Small business made easy

The Garden Route has a significant collection of great ICT talent.  The Garden Route IT Consortium has been working at unifying the local industry but, this has had limited success due to the economic difficulty most local ICT startups face in growing a sustainable business in this region.

Now it is time to take it one step further. By creating an ICT incubator we can use economies of scale to help these startups get their products designed and developed for less, get to market easier, etc. Collective design, manufacturing, procurement, marketing, and admin makes great economical sense.

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Over the last week it seems that many people were caught up in the election roller coaster.

• Will the ANC get a two-thirds majority?
• Will Cope and the DA somehow deliver us from evil?
• Will the world come to an end as we know it?

Well, the elections have come and gone and there are still water in the taps, power in the light bulbs and petrol in the pumps.  Now the DA is talking coalition as a way to unite against a common enemy.

I for one am pretty tired of being fed the line that we must do all we can to keep the “swart gevaar” at bay. Scaremongering is not the way to lead. It is time for positive energy to come out.

George and surrounds is arguably the heart of the Garden Route, and as such is a major tourism destination. For years now the local Tourism office has worked tirelessly to benefit the locals, market the area and attract tourists to the region. They have won numerous awards, including best Tourism Bureau, best Tourism stand, International Star Award for Quality, etc. This is all about to change…..
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