Frequently Asked Questions

Answer: Register online, follow the prompts and provide details of your business and/or mentorship experience in the appropriate field.

Answer: Register online, follow the prompts and provide details of your business and ESD experience in the appropriate field.

Answer: First, register with the Companies Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) either at a branch or online. Alternatively register through SBDI or any of the reputable service providers in your area.

For financing you will have to draw a bankable business plan, fully researched and validated, then approach any private or public funding institution for evaluation of the business plan and possible funding – provided, of course, if you meet the set qualifying requirements or criteria.

Alternatively…

You may also approach SBDI to facilitate access to funding through the various funding institutions, depending on the type and amount of funding required.

You may approach a Government institution responsible for small business development and support to assist with drawing up a business plan.

Answer: Register with the Companies Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) either at a branch or online. Alternatively register through any of the reputable service providers in your area.

For financing you will have to draw a bankable business plan, fully researched and validated, then approach the Department of Small Business Development or the Department of Trade and Industry.

Answer: You can approach the SBDI to facilitate access to funding for expansion or to service an existing contract. The historical financial performance of the company is very crucial as well as the existence of a valid contract to cover the term of the loan or proof of an off-take agreement in the case of expansion of an existing business for increased capacity of product and/or service.

Answer: SBDI, through its sister founding company (Qubelisa) has vast experience in the management and delivery of enterprise development and training programmes since 2002. To date, over ten thousand SMME’s nationally in collaboration with Government agencies and SETA’s have been successfully trained.