{"id":70345,"date":"2024-09-25T10:35:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T08:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?page_id=70345"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:09:38","slug":"spu-economic-activation-office","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-economic-activation-office\/","title":{"rendered":"SPU Economic Activation Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"70345\" class=\"elementor elementor-70345\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3efda90 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3efda90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c923ad3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c923ad3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5206e74\" data-id=\"5206e74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f00aca4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f00aca4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad25ddb\" data-id=\"ad25ddb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc3e28 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bc3e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">EDHE Economic Activation Offices \u2013 The connector of entrepreneurship in Universities<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c06d7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c06d7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-870bb92\" data-id=\"870bb92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a9dcd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48a9dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Established in 2021, the EDHE Economic Activation Offices (EAOs) are designed to serve as epicentres for connecting entrepreneurship-related entities and activities, and fostering entrepreneurship within universities. They are entrusted with catalysing support, facilitating collaboration, and seamlessly exchanging information across the broader university community. The EAOs are positioned to operate as conduits, connecting and aligning a diverse spectrum of stakeholders \u2013 from executive leadership and faculty, to support staff and students, to local business and industry \u2013 to cultivate and nurture the entrepreneurship ecosystem within the institutions.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The aim is to establish a connection point for university entrepreneurship to deepen and broaden the engagement of faculty, centres for entrepreneurship, incubators, student affairs, technology transfer offices, science parks, internationalisation and other entities that support the research-innovation-entrepreneurship-commercialisation value chain.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A key enabler of this initiative is the strategic partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/WWW.STANDARDBANK.CO.ZA\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Standard Bank<\/span><\/a> SA. Their renewed commitment through additional funding underscores the significance of private-sector collaboration in propelling entrepreneurship, economic participation of youth, and fostering sustainable economic growth.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SPU has an established EAO designed specifically to meet these purposes and ensure a central point of contact exists for the further development of entrepreneurs and ensuring an entrepreneurship mindset is established and strengthened both internally and externally. The Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Research (CEDAR) houses the EAO as part of its objective of enterprise development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-77b7562 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77b7562\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98c609d\" data-id=\"98c609d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3059fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"e3059fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2381\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2381\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">EDHE Activities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2381\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2381\"><p><strong>SPU SWEEP Chapter<\/strong><\/p><p>The Student Women Economic Empowerment Project (SWEEP) is a project, which serves a special purpose aimed at equipping student women for entrepreneurial activity in the context of the under-representation of student women in entrepreneurship.<\/p><p>SPU is a part of the SWEEP initiative and has formed a Chapter on campus to assist female studentpreneur and aspiring studentpreneur women on our campus.<\/p><p>Join our chapter by signing up today, contact Mr Chad Lucas at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:chad.lucas@spu.ac.za\">chad.lucas@spu.ac.za.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-70362 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sweep-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sweep-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sweep-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sweep.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>SPU SWEEP Chapter goes to London<\/strong><\/p><p>EAO Mr Lucas who serves as SPU SWEEP Coordinator and student Ms. Lethabo Mmuiemang SPU SWEEP Chapter President represented SPU in the British Council\/SWEEP UK Exchange Program aimed at empowering student women entrepreneurs and their mentors in furthering the SWEEP effort through international exchange and knowledge transfer.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-70363 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sweep-london-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sweep-london-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sweep-london-360x189.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sweep-london.jpg 694w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>EDHE SPU Studentpreneur Community of Practice<\/strong><\/p><p>SPU has established an internal Community of Practice (CoP) known as the SPU Studentpreneur Community of Practice (SCP). The purpose and role of this CoP is to:<\/p><ul><li>Share relevant knowledge, resources and best practice;<\/li><li>Transfer practical skills;<\/li><li>Influence policy;<\/li><li>Be the student voice on entrepreneurial support needed;<\/li><li>Assist with coordination of entrepreneurial efforts at SPU;<\/li><li>Support and promote national EDHE projects regionally and locally; and<\/li><li>Determine success indicators for EDHE<\/li><\/ul><p>The SCP is a registered student society on campus. To join, and for more information; kindly contact <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:chad.lucas@spu.ac.za\">chad.lucas@spu.ac.za<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>SPU SWEEP Chapter Strengthens Entrepreneurship Leadership at National SWEEP Workshop<\/strong><\/p><p>The Sol Plaatje University (SPU) SWEEP Chapter, led by Coordinator Dr Gail Motlhaudi-Banda and Mr Chad Lucas, accompanied by its Student Executive Committee (Ms