{"id":222495,"date":"2019-11-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/222495\/incubation-support-available-for-emerging-businesses-with-innovative-ideas\/"},"modified":"2019-11-01T14:51:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T12:51:20","slug":"incubation-support-available-for-emerging-businesses-with-innovative-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/11\/01\/incubation-support-available-for-emerging-businesses-with-innovative-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Incubation support available for emerging businesses with innovative ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The metro is looking forward to increasing the participation of residents in the economy by instilling a culture of entrepreneurship through capital assistance, mentorship and business incubation.<\/p>\n<p>To this end, the metro calls all entrepreneurs to submit their business ideas online and stand a chance to pitch them for prizes that will boost their business operation.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Entries close today (November 1) at 4.30pm.<\/p>\n<p>The Pitching Booster and Festival of Ideas propel SMMEs to be key players in the economy and creates employment opportunities in Ekurhuleni.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The Pitching Booster is aimed at youth-owned businesses, while the Festival of Ideas targets all enterprises and cooperatives that have been in operation for more than three years.<\/p>\n<p>The programme entails emerging entrepreneurs submitting their innovative ideas to be adjudicated by a panel of judges.<\/p>\n<p>Who is eligible for the Pitching Booster programme?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/222284\/harambee-buses-to-leave-no-one-behind\/\" target=\"_blank\">Harambee buses to leave no one behind<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/221349\/metros-programme-aims-at-helping-emerging-entrepreneurs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Metro\u2019s programme aims at helping emerging entrepreneurs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The applicant must:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Be between the ages of 18 and 35 years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Have SA citizenship\/permanent residence.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Must be willing to attend entrepreneurship development training should the applicant not have an entrepreneurial or business management background and\/or qualification.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 All members of the business entity must be between the ages of 18 to 35 years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The business should be 100 per cent youth owned.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The business should be operating in Ekurhuleni.<\/p>\n<p>Who is eligible for the Festival of Ideas programme?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The applicant must meet the following requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Have SA citizenship\/permanent residence.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Be willing to attend mentorship and coaching sessions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The business should be operating in Ekurhuleni.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The business must have been in operation for three to five years in Ekurhuleni.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Also follow us on:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210323\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/07\/Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCNnews?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210324\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/07\/Twitter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/germistoncitynews\/?hl=en\" 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