• Capacity Development Provider
LEAP BDS Support Services run a number of ESD programmes for companies in South Africa. Their strategies are based on return on investment (ROI) for clients which sets them apart from competitors in the space.
  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature
  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Classroom / seminar training
    • Online / mobile
    • Cohort or group support
    • 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
    • Value / supply chain development
    • Ideation
    • Legal, accounting, other office services
    • Sector development
    • Due diligence
    • Building M&E capacity
    • Technology development or adoption
    • Product certification
  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Provide financial support to intermediaries
    • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship
  • Sectors of Focus

    • Education
    • Logistics & distribution
    • Hospitality / travel / tourism
    • Infrastructure / facilities development
    • Financial services
    • Artisanal
    • Transportation
  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Social enterprise
    • Women entrepreneurs
    • Science, engineering or invention based businesses
    • Rural communities
    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Urban communities
    • Minority or previously excluded population
  • Impact objectives

    • Income/productivity growth
    • Access to financial services
  • Verticals

    • Data analytics
    • E-commerce
    • FinTech
    • EdTech