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WDB Growth Fund

WDB Growth Fund provides equity funding, entrepreneur development, business development support and access to markets to SME, with a bias to supporting black women owned businesses. Businesses should be growth stage with at least 2 year track record, be a company or cc; excluded sectors are mining, alcohol, gambling and tobacco and property development. The fund provides equity of R1 to R5 m.

  • Stages of Support

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

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Seat on the Board
    • Co-working space
    • Peer to Peer / Network-based Support

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Leadership development
    • Access to networks and partners
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Financial management
    • Legal, accounting, other office services
    • Governance structure
    • Exit strategies

  • Investment Instruments

    • Equity
    • Quasi-Equity

  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Invest Directly
    • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Education
    • Health
    • Information and communication technology
    • Manufacturing
    • Supply chain services
    • Logistics & distribution

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Social enterprise
    • Women entrepreneurs
    • Rural communities
    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Urban communities

  • Impact objectives

    • Equality and empowerment

  • Verticals

    • None
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