The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has created the Gro-e-Youth Scheme grant to offer financial and non-financial support to youth enterprises that actively contribute towards job creation and growing South Africa’s economy. The Scheme provides loans at an interest rate of … Continued
The manufacturing sector in South Africa is among the top three multiplier sectors for value addition, job creation, export earnings, and revenue generation. South Africa has developed an established and diversified manufacturing sector that has proven to be resilient and … Continued
How to get funding for a startup in South Africa is a common question asked to us by entrepreneurs. DTC assists SMMEs through the bureaucracy of finding suitable funders as well as packaging of conforming applications. Entrepreneurs that wish to … Continued
Developing a pitch deck for seed funding is a vital first step for businesses. A pitch deck is a concise presentation that helps clients and investors understand more about a business, its products and/or services, goals, and strategies. The presentation … Continued
The Youth Challenge Fund is a youth start-up support programme that intends to stimulate the establishment and growth of youth-owned businesses, promote digital skills, grow the economy and foster job creation. The primary objective of the programme is to provide … Continued
Knowing who qualifies for BEE in South Africa is vitally important as it creates a more diverse and representative workforce, supporting the growth of black-owned businesses, and contributing to community development. In direct terms, Broad-based black economic empowerment BBBEE or … Continued
Being a part of the 22 August 2015 MinMec Resolution, the Recycling Enterprise Support Programme supports the emergence of new entrants in the waste economy (2 companies per province). Funding and non-repayable grant support is available for waste management related … Continued
The Black Industrialists Scheme (“BIS”) is an incentive programme of the Black Industrialist Policy provided by the Department of Trade and Industry (hereafter referred to as “the DTI”). The grant aims to promote the participation of black industrialists as manufacturers … Continued
The Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP) is a resource efficiency incentive programme of the Department of Tourism. The incentive encourages and supports private sector tourism enterprises to adopt responsible tourism practices, through moving towards sustainable management and usage of energy … Continued
The Electric Vehicle Production Incentive will be introduced by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. This comes with recent calls from the motor industry that government needs to firm up its electric vehicle industry policies. This is so that … Continued