Human health and social work activities

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is a national development finance institution set up to promote economic growth in South Africa.  The IDC funding promotes regional development and integration, economic empowerment of communities and growing black industrialists. 

IDC funds the following sectors; 

• Energy 
• Automotive & Transport Equipment
• Chemicals, Medical & Industrial Mineral Products
• Machinery, Equipment & Electronics
• Mining & Metals
• Media & Audio-Visual
• Textiles & Wood Products
• Tourism & Services

Igagasi Biotech was established in 2020 to provide support to the booming biotechnology, biopharma and diagnostics industry to help bring health solutions to the Southern African region and the world at large. The company aims to develop biological reagents such as recombinant protein antigens, monoclonal antibodies and offer laboratory to semi-industry scale production as service to the industry. The company also offers custom contract research and development (R&D) development of biological products and upscale or biomanufacturing service to the specification of the interested party. This

The mandate of One-Stop Business Facilitation Centre (OBFC) is to promote investment through efficient and effective trade facilitation through the following current and potential future services:

• Traders Licences

• Manufacturing Licences

• Small scale manufacturing licences

• Export Permits/ documents

• Import permits

• Rebates

• Work Permits

• Residence Permits

• Company Registration

• Tax Registration and Clearances

• Utilities Payments

• Investment Information

• Business Statistics

• Advocacy for regulatory reform

• Tariff investigations and

The Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) is mandated to register businesses and protect intellectual property rights through the administration of four (4) pieces of legislation namely;

1. The Companies Act (CAP 42:01), provides for the incorporation of companies; registration of post incorporation returns and notices; monitoring of post incorporation returns and reservation of company names.

2. Registration of Business Names Act (CAP 42:05), provides for the registration of business names and post registration notices such as change of ownership and cessation of businesses

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) in South Africa. 

Functions of the Commission

• Registration of Companies, Co-operatives and Intellectual Property Rights (trade marks, patents, designs and copyright) and maintenance thereof
• Disclosure of Information on its business registers
• Promotion of education and awareness of Company and Intellectual Property Law
• Promotion of compliance with relevant legislation
• Efficient and effective enforcement of relevant legislation
• Monitoring compliance with and

The purpose of the Entrepreneurial Planning Institute (EPI) is to "Unlock Entrepreneurial Possibilities"​.

We improve the QUALITY OF SUPPORT entrepreneurial organisations and small businesses receive from practitioners such as business advisors, trainers mentors, coaches and other enterprise development professionals who are involved in Entrepreneurship, Small Business Growth or Enterprise & Supplier Development (ESD) programmes.

Our services are in the main aimed at PRACTITIONERS who wish to make a difference through the support they provide entrepreneurs. We train, mentor and coach them

South African-based Fintis Legacy Funerals and Transport Services is operating in Gauteng, and is seeking financial support for its business.

Lebo's style hair salon, which has its headquarters in the Free State in South Africa is looking for funding to expand the business.

I am a young male, and I love my business, but I don't have a big enough space and enough tools to accommodate my clients.

Many young people want to work with me, and if I had the funds to expand the salon I could hire at least five people in my community.

And I have a food business that could hire 10 people if I could get the funding. 

Hahn & Hahn is a boutique firm of Intellectual Property practitioners specialising in drafting patent specifications and obtaining and protecting Patent, Design and Trade Mark rights anywhere in the world.  We also specialise in IP litigation and all commercial aspects related to IP.  Our professional staff includes Chemical Engineers, Electronic Engineers, Mechatronic Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Chemists, Biotechnologists and Physicists, who all practice in the fields of intellectual property law.  Hahn & Hahn represents some of South Africa’s and the world’s top