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The African Institute for Entrepreneurship (AIfE) is a non-profit research and thought leadership organisation established to focus on the entrepreneurship opportunities of new industries and technology on a broad strategic basis.

Money Talk: How to Make Sure Your Side Hustle is ProfitableAre you truly getting a return on the time, energy, and effor...
04/05/2026

Money Talk: How to Make Sure Your Side Hustle is Profitable
Are you truly getting a return on the time, energy, and effort you’re putting into your side hustle?
South African women are increasingly taking up space in business, personal finance, and the media, driving important conversations around money management, investing, and financial independence. But despite this progress, challenges remain.
In 2023, women earned just 77 cents for every dollar earned by men; a stark reminder of the gender pay gap, and the barriers women still face in building and scaling profitable ventures. For many, side hustles are not just passion projects, they’re pathways to financial freedom.
This session goes beyond motivation. It’s about making your side hustle make money.
Join us for a powerful masterclass featuring a panel of experienced women entrepreneurs and industry voices who will share real insights on turning effort into actual profit.
Expect honest conversations, practical advice, and strategies you can apply immediately.
Investment to attend:
• R250 per person
• R50 for students (valid student ID required)
Secure your seat and take the next step toward building a side hustle that truly pays off: https://www.quicket.com/events/369238-money-talk-2026-women-entrepreneur-side-hustle-talk-series/

Ready to turn your work skills into a second income? 🎤✨Most professional women are already facilitating meetings, speaki...
04/03/2026

Ready to turn your work skills into a second income? 🎤✨

Most professional women are already facilitating meetings, speaking on panels, or contributing to internal podcasts as part of their 9-to-5. But are you getting paid for it?

With 43% of South African households headed by single mothers, diversifying your income isn't just a nice-to-have; it’s a strategy for financial resilience.

Join the AIfE - African Institute for Entrepreneurship for the 2026 WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR SIDE HUSTLE TALK SERIES, where we break down how to monetise:
📢 Public Speaking
🎧Podcast Guesting & Hosting
🤝 Professional Facilitation & Moderation

Our 2-hour interactive Zoom session includes a keynote from Sue Anderson and deep-dive discussions with experts like Jason Skippers, Loren Lee Langenhoven, and Dr Jabulile Msimango-Galawe.

Don't leave your extra income potential on the table. Let’s upskill together to become more marketable in 2026.

Register Here: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/362207-2026-women-entrepreneur-side-hustle-talk-series/ #/

We're excited to have Sue Anderson as our Keynote Speaker for the 2026 WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR SIDE HUSTLE TALK SERIES ✨ Sue ...
27/02/2026

We're excited to have Sue Anderson as our Keynote Speaker for the 2026 WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR SIDE HUSTLE TALK SERIES ✨

Sue has successfully run her own training and development company for the past 15 years. She is passionate about skills implementation and the behavioural changes that are necessary to ensure success for staff.

Sue will be joined by our panellists Jason Skippers, Loren lee Langenhoven, Bethea Clayton and Dr Jabulile Msimango-Galawe, who will be sharing real-life experience and practical tools that will help you to monetise your skills.

If you're a woman between the ages of 22 and 65 years, seeking extra income generation and how to up your skills to be more marketable, this event is for you!

Register here: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/362207-2026-women-entrepreneur-side-hustle-talk-series/ #/

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No one can survive on one income stream these days.💡 What every good entrepreneur and/or employee needs is a way to make...
26/02/2026

No one can survive on one income stream these days.💡

What every good entrepreneur and/or employee needs is a way to make some extra money, and women are more vulnerable than most, with 43% single mother households in South Africa.

One of the most transferable skills today is public speaking, doing podcasts and facilitation and moderation. Women in the professional sector are usually doing one, if not all, of these areas, and normally as part of their work.

With some work and clever marketing, these can be turned into income streams.

We're excited to introduce the 2026 WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR SIDE HUSTLE TALK SERIES hosted by AIfE

If you'd like to know more about how you can turn some of your current skills into an income stream, join us online on 24 March 2026 to hear from industry experts who are passionate about sharing their knowledge and empowering others.

Book your ticket here: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/362207-2026-women-entrepreneur-side-hustle-talk-series/ #/

Yesterday, we wrapped up the second leg of the Western Cape Government DEDAT TECH Talk Series with a specific focus on S...
18/02/2026

Yesterday, we wrapped up the second leg of the Western Cape Government DEDAT TECH Talk Series with a specific focus on SMMEs in the Manufacturing Sector.

