• Academic Institution

University of Johannesburg Centre for Entrepreneurship

All our programs at the Centre for Entrepreneurship are customisable for township contexts - which is the approach we have adopted for all our township-based programs. We also assist informal business in formalising their businesses for growth and scale. Our programs are co-created with state agencies, funders and industry.

  • Stages of Support

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

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Artisanal
    • Culture
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Financial services
    • Hospitality & tourism
    • Information & communication technology (including gaming)
    • Infrastructure & facilities development
    • Supply chain services
    • Water & sanitation

  • Services

    • Conduct research on the sector to disseminate publicly (such as an entrepreneurship research report)
    • Host events for entrepreneurs or entrepreneur support intermediaries
    • Manage an incubator or provide co-working space for entrepreneurs
    • Offer fellowships specific to the sector
    • Run an accelerator program

  • Nonfinancial Services

    • Capacity development services
    • Market linkages
    • Investment linkages

  • Capacity development services

    • Access to networks and partners
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Performance or impact measurement and management support
    • Value/supply chain development
    • Support on governance structure
    • Talent development/HR (including leadership)
    • Operations and technology development or adoption
    • Legal/accounting/other office services

  • Market linkages services

    • Access to new markets/customers
    • Meeting product standards

  • Investment linkages services

    • Access to information/research
    • Pitch readiness
    • Technical support on term sheets or investment structuring
    • Access to investors
    • Legal due diligence

  • Focus Tech

    • No

  • Focus Population

    • Rural entrepreneurs
    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Base of the pyramid population
    • Women entrepreneurs
    • Entrepreneurs with disabilities
    • Minority or previously excluded population
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