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Rizepreneur: Empowering Small Businesses in the Digital Age

Who We Are: At Rizepreneur, we are passionate about empowering small businesses to thrive in the digital age. We understand that the modern business landscape is rapidly evolving, and a strong online presence is essential for success.

Our Mission: Our mission is to bridge the gap between entrepreneurial dreams and digital reality. We believe that every small business deserves the opportunity to shine online. With a background in Applied Chemistry and years of experience in enterprise development, we've combined our expertise to

We are on a journey to digitally transform the township economy in Durban, rest of South Africa and rest of Africa. Our application is eWallet, Visa & Master Cards, QR Code-based payments and a peer-to-peer money transfer platform with a built-in e-commerce market that brings together consumers and merchants. We are on iOS and Android stores and went live towards year end in 2022, to-date have onboarded about 800 merchants of informal businesses based in townships around Durban i.e. Umlazi, KwaMashu, Ntuzuma, Inanda, KwaMakhutha, Ilovu, Newlands, etc. These merchants range from Spaza Shops

We are an innovation-driven enterprise with a vision to become a 4000-person company within the next 20 years by mainly focusing on the following aspects:

1. Creating software solutions that help businesses achieve their goals without breaking the bank (affordable).
2. Building long-lasting business relationships.
3. Equipping our teams with knowledge and skills to make them responsible and accountable leaders in and outside the соmрапу.

As a company that was established in 2019 in the small town of Elukwatini by Jim, Lindokuhle and Blessed and secured an early investment from Sizo, we are

We deal with clients that are always on the look out for better business opportunities and hence give a better return at the end of their respective financial years. We have been in the consultation arena for the past 10 years and have assisted a lot of clients to make profitable returns on investments.

Our services are to facilitate pension funds and investors by using our expertise in investment advisory to get them the right investment.

CiTek is a Johannesburg-based company that specializes in radio frequency planning and spectrum management, as well as the supply, repair, and calibration of telecom test equipment. 

Lavendus Group is a service-oriented company founded in 2017 by three members with the goal of developing a first-rate integrated service structure and other business solutions for the entire country and beyond. While we provide a variety of services, our primary focus is on construction, general supplying, producing juice and ice pop, and putting the best management know-how and efficient logistic follow-up to work for you and your company's needs.

Raizcorp support and scales entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial ecosystem as well as accelerate the success of entrepreneurs. 

Offerings: 

• Pre-incubation programmes
• Incubation programmes
• Acceleration programmes
• Equity partnerships

Entrepreneurial Benefits:

• Training
• Guiding (mentoring)
• Market access
• Access to finance
• Access to infrastructure
• Entrepreneurial essentials
• Equity investment