• Development Finance Institution or Donor Agency

Department of Trade and Industry: South Africa

The NEF is a catalyst for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) in South Africa. They promote, enable, implement and develop innovative investment and transformation solutions to advance sustainable black economic participation in the economy.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Classroom / seminar training
    • Seat on the Board
    • Cohort or group support
    • Competitions / prizes
    • Peer to Peer / Network-based Support
    • Talent Placement

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Leadership development
    • Access to networks and partners
    • Marketing support or market research
    • Building HR capacity
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Financial management
    • Needs assessment
    • Performance management
    • Value / supply chain development
    • Ideation
    • Legal, accounting, other office services
    • Sector development
    • Governance structure
    • Investor showcases
    • Due diligence
    • Building M&E capacity
    • Investor matchmaking
    • Exit strategies
    • Technology development or adoption
    • Media exposure
    • Product certification

  • Investment Instruments

    • Equity
    • Quasi-Equity
    • Debt
    • Grant

  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Provide financial support to intermediaries
    • Invest Directly
    • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Information and communication technology
    • Manufacturing
    • Supply chain services
    • Housing and community development
    • Logistics & distribution
    • Hospitality / travel / tourism
    • Infrastructure / facilities development
    • Financial services
    • Media & entertainment
    • Artisanal
    • Water & sanitation
    • Transportation
    • Wholesale and retail trade
    • Land conservation
    • Sector agnostic
    • Culture

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Social enterprise
    • Women entrepreneurs
    • Accessibility
    • Advocacy
    • Citizen empowerment
    • Rural communities
    • Gender inclusion
    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Minority or previously excluded population

  • Impact objectives

    • Access to education
    • Affordable housing
    • Agricultural productivity
    • Capacity building
    • Community development
    • Employment generation
    • Food security and nutrition
    • Health improvement
    • Income/productivity growth
    • Sustainable energy
    • Access to information
    • Equality and empowerment
    • Access to financial services
    • Human rights protection or expansion
    • Access to clean water and sanitation
    • Access to energy
    • Sustainable land use
    • Pollution prevention and waste management

  • Verticals

    • AgTech
    • FinTech
    • Hardware
    • CleanTech
    • EdTech
    • Biotech
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