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For a long time, there has been a feeling among business leaders in the Western Cape that the region is not capitalising, commercially, on the large number of visitors to the area.  After all, this is a part of the country to which millions of people travel annually, whether on holiday, to watch sports events, or to conduct business.  There is strong evidence, elsewhere in the world, that a concerted effort to showcase the business possibilities of a region to visitors, whatever their reason for visiting, can be extremely effective.

 

Connect’d Cape Town was therefore established to do exactly that.  It is powered by Accelerate Cape Town - a business-led initiative aimed at bringing together stakeholders in the Cape Town region to develop and implement a long-term vision for sustainable, inclusive economic growth.

Connect’d Cape Town aims to to showcase local skills and expertise, and to attract and facilitate significant investment and business opportunities to the Cape Town region.

How it works

Connect’d Cape Town is, first, this website.  The aim is not for this to represent a complete listing of businesses in the Western Cape ; instead, events (primarily conventions and sports events) will be used to drive applications from interested business people or businesses, and to build communities of interlinked organisations.

Events for inclusion in Connect’d Cape Town have been carefully selected to help drive the business vision for the Cape Town region.  This is detailed on Accelerate Cape Town’s Vision 2030 website ; fundamentally, industries that help achieve any of the eight key goals for the region will be highlighted.  These key goals are that the Cape Town region should be :

Local (to the Cape Town City region) companies can apply to be listed on Connect’d Cape Town’s website.  There will be some verification of their details before they appear on the website, to ensure a credible local business community is created.

Visiting business people or businesses, whether international or from outside the Cape Town city region, can similarly apply to be listed.

Listed businesses will be able to search the website for suitable commercial organisations with which they wish to connect.  Connect’d Cape Town will then make these connections possible – either directly through the website, or by facilitating meetings in person at the associated event(s).

Who we are

Connect’d Cape Town is an initiative of Accelerate Cape Town, a business-led initiative aimed at bringing together stakeholders in the Cape Town region to develop and implement a long-term vision for sustainable, inclusive economic growth.

The organisation was started by a group of business leaders brought together by a common concern over the lack of pace and direction of change in the Cape. They agreed that a common long-term vision and future strategy were needed for the region, and that “big business” should play a leading role in developing and implementing them.

Accelerate Cape Town represents over 42 of the largest corporate businesses in the Western Cape, across a wide variety of industries.  These businesses, as well as other significant local organisations, are listed as the Partners for Connect'd Cape Town, and offer range of services to potential investors :

Connect’d Cape Town aims to provide a welcoming, vibrant and innovative ‘connection’ service to business visitors to the Cape Town city region.

Visit Us

Connect'd Cape Town has a permanent location at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) adjacent to the coffee shop on the main floor. 

Face-to-face meetings form a major part of Connect'd Cape Town.  At the office in the CTICC, there is space reserved for members to be able to meet with potential business investors.  The office contains a computer station that will allow you to use the Connect'd Cape Town website and access internet.  Connect’d Cape Town will also have a ‘satellite’ physical stand at some of the other venues in the Cape Region, should selected conferences be held there.

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