Marketing and Sales

The main purpose of the Centre is to transform job seekers (focus on youth and vocational skilled students/graduates) into job creators. The centre aims to develop self-sustainable entrepreneurs (start and grow) who can make a contribution to the economy of Sekhukhune District (ultimately the country) and become fully-fledged and legally compliant economically sustainable SMEs. This will contribute to alleviating poverty and address the high youth unemployment rate in the Sekhukhune district.

Offerings; 

• Business Incubation support services (Physical & Virtually)
• Business Development

The ORBIT TVET College Centre for Entrepreneurship was founded out of generous funding from the Department of Small Business Development and SEDA Technology programme. The purpose of the Centre for Entrepreneurship is to provide Generic Enterprise Development Services/Interventions and Incubation to ORBIT TVET College graduate students and members from its focused communities.

Key reasons for the establishment of the Centre are:

• Contributing towards promotion of entrepreneurship through the current college curriculum.
• Assisting college graduates who cannot be absorbed by the labour market

The Centre for Entrepreneurship & Rapid Incubator (CfERI) was launched by the Vaal University of Technology in partnership with SEDA, Department Small Business Development (DSBD) in November 2017. The CfERI transitioned to Sol Plaatje University on 01 June 2021.

The purpose of the Centre for Entrepreneurship & Rapid Incubator:

• to support and enhance existing entrepreneurship initiatives in the ZFM District.
• encourage entrepreneurship amongst the youth and the unemployed.
• establish sustainable businesses that can lead to job creations.
• support female and disabled entrepreneurs.

The Centre for Entrepreneurship Rapid Incubator (CFERI) programme is an entrepreneurial initiative focused on assisting college and university graduates in starting their own businesses. 

Lovedale CFERI’s support

Operations

• Business Sector
• Agriculture, ICT & Manufacturing
• Other industries
• Skills development & Training

Administration

• Coaching & Mentorship
• Business Training

Compliance & Registration

• Tax
• BBBEE & CSD
• Funding Applications

Stakeholder Partnerships

• EC Govt
• Buffalo City MM & Amathole
• NYDA & SEDA
• ECDC, Other Funding & Business Support Institution

Finance

We recycle food waste to produce nutrients and animal feed. 

AgriLogisTech is B2B2C Namibian startup connecting farmers in Southern Africa to all industry needs such as logistics vehicles, storage facilities, training workshops, value addition hotspots, and industry news via smartphone and web applications. We definitively ensure that farmer operations and products meet international quality standards BEFORE they are sold to the market.

Stay Klean Services is a business founded in Johannesburg's Ekurhuleni district, with a branch in Cape Town set to debut in July 2022. We have been providing cleaning services and products to clients since our inception in 2018. With the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that cleaning services and products are in high demand, and we have been there before and will continue to be there for whatever current hygiene requires.

We provide 175ml aerosol can room fumigators, sanitizers, mops, towels, brooms, toilet paper, liquid/bar soaps, non-hazardous eco-friendly disinfection chemicals, and

We develop interactive and immersive virtual environments for practical training, product development and virtual commissioning. To alleviate the challenges of accessing immersive hardware, we assist in setting up virtual labs to create new business ventures and activate the third stream of income for existing enterprises. 

Softstart BTI provides an integrated package of workspace, shared office services, access to specialized equipment and value-added services like management assistance, access to finance, marketing and networking support.

Softstart Business and Technology Incubator (Softstart BTI) has full support and sponsorship from the SEDA Technology Programme (STP) a programme under the Small Enterprise Development Agency of the DSBD. 

Business Development Areas:

• Technology - The design and development of the actual products and services that will be delivered to the customer.
• Operational - The

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