves, Permjot Valia from Business Angel, Julia Law from KatesKesler as well as Andy Volk, Michael Blakely and Philip Kiracofe to name a few.

The confirmed list of local mentors include: Adii Pienaar, Andrea Böhmert, Brett Commaille, Charl Norman, David Weber, Emilian Popa, Neil Heinrichsen, Pieter Nel and Rapelang Rabana with more to come. For more info and to get involved visit www.launchcapetown.co.za, email on ask@launchcapetown.co.za or call +27 21 409 7000.

LaunchCapeTown is a five-day happening that brings together startups, entrepreneurs, local & international mentors and cutting edge digital trendsetters in a melting pot of creativity guaranteed to change the lives of those who participate.

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