A subsidiary of the Cape IT Initiative (CITI), the Bandwidth Barn is a business incubator for ICT start-ups in the Western Cape. Based in Cape Town, the BWB is widely recognised as one of the most successful business incubators in South Africa. A key element of this success is that the Bandwidth Barn supports companies by practically reducing the cost of overhead services through its shared office environment while also providing networking opportunities for entrepreneurs. More importantly, the Barn offers business development programmes to equip entrepreneurs with all the skills required to move from start-up to profit-generating stable companies.