Services are aimed at the following types of entrepreneurial ventures:

• SMEs owned by women, youth and people with disabilities;
• Broad-based black economic empowerment opportunities;
• Early stage SMEs that need resources to grow into established businesses and have operated for at least 2 years;
• Established SMEs that need to grow by diversifying into innovative value adding products and services; and
• Start-up ventures with a clearly differentiated offering and robust business case.

 

In order to service the target market, strong collaboration has been forged with various development finance and support players as the latter forms a critical component in ensuring SMME growth.