Rethinking the way we do business - "Why Good Business makes Good Business Sense"

Date: Thursday, March 4th 2010
Time: 3pm - 6pm
Location: MAQs Office, Östra Hamngatan 24, Gothenburg Sweden
Price to attend: FREE! Seats are limited and will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis

The fast-changing events of 2009 reinforced how important it is to understand the undercurrents of change that shape our world - and determine the success of business strategy. Companies that anticipate underlying social, economic, technological, and political changes are positioned to win.

Join Afriversity, in partnership with KPMG and MAQs Law Firm to learn, grow, be inspired, make new connections from around the globe and become part of this expanding movement.

Listen to companies that successfully integrate CSR within all areas of their business stand to gain financial and social benefits through the identification of new business opportunities, the strengthening of their brands and corporate reputation, the attraction and the retention of top employees, and recognition as trusted partner. Successful CSR integration also creates a climate that can enhance public acceptance and support.

For more information and to register go to csr2010.org.

Strategy Development Programme for Business Owners (Wed 25, Thu 26 November, Wed 2, Thu 3 December)

Time: November 25, 2009 from 8:30am to 1:15pm
Location: Cape Chamber of Commerce - 19 Louis Gradner Street, Foreshore Cape Town
Street: Cape Chamber of Commerce - 19 Louis Gradner Street, Foreshore Cape Town
City/Town: Cape Town
Download Brochure: http://www.ning.com/...
Phone: 021 418 0450
Event Type: Strategy development programme for business owners
Organized By: Afriversity

The Cape Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce a new offering to its members whose businesses are at least *25% black owned.

The Chamber in partnership with Afriversity will host a Strategy Development Programme consisting of four half-day sessions (Wed 4, Thu 5, Wed 11, Thu 12 November) of a newly developed Strategy Development Programme with the specific aim to assist Business Owners to adopt a strategic approach to the growth and sustainability of their businesses.

Click here for online application form
Click here to download brochure

In these informative and fast-paced sessions, you’ll learn how to:

  • Analyse the motivation, make-up and skills sets required to run a successful business
  • Assess the opportunity and potential of the market
  • Analyse the business and find the core strengths and key challenges
  • Determine the critical factors that will take both owner and business forward
  • Develop New Action Plans to build a sustainable business
Furthermore you will learn:
  • How to turn bad times into golden opportunities...
  • How you can position yourself to be part of the solution and, and grow your market share...
  • How you can use other peoples’ skills & time in your networks & in your own key member team
  • And more...

Social Entrepreneurship. Hasso Plattner Ventures 4th Forum

July 2nd, 2008

Our CEO has been invited to the "Social Entrepreneurship. Hasso Plattner Ventures 4th Forum" which includes an award ceremony for the "Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2008."
Opportunities, challenges and models of social entrepreneurship are the subject of this year’s Forum on Entrepreneurship, the fourth forum organised by Hasso Plattner Ventures. Hasso Plattner Ventures themselves foster social Entrepreneurship and will present two new funds on the day which will be active in Europe and Africa.

Prominent speakers will report on their commitment – be it as entrepreneurs, investors or sponsor of projects. Speakers include among others:

  • Shai Agassi, formerly president at SAP for technology and development, presents his "Project Better Place" which is set to revolutionise the development of the solar-powered car.
  • Dr. Bertrand Piccard is the first man to circumnavigate the globe in a hot air balloon and founder of the "Winds of Hope" foundation. He will report on his test-flights in the first solar-powered aeroplane.
  • Mel Young, president of Homeless World Cup, will present said project.

The event addresses an international audience of decision-makers, entrepreneurs, start-ups and experts from industry, science, and the financial community. In the context of the event, Eran Davidson (CEO Hasso Plattner Ventures) together with the sponsor Deutsche Bank AG will recognise an outstanding example of social entrepreneurship with this year’s Entrepreneurship Award.

For more information regarding the event, please visit http://www.hp-ventures.com/

Stay tuned to hear how it went!

FIRe Conference

June 17th, 2008

FutureinReview was a great opportunity to meet individuals with the same interests and belief system. Social Entreprenuership is a means to create innovative ways to improve social environments, and this field needs creative leaders who can take the initiative in many situations. The "social" aspect requires individuals who can identify possible resources beyond money that can be used to improve an individual or community situation, this conference was a perfect platform for initating interest in our project and the feedback was very encouraging.

For more information please visit futureinreview.com