NewsBits, Vol 6 No 11

The Innovation Hub

Volume 6 Number 11
December 2007

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The year that was - assessing progress and looking forward to challenges ahead

Funding opportunities for small businesses highlighted at Maxum workshop

Hub company goes the extra mile to help fellow resident build capacity

Technium Challenge supports growth of emerging technology businesses

Centres of Expertise study reveals challenges in stimulating local innovation

Top ICT post-graduates launched into the marketplace by The Innovation Hub's CoachLab™

Icexpress gives double amputee a second chance at earning a livelihood

SAP implementation specialist rebranded as Satreno

Lessons from Finland on key drivers for Science Parks

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	The year that was - assessing progress and looking forward to challenges ahead Another year is fast drawing to a close and - for some - work pressures lighten and more time with friends and family beckons. It is an opportunity, as we prepare to step into 2008, to review progress and achievements, as we are doing at The Innovation Hub.


	Hub company goes the extra mile to help fellow resident build capacity Qsens.il has expanded the company's synergistic relationship with Jabula Projects through the development of a top-to-toe Human Resources (HR) Management System for Jabula's novel high-speed digital audit (HSDA) project - all in the space of two weeks!


	Centres of Expertise study reveals challenges in stimulating local innovation The Innovation Hub, in collaboration with the Cooperative Framework on Innovation Systems between Finland and South Africa (COFISA), conducted a feasibility study during May and June this year to investigate the development of a Centres of Expertise Programme in Gauteng.


	Icexpress gives double amputee a second chance at earning a livelihood Provider of hi-tech prosthetics, Icexpress, has again delivered against its goal of helping to achieve a better quality of life for Africa's amputees. The company recently designed and fitted two prosthetic limbs for double amputee, Lion Netshitavhadulu.


	Funding opportunities for small businesses highlighted at Maxum workshop Are you looking for financing and do not know where to go? Have you tried all avenues and had the door slammed in your face because you were considered too 'risky' - a seed or start-up company with no tangible return or collateral?


	Technium Challenge supports growth of emerging technology businesses The Maxum Business Incubator at The Innovation Hub recently hosted the Technium Challenge Briefing Session on 5 December 2007 at The Innovation Hub. The event was attended by driven, passionate and innovative budding and established entrepreneurs.


	Top ICT post-graduates launched into the marketplace by The Innovation Hub's CoachLab™ Eighteen post-graduate students showcased inventive solutions developed over a nine-month training period for real-time ICT projects at The Innovation Hub's CoachLab™ Leadership Programme annual graduation ceremony held at The Innovation Hub on 3 December 2007.


	SAP implementation specialist rebranded as Satreno The strategy to broaden the SAP service offering of resident at The Innovation Hub and Business Intelligence specialist, Lejara Enterprise Solutions - a SAP implementation partner, has culminated in the company's rebranding as Satreno.


	Lessons from Finland on key drivers for Science Parks In October this year, Gopolang Setumo, Business Support Coordinator at the Maxum Business Incubator and Jeanette Morwane, Project Officer for Corporate Affairs at The Innovation Hub, attended the Technopolis Open Training for Science and Technology Park Executives in Helsinki, Finland. Their attendance was sponsored by the COFISA (Cooperative Framework on Innovation Systems between Finland and South Africa) Seed Fund.

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