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Dear Student and Staff member!
CUT supports innovators & entrepreneurs! Do you want to post an innovation idea or project? Please complete the CUTis’ Idea Generator Idea Posting Form https://cut.questionpro.com/IGYMCUTIS and we will contact you via the ideagenerator@cut.ac.za email to arrange a one-on-one meeting in person or online to discuss your idea/project and advise you in how to become an entrepreneur.
We offer training programs in entrepreneurship development and social enterprise – for more information visit our webpage!
Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) 2022
The i-GYM invites you to the following 2022 EDP workshops.
Students, staff and entrepreneurs and members of the community who sign up for this opportunity, will receive guidance, advice and mentoring from experts.
NB! Please register online even when attending in person.
i-GYM EDP Kick-Off Workshop Topic: Introduction to Entrepreneurship Creativity & Innovation Date: January 2022 11:00 Harare, Pretoria Where: Attend in person at the i-GYM or via Zoom link | |
i-GYM EDP Workshop Series 1: MARKETING (Quarter 1) Topic: EDP Workshop 1/4 - Target Marketing Date: 15 February 2022, 11:00am - 13:00pm Where: Attend in person at the i-GYM or via Zoom link | i-GYM EDP Workshop 3/4 (Management) Topic: Management - Project Management Date: 24 April 2022; 11:00 Harare, Pretoria Please note that this session is postponed to 29 April 2022; 11:00 am due to load shedding. Where: Attend via Zoom link only |
i-GYM EDP Workshop 2/4 (Marketing) Topic: Relationship Marketing Date: 18 February 2022 11:00 Harare, Pretoria Where: Attend in person at the i-GYM or via Zoom link | i-GYM EDP Workshop 4/4 (Management) Topic: Project Management Assignment's re-evaluation Date: 29 April 2022; 11:00 Harare, Pretoria Where: Attend via Zoom link online |
i-GYM EDP Workshop 3/4 (Marketing) Topic: Finance of a Marketing Plan Date: 25 February 2022 11:00 Harare, Pretoria Where: Attend in person at the i-GYM or via Zoom link | i-GYM EDP Workshop Series 3: ADMINISTRATION (Quarter 3) i-GYM EDP Workshop 1/4 (Administration) Topic: Operational Plan for capital planning for SME's Date: 6 May 2022 Where: Attend via Zoom link |
i-GYM EDP Workshop 4/4 (Marketing) Topic: Follow-up of a Marketing Plan session - how to compile a budget Please note: Re-scheduled to 11 March 2022 Date: 11 March 2022; 9:00 Harare, Pretoria Where: Attend in person at the i-GYM or via Zoom link | i-GYM EDP Workshop 2/4 (Administration) Topic: Valu-E Game Sessions Date: 13 May 2022 Where: Attend in person at the i-GYM See the information flyer below |
i-GYM EDP Workshop Series 2: MANAGEMENT (Quarter 1 & 2) i-GYM EDP Workshop 1/4 (Management) Topic: EDP Workshop -SME Business Management Date: 11 March 2022, 12:00 Where: Attend in person at the i-GYM or via Zoom link | i-GYM EDP Workshop 3/4 (Administration) Topic: Finances and Assignment's re-evaluation Date: May 20, 2022 11:00 Harare, Pretoria Where: Attend in person at the i-GYM or via Zoom link |
i-GYM EDP Workshop 2/4 (Management) Topic: Legal Aspects of a Business Date: 7 April 2022; 11:00 Harare, Pretoria Where: Attend in person at the i-GYM or via Zoom link | i-GYM EDP Workshop 4/4 Topic: EDP Business Plan template discussion Date: To be announced Where: Attend in person at the i-GYM or via Zoom link |
i-GYM EDP Workshop 5 (Master class -Finances) Date: 26 August 2022; 9:00 Harare, Pretoria Session 1: How capital expenditures work Where: Attend in person at the i-GYM or via Zoom link Click Here to Join us for session 1: Zoom | i-GYM EDP Workshop 5 (Master class -Finances) Date: 26 August 2022; 12:00 Harare, Pretoria Session 2: Managing your finances on Excel Where: Attend in person at the i-GYM or via Zoom link Click Here to Join us for session 2: Zoom |
Successful Events Completed Quarter 1: 2022
| Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) 2022 | Find the Invites and Zoom links to the workshops above |
| Event hosted: Mr Peader Casey - | Support Systems for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Institute of Technology, Carlow, Ireland |
| CUT - Turning job seekers into job creators | Read about the Idea Generator's exciting role at CUT |
| Success Stories: | |
| Successful projects hosted by the i-Gym listed as projects below. |
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CUT: turning job seekers into job creators
Education in innovation and entrepreneurship has become part of Universities of Technologies (UoTs) with the aim of turning more graduates from job seekers into job creators.
