The Western Cape Entrepreneurship Recognition Awards winners for 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WCERA 2020 winners and runner-ups with Minister Maynier front and Head of Department right front Mr Solly Fourie.

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The Western Cape Entrepreneurship Awards 2020

The annual Entrepreneurship Competition and Awards sets out to recognise and support the province’s most deserving and inspiring, high-potential entrepreneurs. It contributes towards increased entrepreneurship awareness and inculcates a culture of entrepreneurship. This prestigous virutal hybrid event took place on 26 November 2020, at the CTICC attended by well deserving entrepreneur winners, stakeholders and government officials.  

The competition categories were:

- Emerging Business winner, Ansu Sooful: Aizatron provides consulting, software development, robotics, automation, API management, artificial intelligence and data analytics services. We strive to educate and grow skills in new industrial solutions so that we ensure our region can participate in the new economy by becoming a meaningful contributor rather than a consumer of technology. Our business is built on developing solutions to solve real world problems.

- Women-owned Business winner, Ntombi Nonxuba: Rise Uniforms is a manufacturer and supplier of superior quality uniforms, corporate wear and complementary garments. All products are manufactured locally as per the client's specifications. The company has an established record of consistently supplying and delivering uniforms to well-known brands such as Pick n Pay. Located in the Philippi area, the company is managed and owned by Ntombekaya (Ntombie) Nonxuba, has operating since 2007 and was formally registered in 2010 trading as Rise Uniforms and currently employs 46 people from the surrounding township area.

 

Photo: The overall Women-owned Business winner, Ntombi Nonxuba from Rise Uniforms were excited and grateful for all her winnings and thank the department and her staff for believing in her and making it all possible.

- Social Enterprise Business winner, Llewellyn Scholtz: Genesis Community IT Initiative (Genesis CITI) is an educational social enterprise (non-profit organization) that focuses on access to broadband as free Wi-Fi internet, adoption of technology and the empowerment of digital skills. Genesis CITI positions itself as a Digital Skills Accelerator whereby the unemployed youth and existing workforce are upskilled and certified to become relevant within the 4th Industrial Revolution. Genesis CITI regards itself as a technology vehicle for social and economic change in marginalized communities.

- Innovative Business winner, Ray de vries: Air Water™ is an innovative consultancy and management company covering all aspects of atmospheric water generation. We specialise in system solution design, supply of pre-engineered and custom-made systems, project management, financing and specialised projects. We are specialists in containerized atmospheric water generation plants, fixed bottling plant solutions as well as mobile solutions.

- Township business winner, Abigail Mbalo: 4Roomed™ opened its doors as a concept restaurant in the heart of Khayelitsha in December 2016. A lifestyle concept based on the four roomed homes found in the oldest townships of SA. 4Roomed celebrates life through great food, beautiful home decor and art. Our innovation is to put a gourmet twist to the concepts of SA Townships and we have had the opportunity to cook all over the world to attract international market to travel to South Africa.

- Youth-owned Business winner, Sebastian Daniels: Ground Culture was founded in early 2018 by Sebastian Daniels as a platform to develop and grow support for entrepreneurs. It is an Online Store promoting local products made by local entrepreneurs. The platform share stories of the product/s and the local small businesses or entrepreneurs. The Store offers over 75 products that are naturally farmed, priced competitively and cheaper than major retailers. From coffee, Kombucha, nuts, seeds, GMO-free grains and legumes, bread, snacks and more, including vegan/vegetarian, gluten, sugar and wheat-free options. Made by local Cape Town & Khayelitsha-based entrepreneurs including; Camissa Coffee, Culture Lab, Flora House, Homemade, Queen of Chai, Reivo Food, Sikis, Spinach King and Ubusi Honey. Ground Culture reinvests 10% of all profits into the businesses they work with.

See below the list of the winners and runner-ups:

Category	Company name	Owner
Youth-owned Business: Winner	Ground Culture	Sebastian Daniels
Youth-owned Business: Runner-up	Veldt Boerdery	Ansell Langeveldt
Woman-owned Business: Winner	Rise Uniforms	Ntombi Nonxuba
Woman-owned Business: Runner-up	The Wren Design	Wendren Setzer
Township Business: Winner	4Roomed eKasi Culture	Abigail Mbalo
Township Business: Runner-up	Ntlantsana Accountants and Auditors	Simphiwe Joseph
Social Enterprise: Winner	Genesis Community IT Initiative	Llewellyn Scholtz
Social Enterprise: Runner	Click Africa Digital Pty	Jade Wyngaardt
Most Innovative Business: Winner	Hout Bay Air Water	Ray de vries
Most Innovative Business: Runner-up	Renegade Wine	Jaap Pijl
Emerging Business: Winner	Aizatron	Ansu Sooful
Emerging Business: Runner-up	Contour Enviro Group	Sabelo Lindani

 

Click on links for more information:

The youtube link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdToqw3zMWQ&t=39m50s

The recorded live-stream link:  https://www.wcentrepreneurshipawards.co.za/