Old Mutual Corporate Ventures (“OMCV”), a company within the Old Mutual Group, and The Innovation Hub, a subsidiary of Gauteng Growth and Development Agency strategically tasked with driving innovation in the Gauteng Province  are excited to announce a  strategic partnership built on the mutual desire to advance innovation and entrepreneurship in South Africa.

Innovation and entrepreneurship received a boost through finalising of a Memorandum of Understanding between The  Innovation Hub and Old Mutual Corporate Ventures (OMVC).

Old Mutual, a leading provider of financial services across several market segments and geographies in South Africa, the rest of Africa and in certain other emerging markets is betting on SMEs, and on the Innovation Hub, as a strategic partner whose mandate and reach sets the stage for SME success, to develop the economy.

The Innovation Hub objectives is to further promote economic development and knowledge economy to increase global competitiveness. With this partnership, The Innovation Hub entrepreneurs and SME’s will get access to tailored financial solutions from Old Mutual, business automation tools, as well as an array of access to market opportunities extending to African trade opportunities.

For more information on the partnership and about the OM SMEgo solution , kindly click here

https://www.smego.co.za/signup?ref=Innovation%20Hub&type=O

To speak to the Old Mutual Smego team

+27 67 718 5598 – WhatsApp number

Kerisha Kandier

For The Innovation Hub, please contact:

Linah Nematandani

Acting General Manager: Marketing and Communications

lnematandani@theinnovationhub.com

(+27) 12 844 0030/ (+27) 71 673 9964

Twitter: @InnovHub

Facebook: InnovhubZA

About The Innovation Hub

The Innovation Hub is a subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). As the innovation agency of the Gauteng province, it is responsible for managing Africa’s first internationally accredited Science and Technology Park of the same name and is a full member of the International Association of Science Parks (IASP).

Strategically located in Tshwane, South Africa's executive capital in the ‘smart’ province of Gauteng, The Innovation Hub implements initiatives identified in the Gauteng Innovation Strategy and Green Economy strategy to advance the economic development and growth of the province through innovation. 

The Innovation Hub has created unique spaces in Tshwane and the rest of the Gauteng province for high-tech entrepreneurs, world-class businesses, academics, researchers and venture capitalists to meet, network and prosper.

For more information visit www.theinnovationhub.com

About GGDA

The Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA) is an agency of the Gauteng Department of Economi Development (GDED). GGDA is the implementing arm of the GDED and assists the department in leading, facilitating and managing sustainable job creation and inclusive economic growth and development in the Gauteng City Region.

For more information visit www.ggda.co.za