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SMARTXCHANGE

Jonathan Naidoo
www.smartxchange.co.za

INCUBATING SMALL BUSINESSES Vision
To be at the heart of a growing and innovative South
Based in the coastal city of Durban, with an anchor African MICTe industry that has global impact.
office in Port Shepstone, the Durban Technology Hub
which trades as SmartXchange, is an innovation node Mission
and a dynamic business incubation centre established To develop and support MICTe SMMEs through world
to support and promote the region’s vision to be the class incubation, skills development and encourage
technology hub of Africa. innovation and collaboration in the MICTe sector.
SmartXchange aims to support and promote SmartXchange Objectives
Media, Information Communication Technology and � Develop and support quality BEE MICTe companies
electronics (MICTe) entrepreneurs in South Africa to create jobs and stimulate the economy.
through incubating small businesses.
� Build a pool of skilled MICTe workers through the
With fruitful partnerships, SmartXchange has incubated SMMEs.
continuously managed to deliver on its mandate of � Extend the reach of SmartXchange’s impact in
SMME development via the vast range of support developing the MICTe industry in South Africa.
services offered to SMMEs during the three-year � Stimulate innovation among SMMEs in the
incubation period. incubator and in the wider MICTe industry.

� Innovation Grant Recipients

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