• Government agency

Gauteng Department of Economic Development

We use technology to enable onboarding of Township SMMEs in order to access both private and public sector opportunities. We also have numerous programmes focusing on townships in the Province - ranging from direct investment in infrastructure, training , market access and so forth.

  • Stages of Support

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

  • Investment Instruments

    • Debt
    • Grant

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Artisanal
    • Financial services
    • Hospitality & tourism
    • Housing & community development
    • Information & communication technology (including gaming)
    • Infrastructure & facilities development
    • Supply chain services

  • Services

    • Conduct research on the sector to disseminate publicly (such as an entrepreneurship research report)
    • Invest or provide direct financial support to SGBs or entrepreneurs
    • Provide financial support to entrepreneur-support intermediaries

  • Nonfinancial Services

    • Capacity development services
    • Market linkages

  • Capacity development services

    • Access to networks and partners
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Value/supply chain development

  • Market linkages services

    • Access to new markets/customers
    • Meeting product standards
    • Access to infrastructure

  • Focus Tech

    • Some of my programming is exclusive to tech-enabled businesses

  • Focus Population

    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Base of the pyramid population
    • Women entrepreneurs
    • Minority or previously excluded population
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