Zanele Matole, Ms Shu-Rayda Engelbrecht, Ms Onaka Mshuqwana, Ms Neo Tapala, Ms Phethile Gonondo, Ms Abulele Qabo and Ms Ntebogeng Mabula), participated in the Student Women Economic Empowerment Programme (SWEEP) National Workshop, held from 13\u201315 July 2026. The three-day workshop brought together SWEEP Chapters from universities across South Africa to strengthen entrepreneurship education, foster collaboration, and share best practices in developing entrepreneurial mindsets among students. Hosted under the auspices of Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE), Universities South Africa (USAf), with support from the British Council and TransformHER, the programme featured keynote addresses, masterclasses, Living Lab activities, academic forums, and practical skills workshops facilitated by leading academics, entrepreneurship practitioners, and industry partners. Sessions focused on entrepreneurial leadership, enterprise development, innovation, resilience, communication, financial literacy, sustainability, and value-based planning, while providing valuable networking opportunities for both coordinators and student leaders.<\/p><p>The workshop reaffirmed the critical role of higher education institutions in cultivating entrepreneurial graduates who are equipped to create sustainable economic opportunities within their communities. For the SPU delegation, the experience provided new insights, strengthened partnerships with peer institutions, and generated practical strategies that will be integrated into the activities of the SPU SWEEP Chapter. Participation in the national workshop reflects the University&#8217;s ongoing commitment, through the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Research (CEDAR), to advancing entrepreneurship education and empowering students with the knowledge, skills, and confidence required to thrive in an increasingly dynamic and innovation-driven economy. The SPU SWEEP Chapter looks forward to implementing the lessons learned and continuing to contribute to a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem both on campus and across the Northern Cape.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-101909 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SPU-SWEEP-Exec-300x258.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SPU-SWEEP-Exec-300x258.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SPU-SWEEP-Exec-768x662.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SPU-SWEEP-Exec-313x270.jpeg 313w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SPU-SWEEP-Exec.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2382\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2382\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Partners<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2382\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2382\"><p>We would like to recognize and celebrate our key partners that assist the EAO and CEDAR in realizing the entrepreneurial efforts at the institution.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70366 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PARTNER-LOGOS-300x35.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PARTNER-LOGOS-300x35.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PARTNER-LOGOS-360x42.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PARTNER-LOGOS.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-70367 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MLAB-LOGO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MLAB-LOGO.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MLAB-LOGO-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MLAB-LOGO-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MLAB-LOGO-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 70px) 100vw, 70px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2383\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2383\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Resources and Support<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2383\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2383\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The EDHE has supported SPU through the CoP support provided by being a aligned to the EDHE programmes and structures. The key sponsorship and support of Standard Bank to the EDHE has further allowed for resources to be available to the EAO and CEDAR at SPU to meet its objective of developing enterprises and entrepreneurs within the Northern Cape Province that can be active economic participants in the strive to decrease the effects of high youth unemployment rates through job creation and sustainability.<\/p><p>Further support internally has been received from senior management as entrepreneurship and innovation form part of the strategic goals of the institution; ensuring top management buy-in and support of this crucial effort within higher education.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-70371 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/EDHE-LOGO-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/EDHE-LOGO-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/EDHE-LOGO-360x254.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/EDHE-LOGO.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2384\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2384\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Highlights of Activities <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2384\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2384\"><p><strong>ENACTUS project Farmily wins R12\u00a0000<\/strong><\/p><p>Farmily is an urban farming project aimed at empowering homeowners to contribute towards greener farming while leveraging their backyards for food production. This is a cost-effective method employing greywater systems and recycling to ensure sustainability and more affordable vegetables for students to consume. The project team entered the Ford challenge and made it to the Top 5 nationally, earning them a R12 000 cash prize.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70372 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FARMILY.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FARMILY.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FARMILY-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FARMILY-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FARMILY-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/p><p>These students are mentored by the EAO who has regular contact sessions with them. Both students are within the Natural and Applied Sciences Faculty; highlighting the cross-disciplinary function of the EAO.<\/p><p><strong>SPU students make Top5 YAEI X ABSA Entrepreneurship Tour<\/strong><\/p><p>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yaeinpc.org.za\/\">Youth African Entrepreneurship Institute<\/a><\/span> (YAEI) and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">www.absa.co.za<\/span> undertook an entrepreneurship tour of each province. SPU hosted the Northern Cape edition. 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