Capacity Workshop on the IDC'S Entrepreneurship Development Initiative
Join the SA cultural observatory as it teams up with Prof Margie Cullen for a virtual capacity building workshop which will discuss the Industrial Development Corporation's Entreprenuership Development Initiative.
Prof Cullen will take virtual participants through the IDC's
- Mandate, focus and business model.
- Priority value chains.
- Sectoral focus.
- Funding products.
She will then focus on the IDC's Value Proposition for the creative industries including a:
- Explainer of SME-CONNECT.
- Snapshot of a Special Schemes and Concessionary Funds.
- Project Development Capability & Masterplans.
- Partnership Call to Action.
More about Pof Cullen
Prof.Cullen is a an associate professor to MBA and DBA students at the Nelson Mandela University Business School, and she develops course materials and supervises MBA and DBA student research.
Join Zoom Meeting: Meeting ID: 715 2346 8468 Passcode: 4YWhT7
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