Call for applications: Metropolitan Youth Agri-entrepreneur Initiative

South Africa
Youth-led
Entrepreneurship
Scale-up
Market Access

Metropolitan Collective Shapers, a youth empowerment initiative, has launched its entrepreneur programme in KwaZulu-Natal and is calling for applications. The initiative, established in 2021, is designed to equip young entrepreneurs with relevant skills and resources to help participants scale their businesses, create employment within their communities, build a network and facilitate market access for their businesses.

Following successful launches in Polokwane and Tshwane, the KwaZulu-Natal instalment is tailored to meet the unique needs of the region’s vibrant agricultural sector. Participants will benefit from bespoke training modules that address the soft skills as well as specific sector nuances and needs of the local agriculture industry. Additionally, they will have access to experienced business mentors who provide continuous guidance throughout the programme.

Top-performing businesses will receive business cash injections, providing crucial financial support to help scale their operations. Furthermore, it offers market access opportunities, connecting participants to essential networks that facilitate business growth and sustainability.

Qualifying Criteria 

Applicants  should be; 

  •  between the ages of 18 and 35
  • permanently reside in the Republic of South Africa. 
  • have a business that has been operating for at least 12 months within the formal or informal agriculture sector in KwaZulu-Natal

Click here to apply.

Closing date
Industry
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
​Mining and quarrying
​Manufacturing
​Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
​Construction
​Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
​Transportation and storage
Accommodation and food service activities
​Information and communication
Financial and insurance activities
​Real estate activities
Professional, scientific and technical activities
Administrative and support service activities
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
​Education
Human health and social work activities
​Arts, entertainment and recreation
​Other service activities
Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods-and-service-producing activities of households for own use
​Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies, not economically active people, unemployed people etc.
Website link

https://www.valueed.co.za/metropolitan-collective-shapers-application