FASTPRO
FASTPRO Government Priority Services Summary
1. SME Formalisation & Compliance
Helping businesses become fully compliant through CIPC, CSD, B-BBEE, SARS, UIF, COIDA, CIDB, and tender compliance support. This enables SMEs to access funding, procurement opportunities, and formal economic participation.
2. Supplier Development & Tender Readiness
Preparing SMEs to compete for opportunities through tender support, supplier onboarding, company profiles, capability statements, bid preparation, and procurement readiness. The goal is to help more SMEs win contracts, not just register businesses.
3. Skills Development + SETA Alignment
Delivering entrepreneur training, learnership support, WSP/ATR assistance, short skills programmes, compliance workshops, and capacity building. This aligns with government priorities around skills development, youth employment, and workforce readiness.
4. Enterprise & Supplier Development (ESD)
Supporting corporate ESD programmes through supplier database development, SME development programmes, procurement inclusion pathways, and supplier development strategies. This promotes inclusive supplier participation and BBBEE impact.
Strong Secondary Priority Services
5. Township Economy Development
Supporting township and rural businesses through formalisation, entrepreneurship development, and local SME growth. This aligns strongly with municipal and provincial development priorities.
6. Digital Transformation for SMEs
Helping SMEs adopt digital systems such as CRM platforms, workflow automation, eCommerce setup, WhatsApp business systems, and Shopify/WooCommerce integration. This supports digital economy inclusion and innovation funding.
7. Youth & Women-Owned Business Support
Focused support for youth-owned, women-owned, and township businesses to improve inclusive entrepreneurship and access to funding, procurement, and sustainable growth.
Support Services (Commercial Add-Ons)
Media, Branding & Communication Services
Photography, videography, podcast production, voiceovers, public speaking, branding, and digital marketing serve as support services that strengthen SME visibility and positioning, but they are not the strongest drivers for government funding.