Support for start-up businesses – Career Planet https://careerplanet.co.za Welcome to a World of opportunities Sat, 13 Oct 2018 14:25:27 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.11 https://careerplanet.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cp-icon-150x150.png Support for start-up businesses – Career Planet https://careerplanet.co.za 32 32 Capacity Development Support for START-UP phase https://careerplanet.co.za/capacity-development-support-for-start-up-s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capacity-development-support-for-start-up-s Sat, 13 Oct 2018 09:32:00 +0000 http://edevstage.co.za/cp/?p=7033 Government

  • Bakery and Food Technology Incubator of South Africa
  • Cape Craft and Design Institute
  • Chemin
  • Downstream Aluminium Centre for Technology
  • Eastern Cape Information Technology Initiative (ECITI)
  • eGoliBio
  • Ekurhuleni Jewellery Project
  • Ekurhuleni Business Facilitation Network
  • Furntech
  • Gauteng Enterprise Propeller
  • InvoTech
  • Mapfura Makhura Incubator
  • Mobile Agri Skills Development and Training
  • Mpumalanga Stainless Initiative (seda)
  • National Youth Development Agency
  • SANAMI Agro Manufacturing Incubator
  • SAVANT Hardware Technology Incubator
  • Seda Agriculture and Mining Tooling Incubator
  • Seda Atlantis Renewable Business Incubator (SAREBI)
  • Seda Automotive Technology Centre
  • Seda Construction Incubator
  • Seda Essential Oils Business Incubator
  • Seda Limpopo Jewellery Incubator
  • Seda Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator
  • Seda Platinum Incubator
  • Singatha ICT incubator
  • Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda)
  • Smartxchange
  • Softstart BTi
  • Soshanguve Manufacturing Technology Demonstration Centre (SMTDC)
  • Sustainable Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF)
  • The Innovation Hub
  • Tourism Enterprise Partnership
  • UK DIT Global Entrepreneur Programme
  • Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism
  • Zenzele Technology Demonstration Centre

Corporate

  • Afgri – Harvest Time Investments
  • AlphaCode (RMB)
  • Barclays – Rise
  • Barclays Accelerator
  • Coca-Cola 5by2
  • Eskom Development Foundation
  • GE Africa Innovation Centre
  • Godisa Supplier Development Fund (Transnet)
  • Massmart Supplier Development Fund
  • Microsoft BizSpark
  • ENGEN Pitch & Polish
  • PPC Ntsika Fund
  • Sappi Project Grow
  • ChemCity Business Incubator (Sasol)
  • Telkom Future Makers
  • Tiger Brands Enterprise Development Programme
  • Volkswagen Business Support Centre
  • Zimele (Anglo American)

Non-Profit

  • Ampion Fellowship
  • Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship South Africa
  • Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi)
  • Cortex Hub
  • Enablis
  • Entrepreneurs’ Organization
  • Global Cleantech Innovation Project
  • Heifer International South Africa (HPSA)
  • Hope Factory
  • JoziHub
  • Lepharo
  • LifeCo UnLtd South Africa
  • mLab Southern Africa
  • North-West University Enterprising Women Programme
  • Orange Corners
  • Riversands Incubation Hub
  • RLabs Innovation Incubator
  • Seed Initiative
  • Seedstars World
  • Swisscontact
  • Shanduka Black Umbrellas
  • Socio Economic Development Organisation (MEDO)
  • Spark* South Africa
  • Startup Grind
  • Swisscontact
  • Tech in Braam
  • TechnoServe
  • The Business Place
  • The Clothing Bank
  • The New Economy Accelerator (NEA) Programme
  • The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme
  • The Wot-if Trust
  • Timbali Technology Incubator
  • The Townships Project
  • Tshimologong: Digital Innovation Precinct
  • University of Pretoria Business Incubator

For-Profit Service Providers

  • African Management Initiative (AMI)
  • Avril Fortuin Consultancy
  • Awethu Project
  • Bizfarm
  • Driven
  • Enterprise Elevator
  • Enterprise Room
  • Enterprising Africa Regional Network
  • Entrepreneur and Management Solutions
  • Fetola
  • Founder Institute
  • GIBS Enterprise Development Academy
  • Global Development Incubator
  • Impact Hub Johannesburg
  • La French Tech
  • LaunchLab
  • Lean Enterprise Acceleration Programmes (LEAP)
  • New Ventures Studio
  • Propella Incubator
  • Raizcorp
  • Startup 90
  • Ignitor
  • Street Business School
  • The Hook Up Dinner (THUD)
  • The Barn Khayelitsha
  • Village Capital

Primary source: ANDE Entrepreneurial Ecosystem map

]]> Financial support for START-UP phase https://careerplanet.co.za/financial-support-for-start-up-phase/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=financial-support-for-start-up-phase Sat, 13 Oct 2018 09:28:38 +0000 http://edevstage.co.za/cp/?p=7024 Direct finance: Government

  • AFD Green Energy Fund (IDC)
  • Agro-Processing Competitiveness Fund (IDC)
  • Co-operative Incentive Scheme (DSBD)
  • Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP)
  • Gro-E Youth Scheme (IDC)
  • iMbewu Fund (NEF)
  • Isivande Women’s Fund (dti)
  • National Informal Business Upliftment Strategy (DSBD)
  • National Youth Development Agency
  • gy (DSBD)
    National Youth Development Agency
    Rural and Community Development Fund (NEF)
  • Small Enterprise Finance Agency (DSBD)
  • Strategic Projects Fund (NEF)
  • Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (dti)
  • Technology Innovation Agency (DST)
  • Technology Venture Capital Fund (IDC)
  • The Jobs Fund
  • uMnotho Fund (NEF)
  • Women Entrepreneurial Fund (IDC)
  • Youth Pipeline Development Programme (IDC)

Direct finance: Fund Managers

  • Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund
  • Grofin
  • LifeCo UnLtd South Africa
  • Masisizane Fund (Old Mutual)
  • Merchant Capital
  • WDBIH ED Fund
  • Zimele (Anglo American)

Direct funders: Venture capital & angel investors

  • 4Di Capital
  • Africa Media Venture Fund
  • AngelHub Ventures
  • Black Swan Investments
  • Capital Eye Investments
  • CRE Venture Capital
  • EchoVC
  • E-Squared
  • Grovest
  • I/O Ventures
  • Newtown Partners
  • Savannah Fund
  • Silvertree Capital
  • Triumph Venture Capital
  • Visions2Ventures

Direct Finance  – Private Equity

  • Business Partners
  • Caban Investments
  • Secha Capital

Direct Finance  – Specialised Finance

  • Shared Interest/Thembani International International Guarantee Fund

Direct Finance  – Crowd Funders

  • Crowdinvest
  • FundFind
  • Indiegogo
  • Kiva
  • LeLapa Fund
  • StartM
  • ThundaFund
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