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| Entrepreneur: |
Handri Conradie |
| Company: |
@Source |
| Industry: |
Dried Fruit |
| Website: |
N/A |
| Year Selected: |
2007 |
Handri Conradi grew up in the Ceres farming community in the Western Cape. Handri grew tired of just being a farmer on his family farm. While looking for ways to add value to the farm business,
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| Entrepreneur: |
Dumi Gumbi |
| Company: |
Anamazing |
| Industry: |
Film & Animation |
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| Entrepreneur: |
Isabelle Rorke |
| Company: |
Anamazing |
| Industry: |
Film & Animation |
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Isabelle Rorke and Dumi Gumbi co-founded Anamazing Workshop Pty Ltd in 2004 – the only 100% black-owned African animation production company in South Africa.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Nuno Pires |
| Company: |
Altis Biologics |
| Industry: |
Biotechnology |
| Website: |
www.altisbiologics.com |
| Year Selected: |
2008 |
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| Entrepreneur: |
Nic Duneas |
| Company: |
Altis Biologics |
| Industry: |
Biotechnology |
| Website: |
www.altisbiologics.com |
| Year Selected: |
2008 |
Altis Biologics has pioneered a disruptive technology for the orthopedic industry, and is well on its way to launching the world’s first multiple growth factor bone graft substitute derived from porcine (pig) tissue.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Christopher Whitfield |
| Company: |
Batswadi |
| Industry: |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Website: |
www.batswadi.com |
| Year Selected: |
2007 |
Christopher founded Batswadi Pharmaceuticals in October 2005 as a specialist healthcare company focusing on four core business areas: pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, research and development,
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| Entrepreneur: |
Candice Roberts |
| Company: |
CallForce Direct |
| Industry: |
Call Centre & HR Management |
| Website: |
www.callforcedirect.co.za |
| Year Selected: |
2005 |
Candice found an innovative way to create employment at a new level in South Africa, a country scarred by a 30-40% unemployment rate. CallForce Direct aims to be the leading,
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| Entrepreneur: |
Cheryl Nesbitt |
| Company: |
Capsicum Culinary Studio |
| Industry: |
Pharmaceuticals |
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www.capsicumcooking.co.za |
| Year Selected: |
2006 |
Founded in October 2003, Capsicum has quickly grown into one of the leading culinary education companies in South Africa.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Richard Dewing |
| Company: |
Cibecs |
| Industry: |
Technology – Data backup |
| Website: |
www.cibecs.com |
| Year Selected: |
2010 |
Can you rely on your employees to backup critical data from their desktop and notebook? Sixty to 80% of company data resides on desktops and notebooks rather than on servers.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Aviad Eyal |
| Company: |
Cura Software Solutions |
| Industry: |
ICT (Software/Technology) |
| Website: |
http://www.curarisk.com/ |
| Year Selected: |
2005 |
Aviad Eyal, is a successful entrepreneur who has built a string of successful businesses. Amongst these is, Cura Risk, which is a company that provides smart software solutions for businesses.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Elton Bondi & Andreas Cambtisis |
| Company: |
Cyest |
| Industry: |
Information Technology |
| Website: |
www.cyestcorp.com |
| Year Selected: |
2006 |
Cyest Corporation is a South African based information technology and business advisory firm that specialises in the design, development and implementation of advanced decision support, business intelligence and enterprise resource management software solutions.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Greg Starke |
| Company: |
DISA Vascular |
| Industry: |
Medical Technology |
| Website: |
www.disavascular.com |
| Year Selected: |
2008 |
In 1999, South African biomedical engineer Greg Starke (40) and co-founder Damian Conway launched DISA Vascular (DISA is both an acronym for “Developed In South Africa,” and the name of a rare, beautiful flower in the Western Cape) and set about applying their computational modeling and knowledge of implants to design and build a better coronary stent.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Kerryne Neufeldt |
| Company: |
Eye Slices |
| Industry: |
Cosmetics |
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www.eyeslices.com |
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2008 |
Kerryne Krause-Neufeldt, a serial entrepreneur with a passion for innovation, technology, brand building and globalisation, started her career studying a B.Comm Honours degree at Pretoria University. Her first business at the age of 23 started as an importer and distributor of a technology-based cosmetic product range through the professional industry in South Africa. This experience led Kerryne to stumble upon a gap in the global market and venture out to develop and create her own product innovation for export. With a global license for a unique polymer technology from the CSIR only developed to laboratory scale, Kerryne began the Applied Research & Development for her new product idea in 1999. After 7 years of research, prototyping, product & manufacturing development, the product eyeSlices® was eventually launched into the South African market in September 2006. The company is now exporting to 12 other countries including the USA, Middle East, Asia & Europe.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Glen Ansell |
| Company: |
i5 |
| Industry: |
IT Business Solutions |
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www.i5.co.za |
| Year Selected: |
2007 |
Glen Ansell, founder of Insignia 5 Technology (“i5”), is a young entrepreneur who is determined to succeed in the IT sector. Glen founded i5 in April 2004. Within its first year, i5 was accredited as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner - the highest certification a partner can achieve from Microsoft.
