Page 3 - CSERI Annual Review 2022-2023

DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
CONTENTS
2. Message from the Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor; Research, Innovation and Engagement Professor Keo Motaung 4. DUT CSERI Managing Director’s Statement 2022/2023, Mr. Solomon Nyamurima
6. The relationship Between Growth Wheel and CSERI: By CSERI Business Development Officer Ms Nonksi Nyawose 8. Meet Our Wonderful Interns
12. Meet Our Team
13. A little bit about the CENTRE FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP RAPID INCUBATOR
14. The Services Offered by the Centre Programmes
15. CSERI Service Flow
16. CSERI Progress Report 2022/2023
18. Youth Trained by the Centre
19. Assagy Environmental: A Journey of Resilience and Sustainable Growth
20. From Retrenchment to Resilience: The Story of Isihlonti Enterprise
22. Nolanga Trading Enterprise: Building a Solid Foundation Through Perseverance and Diversification 24. Cultivating Success: Yinkuthalo Agrihub’s Journey from Home Garden to Social Enterprise
26. Sipho’s Daughter Soaps & Detergents: Crafting Quality, Sustainability and Success
28. Weblogical Technology Enterprises (Pty) Ltd: Pioneering the Digital Frontier
30. DUT CSERI - Incubator Programme Highlights 2022/2023
33. DUT CSERI Localization Graduation Day
34. Empowering Small Businesses with Insights from Mr. Zaid Adam of Leaped
35. Investor Pitch Session for Soon-To-Graduate Entrepreneurs
35. Productivity Workshop
36. Investor Pitch Session for Soon-To-Graduate Entrepreneurs
37. Small Business Owners Receive Expert Training from Seasoned Professionals in the Art of Pitching at Centre’s
Pitching Workshop
38. Exciting Day at Umlazi Megacity as We Witness the Seed Fund Pitching Competition
39. Strong Organization
39. Design Thinking Workshop for First-Year Industrial Engineering Students
40. Centre For Social Entrepreneurship Hosted the Personal Development Workshop
41. Unlocking Creativity and Innovation!
42. Business Pitch and Marketing Tools Workshop
43. GrowthWheel Training for the New Cohort of 2023/2024
44. Fostering Global Collaborations: Centre for Social Entrepreneurship Welcomes Delegation from WACHEMO
University, Ethiopia
45. Durban Innovation Festival
46. Department of Small Business Development Visits Centre for Social Entrepreneurship: A Journey of Impact and Innovation
47. SMMEs Supported by CSERI 2022/23
Acknowledgements
Publisher: DUT Centre for Social Entrepreneurship Rapid Incubator DUT Writer and Editorial: Snelisiwe Hlongwane
Photographer: Dumo Xaba
Layout and Design: Artworks
ANNUAL REVIEW REPORT 2022/2023