Available Ecosystem Support

The Raymond Ackerman Academy is a post-matric level academy that offers an inspiring and innovative six month, full-time programme in entrepreneurial development. 

The course aims at empowering young people by developing their entrepreneurial mind-sets. 

The RAA is 'RAAsome' opportunity for youth

Grindstone is a structured entrepreneurship development programme that assists high-growth innovation-driven companies to get the fundamental building blocks in place to scale quickly and become sustainable and fundable.

Grindstone offers a range of programmes:

GrindstoneXL programme

Every year a

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

Business France’s mandate is to help foster business relations between France and the countries in which the agency operates.

For example, Business France South Africa helps French companies find partners and clients in South Africa and neighbouring countries, and helps South African companies

FETOLA co-creates and deliver impactful Enterprise and Supplier Development solutions that build sustainable businesses and create jobs nationwide.

Their solutions go beyond the Scorecard and Enterprise and Supplier Development to provide a full suite of tailored project management, strategic

The Entrepreneurs Hub (eHub) seeks to be a leading reliable and value-adding entrepreneurship forum by connecting aspiring entrepreneurs with start-ups, while expanding start-ups’ horizons with expert guidance and mentorship from industry leaders.

The Durban Innovation Hub is a technology incubator and business advisory firm that seeks to promote a vibrant and collaborative ecosystem by connecting public and private enterprises with gifted African inventors, creative business technologists, data analysts and behavioural scientists.

It is a

Workshop 17 is a co-working space with seven locations in Gauteng and the Western Cape in South Africa, creating a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Workspace provides affordable, premium, serviced office and co-working space solutions in South Africa.

The Bureax offers serviced co-working space for corporate satellite team members and freelancers in Cape Town South Africa.

Inner City Ideas Cartel is a multi-use facility that helps founders and funders to operate in a productive environment by providing access to exclusive spaces, luxurious co-working locations, indulgent places to stay in - and free access to events to learn, enjoy, recharge and connect.

Cape Town Office is a co-working community that takes pride in its large dedicated desks, high-speed fibre internet and bottomless supply of coffee - a good combination to power tech entrepreneurs.