It truly was an inspiring and empowering morning of insights shared, networking, and robust conversations.

A big thank you to Dr Ivan Meyer, Sandras Phiri, Razaan Jakoet, Gareth Duncan, Gregory Boulle, Louis Cabano and Aobakwe Tsatsi for sharing incredible insight along with practical tips with everyone in the room.

There were many standout moments, but here are some key takeaways from yesterday's sessions:
🌱 "Failure is part of success! Don't be afraid of failure in business. Find one idea that you'd like to implement and set the deadline to do so within the next 90 days!" - Dr Ivan Meyer (Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development & Tourism)
🌱 "Efficiency is key in manufacturing, it ensures that wastage is kept to a minimum. Being intentional about this ensures that you can be competitive." - Greg Boulle
🌱 "Remember your why and allow that to push you forward when things get hard" - Lucas Tstatsi
🌱 "There are endless opportunities out there. Don't be afraid to take your idea and make it into something powerful" - Gareth Duncan
🌱 "Adopting technology and being open to tech innovation frees up your time so that you can focus on what really matters - ensuring your customers receive a high-quality product, each time. Don't be afraid of technology." - Louis Cabano
🌱 "Keep the passion. This is what will carry you when things are difficult" - Razaan Jakoet.

We've wrapped up today's Western Cape Government DEDAT Tech Talk Series focused on SMMEs in the Retail Sector. We were s...
16/02/2026

We've wrapped up today's Western Cape Government DEDAT Tech Talk Series focused on SMMEs in the Retail Sector.

We were surrounded by a wealth of knowledge, experience and passion - passion for the future of business in the country, for the opportunities to grow and develop and to see new entrepreneurs flourish!

A special thank you to Sandras Phiri, Frederik Zietsman, Katherine-Mary Pichulik, Thandwefika Radebe and Trevor Vroom for the incredible insights shared today!

Some key takeaways from today's session:

🔷 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱.- 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘴 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘪

🔷 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝙜 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵; 𝘪𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰! - 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘬 𝘡𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯

🔷 𝘉𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝙜 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝙜 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝙜 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵'𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. - 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘬𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘦

🔷 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 - 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 (𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝙜𝘴 𝘪𝘯) 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦. - 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦-𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘬

We're looking forward to tomorrow's session focused specifically on SMMEs in the manufacturing sector.

16/02/2026

DAY 1 of the Tech Talk Series has kicked off!

We're kicking off the third session of the TECH Talks Series today, aimed at Small Businesses in the Retail Sector. We a...
16/02/2026

We're kicking off the third session of the TECH Talks Series today, aimed at Small Businesses in the Retail Sector.

We aren't just talking about abstract concepts; we’re diving into the "how-to" of unlocking your business potential. Whether you are streamlining a production line or optimising a retail supply chain, this session is designed for you.

What an incredible finish to the 𝐃𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬!Day 2, focusing on the 𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓, was a powerful ...
27/11/2025

What an incredible finish to the 𝐃𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬!

Day 2, focusing on the 𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓, was a powerful reminder of what it takes to thrive as a small and medium business in the Western Cape.

This series is the visionary work of Jo-Ann Johnston, HOD at DEDAT, who, along with her incredible team, provided an incredible platform for SMEs to network and be equipped for the digital future.

𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝑬𝑫𝑨𝑻 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚.

Yesterday's insights were focused not just on tech, but on the fundamental mindset required for success: 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡.

A Few Key Takeaways That Will Empower Your Business:

𝑆𝑒𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑙, 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑑. 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑡. (A powerful reminder to be practical!)

𝐵𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝𝑠, as these connections can always open doors for you and help you get greater exposure.

"𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛!!" Just say yes—you never know what it can open for you.

Be resilient and don’t allow others' disbelief to stop you.

To all the innovative entrepreneurs who joined us: Thank you for making this event a success.

The power of technology, combined with your enduring spirit, will undoubtedly drive the Western Cape economy forward!

After a successful first day of the Tech Talk Series, we’re all set and ready for Day 2! Today, we’re focused on small a...
26/11/2025

After a successful first day of the Tech Talk Series, we’re all set and ready for Day 2!

Today, we’re focused on small and medium businesses in the Business Services Sector!

Our Keynote Speaker, Speakers and Panelists are ready to kick off!

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