The Idea Generator was officially launched on 31 March 2017, with the intention of introducing a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship among the CUT community.
The Idea Generator offers a developmental hub where students, staff as well as the public, with the assistance of experts and lecturers develop their innovative ideas, projects and products into products that can be commercialised.
Innovative Ideas are the pipeline to CUT units such as PDTS, CRPM, FabLab, CUTis and the Technology Transfer Office, who are leaders in prototyping, research and business development.
Services
- One-on-one consultations with the Idea Generator Manager, experts or PDTS
- Presentations from industry professionals
- Demonstrations of new technologies
- Assistance on the pitching process to possible funders or to take part in competitions
- Proposal writing for funding applications
Activities at the IdeaGym
- Product creation seminars and Ideation sessions
- Developing entrepreneurial skills via a CUT Management Sciences Department developed game
- Lean Iterator sessions to take an idea/project to a business
- Art exhibitions
- Entrepreneurship Dialogues
- Problem-solving challenges
- “Men in Business” / “Women in business” Events
A bi-annual Innovation and Entrepreneurship competition being hosted by the IdeaGym where entrants have the opportunity to present inventions and ideas to a panel of experts. These ideas are channelled through the IdeaGym and other support or academic units at the CUT if possible.
The IdeaGym supports Research Unit for Evolvable and Manumation Systems (RGEMS) in their Sasol Solar Challenge.
Information on the specialized services that CUTis has to offer:
The Idea Generator Unit, known as i-GYM, offers a developmental hub where students, staff as well as the public, with the assistance of experts and lecturers developed their innovative ideas & projects with aim to commercialize. Innovative ideas, advanced and posted at the i-GYM via hosted challenges and events, where networking is also facilitated with industry, are pipelined for concretization at FabLab, PDTS, CRPM and TTO. The training component of i-GYM functions are done with workshops, webinars and entrepreneurship development programs collaborating with faculties and units. On campus infrastructure comprise of an i-GYM or idea-GYM (a converted gymnasium hall) equipped to host events with state-of-the-art audio- visual equipment, suitable to host workshops and events. https://www.cut.ac.za/idea-generator.
PDTS: https://www.cut.ac.za/pdts
Technology Transfer Office (TTO): https://www.cut.ac.za/tto
FabLab (Makers Space): https://www.cut.ac.za/fablab
CUT Innovation Services https://cutis-online.co.za/
Other CUT Services Offered:
CRPM Centre for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (CRPM).
CRPM: https://www.cut.ac.za/crpm
Information Share
South Africa’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Map
A survey of the support available for entrepreneurs in South Africa was undertaken by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) South Africa chapter in 2015. This infographic below highlights the updated 2017 version of the key findings with interactive buttons to provide a more detailed overview of the support available.
Success Stories
- Through its i-GYM facility, the Central University of Technology has created an entrepreneurial buzz on campus
- CUT Masters student flourish as dedicated start-up entrepreneur in Hydro-IT
Contact us
E-mail us your ideas: ideagenerator@cut.ac.za
i-Gym Competitions
i-Gym Training
i-Gym Events
Technology Transfer Office (TTO)
MedAdd
Fablab (Makerspace)
Centre for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (CRPM)
Product Development Technology Station (PDTS)
Vision 2030
What is a University of Technology?
CUT at a Glance
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