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SMARTXCHANGE
KEY PERSONNEL
CEO: Jonathan Naidoo
Centre Manager Port Shepstone: Fatima Moolla
CONTACT DETAILS
DURBAN
Physical Address: 3rd Floor Convention House, 125
Florence Nzama Street, North Beach, Durban, 4003
Postal Address: P.O. Box 5225, Durban 4001
Tel: +27 (0)31 307 1988
CEO:
Jonathan Naidoo E-mail: jonathan@smartxchange.co.za
Website: www.smartxchange.co.za
Full Name of Company: Durban Technology Hub t/a PORT SHEPSTONE
SmartXchange Physical Address: 54 Mitchell Drive, Port Shepstone 4240
Tel: +27 (0)39 682 0631
Nature of Business: Technology Business Incubator & E-mail: fatima@smartxchange.co.za
Accelerator focusing on innovation supporting the 17
Sustainable Development Goals KWAMASHU
Physical Address: 30 109236 Street, Emakhosini
Date Established: April 2004 Tel: +27 (0)82 461 7487
Customer Base: Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises E-mail: nompilo@smartxchange.co.za
(SMME’s) BONGWENI LIVING LAB – KOKSTAD
Physical Address: R56 Road, Kokstad, 4950
No. of Employees: 13
Tel: +27 (0)39 797 6600
B-BBEE Status: Level 1 E-mail: info@bongwenilivinglab.co.za
INCUBATION IN THE SMME ECOSYSTEM a Living Lab and Makerspace for entrepreneurs and
innovators from the PINK (Phoenix, Inanda, Ntuzuma,
Based in the coastal city of Durban, with centres KwaMashu) precinct. The facility provides the resources
in Port Shepstone, KwaMashu and Bongweni in to co-create innovative solutions whilst also incubating
Kokstad, the Durban Technology Hub which trades as businesses to grow into sustainable, market ready
SmartXchange, is an Innovation Hub and Technology entities. The Hub also focuses on township challenges
Business Incubator. The centre was established in 2004 and the co-creation of meaningful, solutions that have
to support and promote the vision of the Technology an impact on the quality of life in the township.
Innovation Hub of Africa. Vision
SmartXchange incubates, accelerates and promotes To be at the heart of a growing South African Tech-
sustainable technology entrepreneurs using nology Innovation Incubator ecosystem that has
innovative solutions which positively impacts on the global impact.
2030 targets of the Sustainable Development Goals Mission
(SDGs). SmartXchange is supported by a powerful To develop and support technology enterprises
network of partnerships, which allows the institution through world class incubation, and skills devel-
to continuously deliver on its mandate of SMME opment whilst encouraging innovation focusing on
development via the vast range of support tools positively impacting on the seventeen SDGs.
and services offered to SMME’s during the three-
year incubation period and a one-year accelerator Objectives
programme. Promote a positive employee culture.
Build marketing and brand awareness.
As part of its replication model, SmartXchange has Provide excellent services to incubated and
established a Digital Hub in KwaMashu which boasts accelerated SMMEs.
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