Call for Entries: Calling KZN entrepreneurs to brave the ‘Sunday Times FNB Shark Tank’
The Sunday Times, in conjunction with FNB, is fostering entrepreneurial spirit in KwaZulu-Natal by inviting entrepreneurs to participate in the Sunday Times FNB Shark Tank – a tough Dragon’s Den-like contest that encourages entrepreneurs to pitch their big ideas and business plans to prominent business personalities, who will select a winner. The previous Shark Tank event attracted nearly one hundred entries, shortlisted to ten very ambitious finalists says Greg Ardé, editor of Sunday Times’ SPICE, who is expecting the new competition to be even more ferocious because of the prize: the winner will receive coaching from some of the province’s best business minds, media exposure, and bank assistance from FNB, all to the value of R150,000. “The Sunday Times and FNB are putting their considerable muscle into this initiative. We need to encourage entrepreneurship in KZN. The finalists will get great exposure through the Shark Tank. The winner will also get financial support and a...