Kgaugelo Tsoka

• Management of co-creation spaces and Incubation programmes and activities in ekasiLabs (2 Areas).
• Management and monitoring of Projects and initiatives for the incubation service offering.
• Management and monitoring of budgets and expenditure of the Incubation programme and interventions.
• Create and strengthen strategic partnerships and stakeholder relationships to raise funds for the progression and success of the incubation programme geared towards sustainability.
• Provide support to companies through market introduction and Access to Market opportunities to innovations taken to Market (Commercialized Companies).
• Identification of Technical and Business Training gaps, Conceptualize the training programme and execute the training/ programmes provided to the companies.
• Conduct quarterly assessments on the impact made by incubated companies pertaining to Job creation and business revenue.
• Investment Committee Member for the screening and assessment of applications for the approval of Funding at The Innovation Hub's SSP programme for incubated companies.
• Smart Industry Centre Committee member focusing on the establishment of a Product Development Lab for companies in the ICT and advanced manufacturing sector.
• Ensure processes are followed and policies are adhered to and compliance measures are taken into account through procurement and all other Government procedures both internally and externally.
• Ensure that appropriate records are maintained to allow for effective monitoring and evaluation of the incubation programme for reporting on the progress and developments of the 2 Areas.
• Member of MANCO Committee to ensure that key performance indicators are reported on and targets are met on a monthly and quarterly basis including the monitoring of budgets and expenditure for the entire eKasiLabs Programme.
• Acting Executive Manager of eKasiLabs Incubation Programme responsible for 10 incubators for a period of 2 Months, April and September 2021.

• Recruiting of youth and entrepreneurs in various sectors into the ekasiLab programme and to grow ekasiLab brand equity.
• Managing projects such as training sessions and events for the advancement and development of Township entrepreneurs.
• Resource allocation and Management of the programme through monitoring of Budgets.
• Facilitate mentorship sessions and manage progress of incubated companies and provide access to other business support services.
• Engaging and liaising with universities, ICT design schools, community-based centres for fresh thinking and idea generation by young and talented students or with academic niche research specialists and other potential Partners to drive innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Ensure that appropriate records are maintained to allow for effective monitoring and evaluation of the incubation programme for reporting on the progress and developments of the 3 areas (Tembisa, Alex, Kashrus).
• Maintain and manage effective and efficient incubation activities in 3 areas.
• Aid entrepreneurs with funding applications in preparation for the investment committee.
• Create strategic partnerships and stakeholder relationships to raise funds for the progression and success of the incubation programme.
• Promote collaboration across all TIHMC business incubators.
• In Conjunction with the Commercialisation Specialist, support entrepreneurs in the programme to develop and commercialize their innovations and provide platforms for market linkages.
• Benchmarking and participating in events conferences and on-going development to stay current with new technology and advances in innovation across all borders.

• Providing awareness programmes to the youth focusing on Entrepreneurship and establishing a business.
• Assessment of clients and approval for enterprise development Interventions.
• Link the client to the appropriate training and development intervention.
• Facilitation of structured learning on business management, financial management, costing and pricing.
• Follow up clients to determine impact.
• Leverage incubation resources.
• Track success stories.
• Reporting on enterprise development interventions and impact.
• Site inspection on small businesses seeking financial and non-financial support.
• Assessment and Analysis of Financial Support applications for small businesses seeking financial support.
• Manage branch administration and process requirements (project management).

• My key responsibilities involved registering entrepreneurs and SMME's for the intervention of business development projects i.e. Business planning, turnaround strategies, feasibility study, marketing plans and strategies, as well as due diligence.
• Provided business advisory services for existing businesses and Start-ups (SMMEs)
• Assessed clients for various development projects using different assessment tools which assist in identifying key development areas for the success of the business.
• Coordination of training and skills development programmes.
• Providing and presenting business related information through briefing sessions and outreach programmes.
• Project management of various business development projects from concept to completion.
• Managed and assess service providers for various business development projects.
• Facilitated the provision of Seda products and services such as skills development training, Seda incubation and technology programmes for SMMEs.

• UK degree
• International diploma in Business Administration
• Economics, Quantitative Techniques, Accounting, Marketing e-commerce, Principals of Management, Business communication, Business structures.

Business Environment, Human Resource Management, Managing Financial Resources, Managing Communication and Information, Business Strategy, Organisational Behaviour, Small Business Enterprise, Management Accounting, Project Management, Business Decision Making.