Get Started

• Discuss your business idea → Contact the Bhive team

• Build your knowledge → Explore the NWU Startup Toolbox for guides and tips

• Refine your pitch → Attend a bootcamp to define your idea and present it to funders

• Postgraduate, researcher or staff member? → Contact the Tech Transfer Office for IP advice and venture roadmaps

Additional Support

• Get business advice or short courses → Visit the NWU Business School

• NWU Alumni support → Contact Nicolize van der Walt to get involved

Student Opportunities

• Pitch your idea in a competition → NWU students can enter the Leopards Lair competition

• Explore more competitions → View NWU competition list

• Join the Student Women Economic Empowerment Programme (SWEEP) – a platform for empowering female student entrepreneurs

• Be part of ENACTUS – a student-led organisation using entrepreneurial action to create positive change

• Join the Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion (STEP) – hands-on training to develop real business skills and ventures

• Considering a social enterprise? → Speak to our Community Engagement & SDG team