ACCEL: 2009 - The Bandwidth Barn

For start up businesses, refining a financial and operational strategy that identifies KPIs that take the business forward. Practical input on business; providing information on financial management, marketing, sales, costing, pricing, systems, HR and legal compliance. Participants then apply those “best practices” to their own businesses and are held accountable by their peers. In forums they discuss the actions they have taken and find solutions to their challenges.

We hope to be starting the 2010 Accel Programme in April. Click here for more details.

VELOCITI: 2007, 2008, 2009 - The Bandwidth Barn

PEERPOWER collaborated with CVP to create an integrated and focused training and mentoring program for early start up businesses. It has been a very successful program dealing with all the critical aspects of business and leadership that a new start up may face, really preparing them and giving them the skills to develop into successful businesses.

MY BUSINESS GROUP: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 - The Bandwidth Barn

We have successfully run this programme for the Bandwidth Barn every year since 2005 and have assisted over 80 ICT business owners to think strategically about their business , focusing on their results and being held accountable for achieving those results. Participants were able to access the skills, experience and support of other determined business people, discuss their challenges and find practical solutions.

WOMEN IN ICT: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 - The Bandwidth Barn, The Cape IT Initiative, Innovation Hub.

Women in ICT has been run successfully 4 times since 2006. Each Programme has been customised to meet the needs of the specific group. The forum provides a platform for women building ICT businesses to share resources, network, discuss specific issues they face and deal effectively with challenges.

PEERPOWER , The Bandwidth Barn and The Innovation Hub also collaborated on a Women in ICT Programme that included the participants visiting the USA for mentoring and business networking.

PEER ADVISORY BOARD: 2007, 2008 - Nokia Mobile Leaders Society

PEERPOWER was contracted by Nokia through their Mobile Leaders Society to provide a Peer-to-Peer mentoring forum where business people create deep relationships with other business people and assist each other in achieving their key objectives.

BIOMENTOR PROGRAMME: 2009 - Cape BioTech Trust

PEERPOWER was asked to run three sessions for the The Cape Biotech Trust BioMentor Program dealing with leadership issues facing entrepreneurs.