• Capacity Development Provider

Project Preparation Trust of KZN

The IESP seeks to provide an improved platform for effectively and sustainably supporting micro and informal enterprises (MIEs). This is done by providing specialist capacity, skills, tools and knowledge resources to MIEs with the aim of creating permanent jobs in the short term. The long-term goal is to establish programmatic and functional support for MIEs.

  • Stages of Support

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

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Classroom / seminar training
    • Direct Consulting Services

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • 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
    • Legal, accounting, other office services
    • Sector development
    • Due diligence
    • Product certification

  • Investment Instruments

    • Grant

  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Minority or previously excluded population

  • Impact objectives

    • Capacity building
    • Employment generation
    • Income/productivity growth
    • Access to information
    • Access to financial services
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