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New partnership to develop ICT SMEs

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 11 Dec 2015
The Innovator Trust CEO Tashline Jooste says it expects 2016 to be an exciting year for ICT SMEs.
The Innovator Trust CEO Tashline Jooste says it expects 2016 to be an exciting year for ICT SMEs.

Enterprise development organisation the Innovator Trust has partnered with Kulea Consulting to further develop the South African ICT SME sector.

In a statement, the Innovator Trust says it partnered with Kulea Consulting because of the value in creating an environment that allows for growth and the possibility for SME partnerships.

Kulea Consulting is a specialist business consultancy in the Western Cape focusing on nurturing entrepreneurship and growing sustainable businesses.

Tashline Jooste, CEO of the Innovator Trust, says: "We believe in providing support that creates opportunities for our beneficiaries to grow. We cannot stress the value we place on partnerships as they play a fundamental role in fostering a culture of collaboration and enabling the sharing of experience and resources."

Jooste adds: "Partnerships is where it begins. If we want to see any real change, be it the development of black SMEs in ICT, or growth of the sector as a whole, we have to focus on partnerships that bring value and knowledge in order to ensure a real and sustainable impact."

According to the Innovator Trust, Kulea joins existing partners such as the Gordon Institute of Business Science, which recruits female-owned ICT SMEs to participate in its Programme for Management Development.

"Each partner brings a uniqueness and versatility to the Innovator Trust Enterprise Development Programme, which has been advantageously designed to assist our ICT SME beneficiaries in gaining a competitive edge, as well create tangible and significant growth opportunities for them," says Jooste.

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