Event
LEARN . NETWORK . INSPIRE
DURBAN ENTREPRENEUR SOCIAL
Join us for the inaugural gathering of the Durban Entrepreneur Social on Tuesday 17 April 2018. This is the first of our monthly events where we will introduce you to a local entrepreneur who will share their inspirational entrepreneurial journey. These socials are a fantastic opportunity to network with business owners and entrepreneurs, to learn and inspire you to push your business further.
Tickets are free BUT numbers are limited. Please book your spot at the ticket link above, or visit https://www.geniusu.com/mentor_circles/369/events/321
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
6.00pm - 6.30pm: Arrival & Registration
6.30pm - 6.40pm: Welcome by Durban City Circle Leader Jonathan Acutt
6.40pm - 7.20pm: Guest Speaker: Emil Venter, founder of "Afro’s Chicken Shop"
7.20pm - 7.40pm: Q&A with the Guest Speaker
7.40pm onwards - networking with your new-found friends :)
DIRECTIONS
Take the M13 towards Gillitts. Take the turn off to Old Main Road Gillitts. Turn into Clifton Road. Gillitts Shopping Centre will be on your left. The Corner Office is at the end of the centre, parallel with the road.
ABOUT THE LOCATION
The Corner Office is a dynamic and flexible co-working space designed for you to run your growing or established business, with all the perks of being in a larger office.
ABOUT THE ENTREPRENEURS INSTITUTE
The Durban Entrepreneur Social is part of the international, Entrepreneurs Institute which is a leading entrepreneur education group founded by Social Entrepreneur & Futurist, Roger James Hamilton. Genius U is an entrepreneur education platform, enabling you to find other entrepreneurs that align to your purpose, share your passions and complement your talents.
For more info go to www.geniusu.com
ABOUT THE GUEST SPEAKER
A born and bred entrepreneur, Emil Venter fell in love with the restaurant industry while working as a waiter after he finished school. He chased this love all the way to the UK where he and his wife worked for 11 years in london restaurants followed by 4 years in Scotland as a project manager, but his heart yearned for home and the restaurant business.
Returning to Durban in 2010 he set up Stretta at The Heritage Market in Hillcrest, but his ADD need for another challenge started to itch! Armed with a killer chicken recipe and the revelation that a simple menu offering still draws a crowd, he and his friend Kevin set to some brainstorming resulting in the distinctive Afro’s brand.
Afro’s, the story of how a simple business which was born in a trailer that was hitched around to events in Durban, turned into a thriving food chain with outlets in KZN and the Western Cape. Afros is now rolling out stores around the country and serves upwards of 50 000 meals a month.
INSPIRED TO BECOME AN EVENT PARTNER?
We would love you to partner with us at our next event. For more info, please chat to one of our event hosts.