{"id":10727,"date":"2021-05-20T16:25:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T16:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=10727"},"modified":"2021-05-20T15:07:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T15:07:45","slug":"entrepreneurs-explore-irish-opportunities-to-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/entrepreneurs-explore-irish-opportunities-to-grow","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurs explore Irish opportunities to grow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>CAPE TOWN &#8211; THE Entrepreneur\u2019s Organisation (EO) Cape Town chapter this week hosted a trade, investment and business network, in conjunction with Business Ireland South Africa (Bisa), to open up business opportunities between the two countries and the cities of Cape Town and Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithin our EO network alone, we have over 250 members who own businesses ranging from small medium enterprises to large corporates who contribute approximately R8.5 billion towards the South African economy,\u201d said Waheed Adam, the growth director for the EO\u2019s MEPA region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA number of our EO members are already in business with Ireland, and what with similar time zones, business environments, language and the willingness to venture internationally, it makes complete sense for our two nations to be working with each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt truly was a great event that saw a number of EO and Bisa members connecting for the first time. 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