South Africa

Soshanguve Manufacturing Technology Demonstration Centre (SMTDC)  is a business incubation centre which aims to contribute to the creation and development of sustainable township enterprises.

Offerings 

Pre-Incubation

• Business Model Canvas
• Business Plan Development
• Panel Presentation
• Business registration (CIPC)
• Growth Plan
• The Business Toolbox
• Basic Computer Skills

Incubation

1st year – Introduction

• Self mastery (from Survivalist to Opportunist)
• Compliance
• Marketing
• Finance
• Human resources
• Production and Operations
• Costing and pricing

2nd year – Integration

• Acces

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 Essential Oils Business Incubator (SEOBI) is a Private Business Incubator and a registered Non-Profit Company(NPC). SEOBI aims to provide comprehensive business development support through training, mentorship, market creation and commercialization of enterprises in the essential oil industry.

Services

• Agricultural services
• Lab services

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.

Mpumalanga Stainless Steel Initiative is an incubator in the steel sector that specialises in stainless steel knowledge exchange, shared infrastructure and technology support services to the unemployed, struggling entrepreneurs or SMEs at one enabling environment and location.

Downstream Aluminium Centre for Technology (DACT) provides training and incubating facilities where entrepreneurs in the aluminium casting industry can successfully grow to independence. 

Services include the following:

• Physical space

• Product/process identification

• Access to equipment, machine, tools and computers

• Internet Café

• CAD Design Studio

• Shared administrative services

• Business assistance

• Entrepreneurial culture development

• Technical Training

• Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring

• Technology Transfer

• Marketing and

Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD)is responsible for developing agricultural value chains, providing agricultural inputs, monitoring production and consumption in the agriculture sector, as well as facilitating comprehensive rural development.

Programmes 

Agricultural Production, Health, Food Safety, Natural Resources and Disaster Management

• Plant Production and Health 
• Animal Production and Health 
• Inspection and Quarantine Services 
• Natural Resources and Disaster Management

Food Security, Land Reform and Restitution

• Food Security 
• Land Tenure

Autumn Green focuses on creating electronic devices. The company creates, manufactures, and assembles electronic circuits for IoT applications. We create solutions for the energy industry, mining, agriculture, and home automation.

Rail Manufacturing Centre of Entrepreneurship & Rapid Incubator  (RMCERI) is a fully-fledged Incubator hosted by Tshwane University of Technology and supported by the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA). The vision of RMCERI is to be as the leading centre for entrepreneurship in the transport manufacturing value chain.

Services

• Incubation
• Enterprise and Supplier Development
• Enterprise Development
• Training