• Investor

Thembani International/Shared Interest

Thembani International Guarantee Fund (TIGF) has assisted SMME's launch more than 99,000 businesses, improve low-cost homes and create more than 2 million jobs. TIGF has broken barriers to access credit for micro-finance institutions, incremental housing finance institution, beneficiaries of redistributed commercial farms, funding for rural community projects on national land, commercial government initiatives in the transport sector, schools upgrade programs in rural communities and entrepreneurial activities of women and young people in all parts of South Africa.

  • Stages of Support

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

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Peer to Peer / Network-based Support

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Access to networks and partners
    • Financial management
    • Due diligence
    • Investor matchmaking

  • Investment Instruments

    • Guarantees

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Transportation

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Women entrepreneurs
    • Rural communities
    • Urban communities
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