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Applications are now open for the 2025 Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship. The Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship gives African students and recent graduates the opportunity to access training, resources, financial support and a network of mentors to develop their entrepreneurial skills and start building their own venture. The 8-month program develops the exceptional entrepreneurial skillset and mindset of leaders to drive social and financial impact.

Requirements

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) invites Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) to participate in a survey. The purpose of the survey is to gather comprehensive information from SMMEs regarding their registration experience with the CIPC and their ongoing challenges and needs. This survey is not for intermediaries or service providers assisting business owners with CIPC services. 

Telkom Lend is a financial solution that provides quick and seamless access to funding, enabling small businesses to grow and scale. This funding is unsecured, adaptive and fast which means Telkom does not require any collateral, beneficiaries are able to control the payments depending on their turnover and they can receive access to funding within 24 hours! TelkomLend funding ranges from R20k to R5m in size and ranges from 3 to 12 months, depending on what best suits the business.

Minimum criteria

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and Western Cape Government Capital Matching Initiative as part of the JSE Rise programme is focused on supporting SMEs to aid the growth of the economy and have therefore been expanding the SME Funding Readiness and Capital Matching initiatives to more companies.