SUMMARY OF THE STATE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT HELD IN NOVEMBER 2009

"The State of Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Strategies for the future"  Through the feedback we received from participants, it was evident that most people were amazed by the connectivity as well as networking platform that existed. Picture gallery

South Africa’s top decision-makers and key stakeholders debated insightful data on the current state of entrepreneurship in this country; the things that are going well and the challenges that need to be addressed. Discussions will be captured in a multi-authored White Paper that will explore key issues and propose innovative solutions to create dynamic entrepreneurial environments in South Africa.  GIBS MBA students will be compiling a report which will be launched in early 2010 that summarises the discussion and steps going forward. There is still opportunity to have your voice on entrepreneurship heard - email us any comments at info@endeavor.co.za. The day’s programme included a Headline Panel discussion on the State of Entrepreneurship in South Africa. Confirmed panelists included successful entrepreneur Adrian Gore, CEO of Discovery and Dr. Mike Herrington, author of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Lebo Gunguluza, CEO of SABEF, Iris Dempsey, CEO of FNB Commercial, Bheka Manana, experienced entrepreneur and the panel was facilitated by Moneyweb’s Alec Hogg.  Who attended? South African fast growth entrepreneurs, policy makers in the entrepreneurial space, SMME support organizations and academics with a good knowledge of entrepreneurship in South Africa, media/journalists with an interest in entrepreneurship in SA, funders and executives from Big Business. The headline panel was followed by breakaway sessions that addressed key areas:  Access to capital Incubator/Support  Culture of Entrepreneurship  Access to Skills BEE/Enterprise Development At the 3-course gala lunch, Deirdre Coyle of the AllWorld Network launched the SA FAST GROWTH 100: South Africa’s Fastest Growing 100 companies competition.  Companies eager to hear more about participating in this competition should contact Juliet Pitman.                        The Summit hosted by Endeavor South Africa, was held on November 19th 2009  at the FNB Conference & Learning  180 business men and women attended For more information, contact Endeavor at:  info@endeavor.co.za Tel:  011 463 0992 Website: www.endeavor.co.za                 We look forward to hosting you at our next annual summit in 2010.

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