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Why an entrepreneur needs an incubator

Johannesburg, 27 Aug 2008

SoftstartBTI is directly involved with entrepreneurial development in the ICT industry in South Africa.

Entrepreneurs are typically challenged by a lack of business management skills, financial and resource limitations, limited national markets, international competition and the need to become sustainable.

The comprehensive list of services offered by SoftstartBTI, a Gauteng-based business and technology incubator, encompasses the full range of entrepreneurial business needs, from conceptual development and start-up through to profit and growth.

The services offered include:

* Professional coaching and mentoring services
* Furnished office space
* State-of-the-art facilities
* Infrastructure: Full data connectivity, Internet access
* Comprehensive suite of communications and office productivity tools
* Extensive knowledge base - Library and technology magazines

One of the most important services delivered by an incubator is the opportunity afforded entrepreneurs to become part of a community. SoftstartBTI places a high value on national, regional and international networks. The challenges of starting a new company is softened when entrepreneurs are surrounded by like-minded individuals facing similar problems and when they have access to all the resources a network offers.

The added value of SoftstartBTI:

* Hosting bi-weekly networking sessions
* Hosting of monthly workshops and information sessions
* SoftstartBTI publishes monthly newsletters
* SoftstartBTI associates with other incubator networks ensuring optimum knowledge sharing

Contact Lalane at SoftstartBTI on (011) 695 4800 or visit http://www.sbti.co.za

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