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Saint Giles: Heritage Day
2018-09-21 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Saint Giles, 4 Prince Street, Durban, 4001
Topic: The Roller coaster Ride
From the mind-numbing lows of multiple business liquidations, to the exhilarating highs of raising millions of Rands in Venture Capital, and developing innovative solutions to solve challenges for global markets, Darlene’s entrepreneurial journey is a wild roller coaster ride jam packed with many stories and lessons. Join us, fasten your seatbelts, and enjoy the ride!

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Guest Speaker: Darlene Menzies
The World Economic Forum named Darlene Menzies one of 6 Top Female Tech Breakthrough Entrepreneurs in Africa for 2017. She is a technology innovator and serial entrepreneur with 15 years’ corporate IT experience with ABSA Bank and ICT outsource giant BCX.
Since leaving corporate employment in 2001, she has established several successful technology businesses and has firsthand experience in what it takes to start and grow a successful enterprise and understands the difficulties entrepreneurs have to overcome to do so.
Darlene has used this experience to develop numerous easy-to-use digital solutions that address large gaps in the start-up and SME market. Two of these include:

The award-winning small business accounting system SMEasy, currently being rolled out across Africa by MTN (the continent’s largest telecommunications network provider).
Finfind, South Africa’s leading online SME access to finance solution, which is sponsored and supported by the Department of Small Business Development, USAID, Business Leadership SA, the Banking Association of South Africa and the SA SME Fund.

She has successfully raised more than R35m in early stage funding from nine Venture Capitalists to develop and commercialise disruptive innovations.
Darlene was awarded a South Africa Innovation Entrepreneur Award and was a top five Finalist for SA ICT Person of the Year alongside the MD’s of Microsoft and EOH. One of her Fintech solutions won the Country Award for Best Business Product at the 2013 World Summit Awards and a mobile innovations won Nokia’s Global Judges Choice Award (top 10 from 85 countries 1700 systems). She has also been identified by Zurich-based STARS Group as a future Global Leader.
She is a public speaker and a media spokesperson and recognised expert on the SME sector. Darlene is quoted in the national press on matters of entrepreneurship, small business development, innovation and disruptive technology.

September 2018 Meeting
2018-09-06 08:30 - 10:30 | Garden Court Marine Parade, 167 O R Tambo Parade, Marine Parade, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, 4001, South Africa

August Workshop
2018-08-15 09:00 - 12:00 | 9 Haven Road, Westville, 9 Haven Road, Westville, Kwazulu Natal, 3629, South Africa

Saint Giles: Business Circle
2018-08-14 09:00 - 11:30, 2018-06-12 09:00 - 11:30, 2018-04-17 09:00 - 11:30 | Saint Giles, 4 Prince Street, Durban, 4001

Saint Giles: Women's Day Celebration
2018-08-08 08:00 - 17:00 | KwaZulu Natal

Saint Giles: Open Day
2018-08-07 09:00 - 11:30 | Saint Giles, 4 Prince Street, Durban, 4001

August 2018 Meeting
2018-08-02 08:00 - 10:30 | Garden Court Marine Parade, 167 O R Tambo Parade, Marine Parade, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, 4001, South Africa

July Workshop
2018-07-23 09:00 - 12:00 | 18 Burlington Conference Centre, 18 Burlington Drive, Westville, Kwazulu Natal, 3629, South Africa

Saint Giles: Nelson Mandela Day
2018-07-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Saint Giles, 4 Prince Street, Durban, 4001

July 2018 Meeting
2018-07-05 08:00 - 10:30 | Tugela Room – Southern Sun Maharani Hotel, 63 Snell Parade, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, 4001, South Africa

NKR: Labour Law Updates Workshop
2018-06-19 08:30 - 12:30 | Westville Country Club, Link Road, Dawncliffe, 3630

June Workshop
2018-06-12 09:00 - 12:00 | 18 Burlington Conference Centre, 18 Burlington Drive, Westville, Kwazulu Natal, 3629, South Africa

June 2018 Meeting
2018-06-07 08:00 - 10:30 | Tugela Room – Southern Sun Maharani Hotel, 63 Snell Parade, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, 4001, South Africa

Saint Giles: Public Open Day
2018-06-05 09:00 - 11:30, 2018-04-10 09:00 - 11:30 | Saint Giles, 4 Prince Street, Durban, 4001

Saint Giles: 66th Birthday
2018-05-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Saint Giles, 4 Prince Street, Durban, 4001

May 2018 Workshop
2018-05-15 09:00 - 12:00 | 18 Burlington Conference Centre, 18 Burlington Drive, Westville, Kwazulu Natal, 3629, South Africa

Saint Giles: Heritage Circle
2018-05-11 09:00 - 11:30 | Saint Giles, 4 Prince Street, Durban, 4001

Fresh Eyes Communication: EVENTS 101
2018-05-09 08:00 - 12:30 | 18 Burlington Conference Centre, 18 Burlington Drive, Westville, Kwazulu Natal, 3629, South Africa

Saint Giles: Autumn Evening Soiree
2018-05-04 18:30 - 21:30 | Morningside Sports Club, 132 Hollander Crescent, Durban, South Africa

May 2018 Meeting
2018-05-03 08:00 - 10:30 | Tugela Room – Southern Sun Maharani Hotel, 63 Snell Parade, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, 4001, South Africa

Saint Giles: aQuelle Tour Durban Cycling
2018-04-29 06:00 - 17:00 | KwaZulu Natal

Fresh Eyes Communication: DEATH BY POWERPOINT
2018-04-24 08:00 - 12:30 | PMB Chamber of Commerce, Chamber House, Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Town Hill, Pietermaritzburg, 3201, South Africa

iKind Media: Social Media for Business Workshop
2018-04-20 08:00 - 10:00 | iKind Media Imagination Studio, Shop 7, Howey House, 136 Problem Mkhize Road, Durban, 4001, South Africa

iKind Media: Social Media for Business Level 1 Workshop
2018-04-11 18:00 - 20:00 | iKind Media Imagination Studio, Shop 7, Howey House, 136 Problem Mkhize Road, Durban, 4001, South Africa

April 2018 Workshop
2018-04-10 09:00 - 12:00 | 18 Burlington Conference Centre, 18 Burlington Drive, Westville, Kwazulu Natal, 3629, South Africa

April 2018 Meeting
2018-04-05 08:00 - 10:30 | Tugela Room – Southern Sun Maharani Hotel, 63 Snell Parade, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, 4001, South Africa

March Workshop
2018-03-14 09:00 - 12:00 | 18 Burlington Conference Centre, 18 Burlington Drive, Westville, Kwazulu Natal, 3629, South Africa