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| Entrepreneur: |
DJ Kumbula |
| Company: |
InnoVent |
| Industry: |
Rental and Asset Management |
| Website: |
http://www.innovent.co.za/ |
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2009 |
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| Entrepreneur: |
Zakhe Khuzwayo |
| Company: |
InnoVent |
| Industry: |
Rental and Asset Management |
| Website: |
http://www.innovent.co.za/ |
| Year Selected: |
2009 |
Why buy the equipment and technology your company needs for day-to-day operations, when you can rent it? Such is the idea that InnoVent, a two-phase moveable asset rental and management company, was founded on.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Rob Sussman |
| Company: |
Integr8® |
| Industry: |
ICT – Managed Services |
| Website: |
www.integr8group.com |
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2010 |
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| Entrepreneur: |
Lance Fanaroff |
| Company: |
Integr8® |
| Industry: |
ICT – Managed Services |
| Website: |
www.integr8group.com |
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2010 |
Founded at the beginning of 2001 by Rob Sussman and Lance Fanaroff, Integr8 has organically grown to become the largest privately owned ICT managed services company on the African continent..
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| Entrepreneur: |
Shane Immelman |
| Company: |
Lapdesk |
| Industry: |
Education & Marketing |
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www.lapdesk.co.za
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| Year Selected: |
2006 |
4.2 million school-children – almost 30% of all students in South Africa – attend school each day without one of the most basic and essential educational tools: a school desk.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Cynthia Mkhombo |
| Company: |
Masana |
| Industry: |
Industrial Cleaning and Hygiene Services |
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www.masanahygiene.co.za |
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2010 |
Cynthia Mkhombo (37) and her cleaning services company Masana have swept up at award ceremonies and business plan competitions.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Gustav Schoeman |
| Company: |
Nirph Digital |
| Industry: |
ICT (Software/Biometric)
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| Website: |
www.nirph.com
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| Year Selected: |
2006 |
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| Entrepreneur: |
Theunis Botha
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| Company: |
Nirph Digital
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| Industry: |
ICT (Software/Biometric)
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www.nirph.com |
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2006 |
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| Entrepreneur: |
Marius Bezuidenhout |
| Company: |
Nirph Digital
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| Industry: |
ICT (Software/Biometric)
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www.nirph.com
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2006 |
Nirph Digital is an innovative high technology company that employs a wide range of design engineering and systems capabilities to service our customers with solutions that will put them firmly ahead of the pack.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Sam Hutchinson |
| Company: |
Prefix |
| Industry: |
Publishing Software Solutions |
| Website: |
www.prefix.co.za |
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2009 |
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| Entrepreneur: |
Josh Adler |
| Company: |
Prefix |
| Industry: |
Publishing Software Solutions |
| Website: |
www.prefix.co.za |
| Year Selected: |
2009 |
Over the last decade, the rise of the Internet and mobile platforms has sent traditional print media in a tailspin; and in emerging markets, a rising middle class has created new consumers for media across all of these changing distribution channels.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Luvuyo Rani |
| Company: |
Silulo Ulutho Technologies |
| Industry: |
ICT |
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www.silulo.co.za |
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2009 |
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| Entrepreneur: |
Lonwabo Rani |
| Company: |
Silulo Ulutho Technologies |
| Industry: |
