Accelerators and Incubators

The Platinum Incubator (TPI) is a small business start-up hub devoted to encouraging budding entrepreneurs to develop world-class products and applications using Platinum Group Metals (PGMs).

Objectives;

• Advocacy - To create an environment conducive to the conceptualisation of PGM-related products in SA.
• Incubation - To bridge the gap between academia and enterprise.
• Commercialisation - To provide post-incubation services and infrastructure that will sustain enterprises within the PGM space and give them economic independence. 

Seda Automotive Technology Centre (SATeC) is a business incubator for the automotive sector and offers entrepreneurs in the sector an environment which nutures the development of their business to the point of sustainability. It aims to stimulate the participation of SMMEs (Small Micro and Medium Enterprises, both formal and informal) and emerging suppliers in the automotive supply chain. Through the process of enterprise creation, support and development, the Centre offers a one-stop service support system to start-up companies and entrepreneurs seeking to become suppliers of products and

Seda Agricultural & Mining Tooling Incubator is a business incubator for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) in South Africa’s tooling sector for the mining and agricultural environments. We focus on training individuals and regional communities on the design and development of tools through a technology-based development approach. We provide innovative, entrepreneurial opportunities to people to create and develop an enterprise within the tooling sector. We assist with the establishment of sustainable tooling design businesses.

Educational Business Services was established in November 2017 and is an autonomous company body aiming at building and developing educational services, sales, and marketing in the private and public sectors.

Our mission is to develop quality authorship and publishing personnel in Lesotho and Eswatini. Improve sales and marketing strategies through proper research, training, and consultancy.

Our Services

EBS sells and develops learning material in the African context. Since its inception, EBS has managed to produce  Basotho charts( Basotho Games, Basotho Clans and totems, Basotho Clothing

Cheesa Communications is a private company and a startup operation established in 2022. The business operates from leased premises located at 102 Jack Dyer on Robert Sobukwe Street at Sunnyside Pretoria 0002 in Gauteng province.

We specialize in face-to-face promotions through event based marketing. We connect brands with consumers, helping them to build their market base and grow long term relationships with the consumers. Our event based promotions are comprised of a DJ with powerful sound equipment and 10 vibrant and energetic female promoters ranging from the ages of 18 to 30 years old. 

Recycling and upcycling, contractor management, engineering and general construction, maintenance, and supplies; organic farming; and development and empowerment are some of the services we provide. Our primary focus is on eco-friendly solutions.

Nkhata Blessing Investments is a female-owned and run business trading as BEE'S ORGANICS, it produces organic hair and skin care products, and its headquarters are in Manzini, Eswatini.

Its products have been piloted and sold for over a year and are being received well in the market.

Our hair growth oil, which also happens to be our best selling product, is currently being distributed and sold at five established outlets, four of which are hair saloons.

The main thing we need now is a solid investment to upscale our business. 

We help develop and digitalise entrepreneurship support programs. If you help entrepreneurs with incubation, knowledge or grants, come to us so we can see how you can utilise our methods and technology to build your program.

Entreprenerdy’s standard method is called S-E-A-M, or Systemic Entrepreneurship Activity Method. This method was developed at NTNU in collaboration with several researchers in entrepreneurship and innovation from several European universities. The method is based on a comprehensive literature study and incorporates the leading modern theoretical directions in the field of

Propella Business Incubator specializes in Smart City and Smart Township Solutions, along with Industry 4.0 technology, by leveraging high-end equipment and technology partners to speed up Research and Development for ventures and funders.

Propella Business Incubator was established in 2015 by Innovolve, the wholly-owned commercialization company of Nelson Mandela University, in collaboration with Engeli Enterprise Development. 

Prospective incubatees go through a rigorous selection process to qualify for access to Propella and its support services. Once they are selected Propella facilitators

Savant is a commercially-focused hardware technology incubator that provides bespoke business development support. Savant partners with highly skilled science and technology inventors for their start-up growth journey.

Savant Technology Incubator de-risks hardware technology development and ensures that the start-ups that house these ground-breaking innovations are commercially driven and investable. Savant brings unrivalled technology commercialisation know-how and experience to the South African start-up landscape. We offer bespoke commercialisation support to hardware technology inventors