The Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (iED) is a non-profit organisation committed to the promotion of innovation and the enhancement of entrepreneurial spirit, and we invest in entrepreneurship daily.

As a state-of-the-art international organisation, a certified Center of Excellence, and a digital innovation hub (DIH), iED produces and transfers know-how, boosts entrepreneurial cognitive processes, and supports entrepreneurial ventures across Europe. We bridge the gap between research and the market in order to provide realistic and smart solutions that facilitate the growth of

BarloWorld Siyakhula is the supplier and enterprise development arm of Barloworld Limited responsible for promoting transformation, Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment and supplier diversity within the group's value chain.

BarloWorld Siyakhula creates opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses, along with shared value for our shareholders. They provide financial and non-financial support to SMMEs, helping them to become sustainable and competitive in the marketplace.

Process Energy and Environmental Technology Station (PEETS) is located at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Mapulong Building, Doornfontein Campus. The primary mandate of the UJ-PEETS is to contribute toward improving the competitiveness of Industry in the green economy through the application of specialized knowledge and technology transfer. UJ-PEETS facilitate the interaction between academia, industry (especially SMEs) and government. To achieve our mission, UJ-PEETS supports various capacity building and policy influencing initiatives to grow the green economy, while providing

The Global Cleantech Innovation Programme for SMMEs in South Africa (GCIP-SA) is part of a global initiative aimed at promoting clean technology innovation and supporting entrepreneurs in growing their SMMEs and start-ups into viable, investment-ready businesses.

Type of support offered:

  • Training, mentoring, access to capital, showcasing and awards.

Resources available for participants:

  • Business training methodology, general and specialist mentors.

Applicant eligibility criteria:

  • Be new and ground-breaking or incorporate adaptation of existing technologies, or use existing

Aqoon consultancy is a Windhoek based advisory firm with substantial experience in representing corporate and individual clients.

We offer accounting & bookkeeping, strategy & consulting, debt collection, taxation and project management to organizations and individuals throughout the country.

Savant is the only dedicated hardware technology incubator in South Africa. Savant fills a critical gap in the early-stage funding space. We provide a supportive, founder friendly environment for very early-stage hardware technology innovators and founders. With over 20 years of experience supporting early-stage hardware technology innovators and founders, the Savant team prides itself in providing a supportive, founder-friendly environment for our portfolio companies, which ultimately enhances the probability of the success of our investments.

Savant Venture Fund focuses on investing in

Groundnuts are one of the few crops that can thrive in Namibia's dry climate. As a result, many small and large-scale farmers grow a lot of groundnuts each year. The majority of large-scale farmers export their produce to South Africa, whereas small-scale farmers' produce is mostly sold locally on the informal market, with little to no value addition. MoonSnacks, a Windhoek-based Snacks company, was founded in 2021. To make our delicious and crunchy peanut burger snacks, we added value to groundnut sourced locally from small farmers. Our primary target customers are groundnut enthusiasts and

Wakaduku Investment specializes in the installation of; 

  • CCTV
  • Gate motors
  • Welding
  • Electrical general
  • Electrical fence and many more related services.

Matavha Environmental is a youth-owned environmental and geological services company. Recently, the corporation expanded into agriculture, with a particular emphasis on chicken broilers, pigs, bananas, jackfruit cabbages, tomatoes, carrots, pumpkins, and so on. The farming is taking conducted on family land in the community of Tshakhuma.

Alexmpho is a newly registered firm that began operations in November 2007 and is currently led by two black women based in Mafikeng. We participate in a male-dominated sector and claim our optimum size on the business value chain. We have a B2C (individuals) business that is doing very well around Mahikeng.