WorkInProgress (WIP), an Absa innovation lab, will be hosting a webinar series titled Wise-Up Wednesday Sessions, featuring the real-life successes and lockdown challenges of South African small and medium enterprises, starting 1 July 2020.
Wise-Up Wednesday Sessions launches this Wednesday, 1 July with Abe Cambridge, CEO of The Sun Exchange
Charmaine Lambert, head of WIP, says that, while there have been many casualties of the Covid-19 lockdown, there have also been inspiring stories of hope, persistence and innovation.
“It’s been a dark time for many small business owners. Our intention with this webinar series is to provide inspiration and guidance by providing a platform for SMEs to share their stories.”
The webinar series launches this Wednesday, 1 July with Abe Cambridge, CEO of The Sun Exchange – a South African-based renewable energy startup that recently closed a successful funding round, totalling $4 million.
In the session, WIP general manager Freya Bell-Dreyer will talk to Cambridge about running a peer-to-peer, crypto-enabled business and the opportunities that come with solar infrastructure in Africa.
The Wise-Up Wednesday Sessions will run weekly on the WorkInProgress Facebook page: @WIPCapeTown.
Set a reminder
- Date: Wednesday 1 July at 1pm
Who? The Sun Exchange.
WorkInProgress member and The Sun Exchange CEO Abe Cambridge talks about his recent $4 million funding round, lockdown wins and more. - Date: Wednesday 8 July at 1pm
Who? Pragmattica
WorkInProgress member and Pragmattica founder Amanda Bester shares her lockdown tales, views on office sharing and coming runner-up in the Accenture Rising Star awards 2020. - Date: Wednesday 15 July at 1pm
Who? DORP
DORP CEO Nick Dreyer shares his lockdown pivot tales of Veldskoen and the creation of the DORP agency to assist start-ups getting online. - Date: Wednesday 22 July at 1pm
Who? HYBR
Serial entrepreneur and Partner at HYBR, Vuyisa Qabaka shares his journey through turbulent 2020. - Date: Wednesday 29 July at 1pm
Who? GovChat
WorkInProgress member and GovChat CEO Eldrid Jordaan talks about identifying opportunity amidst uncertainty.
