News Of A Business Competition For Entrepreneurs and Highlights From The Hookup Dinner Durban

Last night was 'The Hook Up Dinner Durban' something that has started to become a big event for Durban.
What is it?  Well it involves a number of inspiring entrepreneurs who come together monthly to network and also to pitch.  The winner gets a nice cash infusion for their business.

(Entrepreneurs enjoy a networking mixer where they each have 1 minute to tell the group what they do.)

The event involves Pitches by Entrepreneurs, Audience Feedback on Pitches, Networking Mixers a Guest Speaker and then the winner is announced. After that more networking.  Add in drinks and meals and sounds like a wonderful enivornment for entrepreneurs.

The event is held at The Factory Cafe a local hive of entrepreneurs in the daytime.  It features free wi-fi and great coffee for customers.  We first heard from Arno from The Factory Cafe about their coffee and also how Fair Trade coffee works in the industry.

The Hookup Dinner had some great pitches including the winning one which featured branded tablets for companies.  Well done to Thembi for her winning pitch.

We also heard from the guest speaker Thulani Cele, former Chairman of the Franchising Assocation of South Africa.  He reminded us, 'If you have an idea there are people around you that can help you get to where you want to be.'  Wise words indeed.

Good news for Entrepreneurs.  Win your share of R6million in business support.

SAB KickStart has a great competition that you can enter.
You can find all the details here - www.sabkickstart.net
Deadline is 30 May 2014.


The Hookup Dinner happens around the country so tell your friends.
Find your local Hookup Dinner here - http://www.thehookupdinner.com/
Coming to Port Elizabeth on 26th May
Useful contact details
Twitter - @DrLifesgud or @TheHookupDinner

If you would like to pitch at The Hookup Dinner, upload your pitch on their YouTube Channel
JustPitchTVZA using the hashtag for your region eg #THUDJozi

Article and Image by +Fred Felton

Here comes the Insanity League and we have a story by @AndrewVersterSA

The Rise of The Insanity League - Aaron McIlroy, Ben Voss and John van de Ruit

Everyone’s ‘normal’ till you get to know them!
 

The Insanity League is a comedy movement, comprising comic actors Aaron McIlroy, Ben Voss and – making a welcome return to the stage after an absence of a decade – John van de Ruit. The trio have teamed up to deliver a sketch comedy show which pokes, provokes and tickles in all the right places – and they’ll be hitting the road from March 2013 for a nationwide tour

The Insanity League was conceived early in 2012 after too much caffeine and not enough fresh air. An inspired conversation led to the frantic scribbling-down of comedy sketch ideas and a plan for nationwide domination was hatched. Between March and September 2013, The Insanity League will bring their more than slightly-left field ideas to theatres in Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Hilton, Cape Town and Johannesburg. Their ‘Minute of Madness’ sketches are already broadcast regularly on East Coast Radio and Jacaranda 94.2FM.

The show promises to be more than just a random selection of sketches – the team is preparing a comic study on insanity unlike anything ever seen on the stage in South Africa before. An inspired set is taking shape around their manic ramblings, with Director Greig Coetzee carefully crafting the trio’s comic performances.

Aaron McIlroy is probably South Africa’s least-tauntable ginger. Provoke him at your peril – the master of scything punch lines and nuclear takedowns improvises quicker than a tenderpreneur in front of a Carte Blanche camera. McIlroy has previously earned his stripes and laughs by touring the country with killer comedy shows including Dof, The Golfer, The Loser, and @work.

Ben Voss is best known for his alter ego - Beauty Ramapelepele – a fixture on the South African theatre circuit with a residency on Easy Coast Radio and Jacaranda. Together with John van de Ruit he co-developed the explosive comedies - Green and Black Mamba.

John van de Ruit rose to prominence with Voss in the abover-mentioned sketch theatre shows, developing an eager following countrywide. He rose to prominence as an author with his ‘Spud’ series. Four books and two films later, he’s extricated himself from the couch and has joined the team for an insanely hilarious romp.

The madcap itinerary

• Port Elizabeth - Boardwalk Casino 5-9 March.
• East London -   Guild Theatre 12-16 March
• Durban -            Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre 26 March – 28 April
• Johannesburg - Montecasino 17 July – 11 August
• Cape Town -     Theatre on the Bay 14 August – 1 September
• Hilton Arts Festival - 13-15 September
• Pretoria -            TBA

Keep in touch on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheInsanityLeague or on Twitter @InsanityLeague.

BLOCK BOOKINGS & FUNDRAISERS NATIONWIDE: Contact Ailsa Windsor of Going Places: 0832502690 or email:editor.goingplacessa@gmail.com. Tickets can also be purchased from Computicket outlets (www.computicket.com or 0861 915 8000), except for the run in East London – tickets are available from The Guild Theatre on (043) 743 0704/5




(Source - The Insanity League) 

THE NAMES OF DURBAN TAXIS AND BUSES by Andrew Verster

THE DIVINE WIND : MAHARANI’S PRIDE : KRISHNA’S EXPRESS :

BOMBAY CRUSH : LAXMI QUEEN : DIRTY DEALER : MAC DADDY

NIGERIAN TERROR : DEMOLITION MAN : PIRANHA

Andrew Verster is a World Famous Artist and Writer

Email: ANDREWVERSTER784@GMAIL.COM

Interview with Writer Amelia du Plessis

Amelia du Plessis

This weekend we have a interview with Writer and Editor Amelia du Plessis.

We asked her some interesting questions and she proves to be a interesting lady.

1.  Who is your favourite writer?

John Irving

2.  Tell us about Voxate?

I'm a freelance writer with a varied repertoire.  I write online content, features for the newspaper,

biographies and coffee table books.

3.  What do you love about Port Elizabeth?

Our beautiful beaches.

4.  Which is your favourite book?

Gosh, that's a tough one.  A Prayer for Owen Meany, if I'm forced to choose.

5.  Do you blog and if so how often?

I have a blog as part of my website, yes but I don't use it nearly as much as I should.  

6.  What does an editor do?

Makes other people's writing sound good.  

7.  What advice do you have for aspiring writers?

Be very thick-skinned and never submit something that you don't know is worth publishing.

8.  What is your favourite colour?

Black.

9.  Where do you write?

In my study or in local coffee shops.  

10.  As a writer, how do you use social media?

I have a Facebook page on which I share useful articles that I've read, as well as news updates.

For more about Amelia vist her website -  www.voxate.co.za

Feel free to like her Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/VoxateWritingEditing

As I said, a very interesting lady indeed.

This interview was part of a Blogger Tour of interviews with interesting writers and bloggers

around South Africa.  If you are a Blogger or know a Blogger in South Africa feel free

to contact us for an interview.

Interview by - @fredfelton 

Related articles

• Interview with Author and Blogger @danielalex_book