• Academic Institution

Durban University of Technology

The CSERI is a business incubator providing business development and support for DUT students and local community businesses through workshops, one-on-one sessions, mentorship and coaching as well as site visits.

  • Stages of Support

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

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Classroom / seminar training
    • Online / mobile
    • Cohort or group support
    • Competitions / prizes
    • Peer to Peer / Network-based Support
    • site visits to enterprises in virtual incubation

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Leadership development
    • Access to networks and partners
    • Marketing support or market research
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Financial management
    • Needs assessment
    • Value / supply chain development
    • Ideation
    • Sector development
    • Governance structure
    • Technology development or adoption
    • Media exposure
    • Product certification

  • Investment Instruments

    • Grant

  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Conduct research on the sector
    • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship
    • The CSE develops enterprises through mentorship and support

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Information and communication technology
    • Manufacturing
    • Financial services
    • Media & entertainment
    • Artisanal
    • Wholesale and retail trade
    • Creative & cultural

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Base of the pyramid
    • Social enterprise
    • Women entrepreneurs
    • Science, engineering or invention based businesses
    • Accessibility
    • Citizen empowerment
    • Rural communities
    • Gender inclusion
    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Urban communities
    • Minority or previously excluded population

  • Impact objectives

    • Agricultural productivity
    • Capacity building
    • Community development
    • Employment generation
    • Food security and nutrition
    • Income/productivity growth
    • Access to information
    • Equality and empowerment
    • Access to financial services
    • Conflict resolution

  • Verticals

    • AgTech
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