Serving the larger Cape
Late yesterday, 19 October 2010, at a casual gathering with some industry experts, a question was raised: what sort of benefits accrue to Capetonians from CPUT’s department of Entrepreneurship and Business Management? I tried to understand the reason behind the question and the answers I got seemed interesting. Firstly, in Gauteng, both Wits and University of Pretoria are consulted on a regular basis by both established businesses and burgeoning ones. I also gathered that both universities run, independently, advisory centres (free of charge) for the upcoming businesses. I am aware that this might be too early, but how about giving this a thought from our side here in Cape Town? How about providing this sort of service to burgeoning businesses? I also picked up from the conversation last night that aspects that could lead to a more productive support service to burgeoning entrepreneurs might require an investigation into the following: · ...