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Help At Hand Invo Tech At DUT

Durban University of TechnologyRef: https://www.dut.ac.za/Help_at_hand_Invo_Tech_at_DUT_/

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This document is a news article on the Durban University of Technology (DUT) website titled “Help at hand: Invo Tech at DUT”, dated 28 Aug 2013. It announces the launch of “Invo Tech”, an innovation incubator at DUT in partnership with the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), offering business support, skills development, and access to university expertise. The article describes how Invo Tech will support tenants and virtual clients with guidance on funding and business development, technical advice, shared office resources, and assistance with tenders/proposals and business compliance, for a minimal fee (with virtual clients not paying).

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Invo Tech

An innovation incubator at DUT provides tenants and virtual clients with business support, skills development, university expertise, guidance on funding and business development, technical advice, shared office resources, and help with tenders, proposals and business compliance. Tenants pay a minimal fee for shared resources, while virtual clients pay nothing.

Who it is for: Invo Tech tenants and virtual clients
How to act on it: Apply or participate as an Invo Tech tenant or virtual client; the document does not state a specific application method or contact route.

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The article describes how Invo Tech will support tenants and virtual clients with guidance on funding and business development, technical advice, shared office resources, and assistance with tenders/proposals and business compliance, for a minimal fee (with virtual clients not paying).

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eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal

Reference

https://www.dut.ac.za/Help_at_hand_Invo_Tech_at_DUT_/

Key Takeaways

Document title: “Help at hand: Invo Tech at DUT”
Date: 28 Aug 2013
Institution: Durban University of Technology (DUT)
Programme launched: Invo Tech (innovation incubator)
Partnership: Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
Launch timing: launched on Tuesday (relative to the article date)
Client fees: minimal fee for shared resources; virtual clients pay nothing
Stated support: specialised guidance on funding and business development; technical advice
Access provided: mentors from DUT faculties; national and international business networks; preferential negotiated finance
Additional services: support with tenders and proposals; assistance with management of financial records and legislative company requirements; access to consultants/technical expertise at preferential negotiated rates
Shared resources: air-conditioned office space, high-speed bandwidth, telephone lines, boardroom, meeting rooms, shared receptionist/front desk
Durban University of Technology (DUT)
Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
Deven Reddy (Invo Tech incubator manager)
Colin Thakur (Director, DUT Enterprise Development Unit)
Professor Ahmed Bawa (DUT Vice-Chancellor)
DUT Enterprise Development Unit
Invo Tech