Business owners can find out how to grow their businesses at a Propella Business Incubator workshop. The workshop, sponsored by Telkom FutureMakers, will be facilitated by Wilhela Gie on Thursday, June 30. Red tape, misdiagnosing customer problems, struggling to establish true value propositions and focusing attention on the wrong thing are some of the issues that Gie has picked up that SMME businesses suffer from. She is the owner of Enterprise Development Solutions, which has been in … [Read more...] about Learn how you can grow your business
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Free Project Management workshop
On Wednesday, June 8 Propella Business Incubator will be hosting a free introductory course on project management. The course will be facilitated by Glenton De Kock, who is a former project manager at the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber. "The purpose of the introductory course is to expose workshop attendees to the basic philosophy of project management as a unique and specialised discipline of management" says De Kock. The course will help attendees to solve practical problems and … [Read more...] about Free Project Management workshop
Connect with Axotel
Support from the Propella Business Incubator in Humerail, Port Elizabeth, is helping black and youth-owned start-up companies to compete in the market-place. One of the first to join Propella was fibre optic installation specialist Axotel, which joined the hub in November 2015. "Over the last six months Propella and its team have helped us acquire project funding. We have a business mentor who has given us much-needed advice and we have an office space from which we can work from," says … [Read more...] about Connect with Axotel
Data helping the Metro to save energy
Having access to global resources through the fastest data line in the Eastern Cape is helping companies and consumers to save power in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and beyond. In order to counter ever-rising electricity costs companies and consumers are looking at ways of cutting back on usage without compromising on productivity or their lifestyles. IDM Solutions, a company that analyses energy data in order to measure and verify energy saving opportunities, is now housed at Propella … [Read more...] about Data helping the Metro to save energy
Solving problems from the root up
One of the biggest challenges that entrepreneurs and managers are faced with when it comes to problem solving is that they can't identify the root cause of the problem. "Things are never easy for a small-business owner. No matter how hard you try, there are always problems to solve and fires to put out. At least you can take comfort in knowing you're not alone. Every small-business owner goes through the same thing" says entrepreneur Shaun Pillay. "In today's fast-paced business … [Read more...] about Solving problems from the root up
Fastest business link in Eastern Cape propels business forward
Innovative entrepreneurs working out of the Propella Business Incubator in Humerail Port Elizabeth will be able to connect to the rest of the world through the fastest business data line in the Eastern Cape. It will be housed in the Propella Futuremakers Hub, which is a partnership between Propella and Telkom. Telkom has installed a dedicated 100MB fibre link. This is the fastest business data line available in the Eastern Cape, and can download a 2MB movie or the equivalent in just 25 … [Read more...] about Fastest business link in Eastern Cape propels business forward
The SMS reinvented
Congratulations to hackathon winner Dylan Warwick and runner up Languteka Machebe who took part in the 22 and 23 April hackathon to reinvent the SMS at Propella Futuremakers Hub. The system developed by Warwick will be used by Propella Futuremakers Hub to communicate with the Propella database. "Warwick’s system was the most versatile, and met our business requirements," says Mara Jacobs, receptionist and administrator at Propella Futuremakers Hub. "With this new SMS system we are able … [Read more...] about The SMS reinvented
Free Innovative Thinking workshop
One of the biggest innovative thinking issues that face small businesses is that "entrepreneurs are solution-driven but many small businesses do not have sufficient capacity to devise innovative solutions for their customers," says Mary-Ann Chetty, senior innovation manager at the Innovation Office of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU). She will be presenting a free one day Innovative Thinking workshop for small business leaders at the Propella Futuremakers Hub on Wednesday, … [Read more...] about Free Innovative Thinking workshop
tSparx ignites creative minds
Students and entrepreneurs from across the Eastern Cape had the opportunity to develop their business ideas through tSparx, a technology entrepreneurship training course that is funded by the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and was hosted by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), Rhodes University and Propella Business Incubator this past week. The course provided participants with the tools to develop a business case and inspired their entrepreneurial journey through lectures, … [Read more...] about tSparx ignites creative minds
Selwyn Willis facilitates Business Game workshop at Propella
Owners of small businesses will be able to up their game by attending a series of free workshops being hosted at the Propella Futuremakers Hub this April. The first in the series of workshops will be facilitated by Selwyn Willis, who will be talking about the business game on Wednesday, April 13. Willis, known to many as a local radio and television personality, is a qualified trainer/facilitator who specialises in Social Enterprises and was accredited by the International Labour … [Read more...] about Selwyn Willis facilitates Business Game workshop at Propella
Free course on how to think laterally
To be successful in business today one has to be able to think laterally – or out of the box. This is particularly true of small businesses in the Eastern Cape, says specialist trainer Maureen Crangle. She will be presenting a free workshop on lateral thinking at the Propella Futuremakers Hub in Humerail. This workshop will enable participants to begin to develop the lateral thinking skills necessary to be effective, relevant and competitive in today's economy, she says. "This workshop … [Read more...] about Free course on how to think laterally
Girls for STEM programme hosted at Propella
Grade nine girl students in the Metro are being helped to prepare for a career in the sciences and technology through a partnership between the Propella Business Incubator and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. The "Girls for STEM" programme co-funded by the US Department of State, focuses on empowering grade nine girls towards science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects and careers. It will be hosted at Propella Business Incubator in Humerail. Selected grade … [Read more...] about Girls for STEM programme hosted at Propella
Free workshop on winning tenders
A free workshop on how to prepare winning tenders will be hosted at the Propella Innovation Hub in Humerail, on Wednesday, March 30 from nine in the morning till one in the afternoon. Ed Richardson, who has been part of the winning team for a number of multi million rand tenders and projects in the Eastern Cape and the rest of South Africa will be facilitating the workshop. "The secret to compiling winning tenders and proposals is to have the right systems in place," says … [Read more...] about Free workshop on winning tenders
Craig Rivett presents social start-up workshop at Propella
The Propella Business Incubator will be focusing on start-ups for social entrepreneurs. Discussing the business opportunities that lie in meeting social problems will be Craig Rivett of Happimo. He will be sharing lessons from working with the public sector to introduce technology to make the lives of citizens live better on Thursday, March 17 from 5pm until 7pm. Propella Business Incubator is situated in Humerail Port Elizabeth. What attendees to this networking session can look … [Read more...] about Craig Rivett presents social start-up workshop at Propella
Free Contracts Made Easy Workshop
Small to medium businesses are invited to attend a free contracts made easy workshop at the Propella Business Incubator in Humerail. "One of the struggles we have noticed here at Propella that small to medium business owners in the manufacturing and information technology sectors in particular have is drawing up contracts" says Ellen Fischat, business support manager at Propella. Small to medium business owners in Nelson Mandela Bay are welcome to attend this Contract Made Easy workshop, … [Read more...] about Free Contracts Made Easy Workshop
