Western Cape Business 2017 edition
The 2017 edition of Western Cape Business is the 10th issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2005, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the Western Cape province. The Western Cape has numerous promising investment and business opportunities and this issue includes contributions from Alan Winde (Minister of Economic Opportunities for the Western Cape Government), interviews with Ryan Ravens (CEO of Accelerate Cape Town), Arifa Parkar (Western Cape Business Opportunities Forum CEO), Wesgro CEO Tim Harris and Lance Greyling (Invest Cape Town) as well as contributions from various business leaders. In addition, you will also find comprehensive features on all the key sectors in the Western Cape.
The 2017 edition of Western Cape Business is the 10th issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2005, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the Western Cape province.
The Western Cape has numerous promising investment and business opportunities and this issue includes contributions from Alan Winde (Minister of Economic Opportunities for the Western Cape Government), interviews with Ryan Ravens (CEO of Accelerate Cape Town), Arifa Parkar (Western Cape Business Opportunities Forum CEO), Wesgro CEO Tim Harris and Lance Greyling (Invest Cape Town) as well as contributions from various business leaders. In addition, you will also find comprehensive features on all the key sectors in the Western Cape.
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PROFILE<br />
<strong>Western</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Business</strong><br />
Opportunities Forum<br />
The <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Business</strong> Opportunities Forum (WECBOF) is a non-profit organisation<br />
with a powerful voice for business in the southernmost region of the African continent,<br />
the <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Cape</strong>.<br />
Description<br />
The <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Business</strong> Opportunities Forum<br />
(WECBOF) is a member-based organisation for business.<br />
It has access to channels for information on<br />
how to grow and develop businesses in mainly the<br />
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) sector,<br />
and is an enabler for its members to access new<br />
business opportunities.<br />
Service<br />
WECBOF is a service association providing businesspeople<br />
with relevant information, training,<br />
business opportunities, and representation on<br />
appropriate investment, public sector and related<br />
platforms. It also ensures that it is represented on<br />
the boards of relevant associations and affiliations<br />
in order to ensure that its members are well-represented<br />
and that opportunities are filtered to the<br />
organisation for their benefit.<br />
<strong>Business</strong> objective<br />
WECBOF’s objective is to improve business performance<br />
in order to achieve improved levels of economic<br />
growth and employment, reduce poverty<br />
and meet social objectives. In order to achieve its<br />
objective, the organisation focuses on addressing<br />
issues such as contributing to the establishment of<br />
an environment that is conducive to a free market<br />
based on competitiveness, access to financial and<br />
other business support services, and expanding<br />
markets for products and services.<br />
Target market<br />
The organisation’s target market is the entrepreneurial<br />
community of the <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Cape</strong>, including<br />
the SMME sector.<br />
CONTACT INFO<br />
Email addresses<br />
General enquiries: office@wecbof.co.za<br />
Chief Executive Officer: arifa@wecbof.co.za<br />
Administration: rene@wecbof.co.za<br />
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