Ronnie Apteker
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Ronen "Ronnie" APTEKER is an entrepreneur
in South Africa who founded of Internet Solutions (IS), South Africa's first Internet Service Provider. Born in Cape Town
on 19 August 1967, Ronnie graduated Cum Laude with a Master of Science degree from the University of Witwatersrand in 1994.
Having been part of a successful team running SA's biggest internet services, Ronnie Apteker was awarded South Africa's Top business man in 2004/2005. Ronnie is an active author and writer for the Business Times and various entrepreneneurial magazines. Ronnie also sits on various boards and committees within South Africa and is involved in many charity organizations and fundraising initiatives. Internet Solutions was founded in 1993 at the end of South Africa's apartheid regime and the beginning of the DOTCOM boom in Silicon Valley
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Ronnie is also an investor in numerous online businesses including South African online retailer WantItAll.co.za
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Funny Business: The secrets of an accidental entrepreneur
www.materialmovie.com
www.materialmovie.com
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
in South Africa who founded of Internet Solutions (IS), South Africa's first Internet Service Provider. Born in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
on 19 August 1967, Ronnie graduated Cum Laude with a Master of Science degree from the University of Witwatersrand in 1994.
Having been part of a successful team running SA's biggest internet services, Ronnie Apteker was awarded South Africa's Top business man in 2004/2005. Ronnie is an active author and writer for the Business Times and various entrepreneneurial magazines. Ronnie also sits on various boards and committees within South Africa and is involved in many charity organizations and fundraising initiatives. Internet Solutions was founded in 1993 at the end of South Africa's apartheid regime and the beginning of the DOTCOM boom in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
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Ronnie is also an investor in numerous online businesses including South African online retailer WantItAll.co.za
Wantitall.co.za
WantItAll.co.za is an online shop based in Johannesburg, South Africa that stocks over 14 million products. Founded in 2006, the company received venture capital and investment from respected South African entrepreneurs David Frankel and Ronnie Apteker...
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Books written
DO YOU LOVE IT IN THE MORNINGS? - Co-author with Jeremy OrdFunny Business: The secrets of an accidental entrepreneur
www.materialmovie.com
External links
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