• Capacity Development Provider

Durban Technology Hub t/a SmartXchange

SmartXchange is a business incubator in the media, information, communications, technology and electronics (MICTe) sector. One of the key programmes within the incubator is innovation.

  • Stages of Support

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

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Classroom / seminar training
    • Online / mobile
    • Co-working space
    • Cohort or group support
    • Competitions / prizes
    • Peer to Peer / Network-based Support

  • 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
    • Investor matchmaking
    • Exit strategies
    • Technology development or adoption
    • Media exposure

  • Investment Instruments

    • Grant

  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Provide financial support to intermediaries
    • Conduct research on the sector
    • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Information and communication technology
    • Media & entertainment

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Social enterprise
    • Women entrepreneurs
    • Science, engineering or invention based businesses
    • Accessibility
    • Advocacy
    • Citizen empowerment
    • Rural communities
    • Gender inclusion
    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Urban communities
    • Resiliency / climate change
    • Ethical sourcing
    • Minority or previously excluded population

  • Impact objectives

    • Capacity building
    • Community development
    • Income/productivity growth

  • Verticals

    • AgTech
    • Data analytics
    • E-commerce
    • FinTech
    • Hardware
    • Software as a service (SaaS)
    • CleanTech
    • EdTech
    • Biotech
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