ICT |
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www.silulo.co.za |
| Year Selected: |
2009 |
Internet access and computer skills are extremely valuable advantages to have in this technology era. However, due to lower incomes, unstable IT infrastructure, high bandwidth costs and a limited number of internet service providers, residents of South Africa’s township areas have far less access to computers and internet than urban users.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Shona McDonald |
| Company: |
Shonaquip |
| Industry: |
Wheelchair Manufacturing and Services |
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2008 |
Shona McDonald works on the premise “that a wheelchair is not just a form of transport and a chair is not just a place to sit”.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Kumaran Padayachee |
| Company: |
Spartan Technology Rentals |
| Industry: |
Financial Services and Technology Rentals |
| Website: |
www.spartan.co.za |
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2004 |
Kumaran is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Spartan with expert knowledge in strategy, finance, business development and operations. His area of focus is “Specialist asset based financing – specifically IT rental for small to medium sized enterprises”.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Natalie Killassy |
| Company: |
Stitch Wise |
| Industry: |
Mining Safety Equipment |
| Website: |
www.stitchwise.co.za |
| Year Selected: |
2004 |
South African mines are among the most dangerous in the world. Social entrepreneur Natalie Killassy believes change is needed at the bottom end of the industry to help those most at risk.
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| Entrepreneur: |
David Jacobson |
| Company: |
Synaq |
| Industry: |
Information Technology |
| Website: |
www.SYNAQ.com |
| Year Selected: |
2010 |
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| Entrepreneur: |
Yossi Hasson |
| Company: |
Synaq |
| Industry: |
Information Technology |
| Website: |
www.SYNAQ.com |
| Year Selected: |
2010 |
SYNAQ is bringing South African enterprises to the cloud. Founded in 2004 by Yossi Hasson and David Jacobson, SYNAQ is one of the country’s leaders in hosted email and internet security services.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Carlo Gonzaga |
| Company: |
Taste Holdings |
| Industry: |
Franchising |
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www.tasteholdings.co.za |
| Year Selected: |
2007 |
Carlo Gonzaga guarantees you’ll have your pizza in 39 minutes or less. But, since 2000, he’s been delivering a whole lot more than pizza.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Wilter Du Toit |
| Company: |
Virtual Mobile Technology |
| Industry: |
Information Technology |
| Website: |
www.virtualmobiletech.com |
| Year Selected: |
2008 |
Wilter is a serial entrepreneur that is passionate about business models and innovation. His key focus is to generate new business models to disrupt existing industries and to then iteratively validate them through execution.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Rapelang Rabana |
| Company: |
Yeigo Telecommunications |
| Industry: |
Telecommunications |
| Website: |
www.yeigo.co.za |
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2007 |
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| Entrepreneur: |
Lungisa Matshoba |
| Company: |
Yeigo Telecommunications |
| Industry: |
Telecommunications |
| Website: |
www.yeigo.co.za |
| Year Selected: |
2007 |
Facing the prospect of their imminent graduation from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in late 2005, Rapelang Rabana, Lungisa Matshoba and Wilter du Toit all had one thing in common; none of the three wanted to follow their classmates into the corporate sector.
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| Entrepreneur: |
Vinny Lingham |
| Company: |
Yola |
| Industry: |
Internet Marketing |
| Website: |
www.yola.com |
| Year Selected: |
2006 |
(renamed from Synthasite - March 2009 )
Yola is at the forefront of the Web 2.0 movement, offering a free Web site creation tool that empowers everyday users and small businesses to easily create professional quality Web sites.
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The following Entrepreneur Pages are Currently Under Construction
EDH
Graffiti Designs
Hi-Performance Learning
Injula Mining Operations
Medupe Electrical Supplies
Milkworx
Praekelt Consulting
Redfive Labs
Stoned Cherrie
Trainiac