Propella incubatees and other business owners are invited to attend a free Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) workshop at the Propella Business Incubator in Humerail. "A number of small to medium-sized manufacturing and information technology companies have asked us to host a BBBEE workshop," says Ellen Fischat, business support manager at Propella. "BBBEE offers a number of opportunities to innovators and entrepreneurs – and they are the people we want to provide a home for … [Read more...] about Free BBBEE Workshop
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Free Business Communication Workshop
Propella incubatees and other business owners are invited to attend a free business communication workshop at the Propella Business Incubator in Humerail. “This month Propella will be hosting a series of workshops ranging from Fundamentals of BEE, Contracts Made Easy and Tendering as part of our contribution to supporting entrepreneurs in Port Elizabeth,” says Ellen Fischat, business support manager at Propella. All entrepreneurs in the region are welcome to attend the workshop, which will … [Read more...] about Free Business Communication Workshop
Propella helps start-up digital agency fly
In the three months that start-up digital marketing agency Developmenthub has been housed in the Propella business hub in Port Elizabeth it has grown from three to seven employees. But, the planning for the agency goes back to 2012 when Developmenthub owner Odwa Ndyaluvane realised that “creating a website needs more than just a quick profile – it needs to be sustained, certified and guaranty popularity”. He realised that a digital marketing company needs a combination of good coding, … [Read more...] about Propella helps start-up digital agency fly
Take it Back to the Beach
In just 24 hours 18 “hackers” from Nelson Mandela Bay devised the framework for a user-friendly app to promote and support tourism in the Metro. They were participating in the second “hackathon” to be hosted by the Propella Business Incubator in Humerail. Propella, in partnership with Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism, invited programmers to come together to develop a new app based on the NMBT website that can be used by the community in due course, which will provide a one-stop link to what … [Read more...] about Take it Back to the Beach
Propella to host a Directors Day Workshop
Directors of small to medium businesses are invited to attend a free legal compliance workshop at the Propella Business Incubator in Humerail. “Propella is hosting a series of workshops aimed at helping small businesses throughout the year as part of our contribution to supporting entrepreneurs in Port Elizabeth,” says Ellen Fischat, business support manager at Propella. All directors in the region are welcome to attend the workshop, which will be presented by Varonique Philander on … [Read more...] about Propella to host a Directors Day Workshop
Hackathon to boost tourism
Some of Port Elizabeth's brightest programmers will be joining forces at the Propella Business Incubator in a 24-hour "hackathon" during which they will develop a new interactive tourism app for the metro. Fuelled by bottomless cups of coffee, pizza, chips and cold drink they will develop from scratch a site which provides visitors and locals alike with a "Take it Back to the Beach" app which provides a one-stop link to what there is to see and do on the Port Elizabeth beach-front, according … [Read more...] about Hackathon to boost tourism
Giving “disruptive technology” a lift in the Eastern Cape
South Africa’s first innovation hub which caters for both start-up and existing businesses has been opened in Port Elizabeth. “We are looking for innovators with disruptive technology – something which will give manufacturing in the Eastern Cape and the rest of South Africa a competitive global advantage,” says Wayne Oosthuizen, managing director of Engeli Enterprise Development, which is heading up Propella – the name of the hub. Propella’s main areas of focus will be renewable energy … [Read more...] about Giving “disruptive technology” a lift in the Eastern Cape
Propella to empower local businesses
Propella, a new initiative aimed at supporting and developing businesses in Nelson Mandela Bay, was launched at its new premises in Walmer Boulevard, South End on Wednesday. Born from a need to establish an incubator to support and stimulate technology-based innovation companies, Propella came about as a joint venture between Innovolve, a wholly owned commercialisation company of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) and Engeli Enterprise Development (EDD), a private sector … [Read more...] about Propella to empower local businesses
