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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
Nature of Business: Technology Business Incubator & Tel: +27 (0)39 682 0631
Accelerator focusing on innovation supporting the 17 E-mail: fatima@smartxchange.co.za
Sustainable Development Goals KWAMASHU
Date Established: April 2004 Physical Address: 30 109236 Street, Emakhosini
Tel: +27 (0)82 461 7487
Customer Base: Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises E-mail: nompilo@smartxchange.co.za
(SMME’s)
No. of Employees: 13 BONGWENI LIVING LAB – KOKSTAD
Physical Address: R56 Road, Kokstad, 4950
Auditors / Accountants: Accensis Tel: +27 (0)39 797 6600
Bankers: Standard Bank 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
entities. The Hub also focuses on township challenges
SmartXchange, is an Innovation Hub and Technology and the co-creation of meaningful, solutions that have
Business Incubator. The centre was established in 2004 an impact on the quality of life in the township.
to support and promote the vision of the Technology
Innovation Hub of Africa. Vision
To be at the heart of a growing South African Tech-
SmartXchange incubates, accelerates and promotes
sustainable technology entrepreneurs using nology Innovation Incubator ecosystem that has
global impact.
innovative solutions which positively impacts on the
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- Objectives
year incubation period and a one-year accelerator
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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