• Government agency

eThekwini Municipality

    Business Support, as a department, provides integrated business support services including infrasctructure support to entrepreneurs in Durban through enterprise and supplier development initiatives. It has various sector specific programmes, faciliticies for incubation and operations within the city and townships.

    • Stages of Support

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

    • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

      • Mentoring
      • Classroom / seminar training
      • Direct Consulting Services
      • 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
      • Governance structure
      • Due diligence
      • Building M&E capacity
      • Exit strategies
      • Media exposure

    • Investment Instruments

      • Guarantees

    • Intervention Type

      • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
      • Invest Directly
      • Conduct research on the sector
      • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship

    • Sectors of Focus

      • Agriculture & Food
      • Energy
      • Environment
      • Health
      • Information and communication technology
      • Manufacturing
      • Supply chain services
      • Housing and community development
      • Hospitality / travel / tourism
      • Infrastructure / facilities development
      • Financial services
      • Artisanal
      • Wholesale and retail trade
      • Sector agnostic

    • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

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

    • Impact objectives

      • Agricultural productivity
      • Capacity building
      • Community development
      • Employment generation
      • Income/productivity growth
      • Access to information
      • Equality and empowerment

    • Verticals

      • E-commerce
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