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The Women Creating Wealth (WCW) programme is the Graca Machel Trust's flagship entrepreneurship programme designed to build women entrepreneurs confidence, skills & networks to scale their businesses and transition from income generation to wealth creation.  The entrepreneurship programme has impacted 500 women entrepreneurs in Southern & East Africa. 

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African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), in collaboration with the First Rand Empowerment Fund (FREF) and Deloitte, has undertaken a comprehensive study to understand the current state of Innovative Finance in South Africa. This research maps out South Africa's current Innovative Finance...

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Applications are now open for the first cohort of She Wins Africa. She Wins Africa is a program designed to assist women entrepreneurs across sub–Saharan Africa by offering training, mentorship and networking opportunities that will help their startups succeed.

She Wins Africa aims to address these challenges and improve opportunities for women-led startups to access financing.

The program will:

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The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa in partnership with Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), the Department of Science & Innovation (DSI) and Dogpatch Labs Ireland invite South African tech startups to apply for the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2024.

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Raizcorp support and scales entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial ecosystem as well as accelerate the success of entrepreneurs. 

Offerings: 

  • Pre-incubation programmes
  • Incubation programmes
  • Acceleration programmes
  • Equity partnerships

Entrepreneurial Benefits:

  • Training
  • Guiding (mentoring)
  • Market access
  • Access to finance
  • Access to infrastructure
  • Entrepreneurial essentials
  • Equity investment
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Raizcorp looking for entrepreneurs who offer Recycling and waste management services to apply for one of our acclaimed sponsored Raizcorp Arize business-development programmes.

Programme Offer:

  • Access to finance
  • Access to markets
  • Access to specialists 
  • Entrepreneurial learning 
  • Business guidance 
  • Back-office support
  • Access to infrastructure

Click here to apply. 

Elbow Joint Group, is a thriving clothing and printing company based in the vibrant city of Pretoria, South Africa. We take immense pride in providing top-quality apparel and exceptional printing services to our valued customers. Our mission is to be a one-stop destination for all your clothing needs, where style meets creativity, and where you can bring your unique visions to life through our printing expertise.

Company Background:

Founded in 2019, Elbow Joint Group has grown steadily over the years to become a prominent player in the clothing and printing industry within Pretoria and its

Microtraction is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in African startups at the pre-seed stage.

Microtraction is sector agnostic and heavily biased towards smart, relentlessly resourceful founders who are building high growth, technology driven businesses in billion dollar markets.

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The eKasiLabs is a micro innovation hub facility spread across the 5 economic corridors in Gauteng where we foster and cultivate a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in townships. The facilities are located in Mohlakeng, Sebokeng, Garankuwa, Soweto, Tembisa, Alexandra, Mamelodi, Kagiso, Kathorus and Mabopane.

Offerings: 

  • Business Development support
  • Mentoring (both technical and non-technical)
  • Commercialisation and market development support
  • Value Added service such Intellectual property and other legal service advisory
  • Co-creation facilities that include hotdesking, training

Tender Capital Africa is a woman and black-owned Financial Inclusion Enterprise, whose business mandate is to help remove financial barriers that deter SMMEs from participating in South Africa’s mainstream economy.

Funding; 

  • Invoice Discounting  - Tender Capital Africa advances cash against the due Invoices of an SMME, to enable it to continue its business operations. This allows the SMMEs to pursue production until they are paid.
  • Procurement Finance - Procurement Finance is an all-encompassing finance solution aimed to assist SMMEs carry out and service their respective purchase order