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Grabouw Based operation.   We use the dual thrust of Hydro Power and Industrial Hemp to bring Economic opportunity to the greater population of the Grabouw Valley

With the Plentiful river structure and a large number of dams, we are working with the Large Scale Apple Farmers and Fruit juice producers to identify and develop a local electricity grid, the benefits of this are twofold: Dependable low-cost electricity and significant improvement in Grabouw Carbon Footprint.

Industrial hemp has multiple benefits. Firstly drawdown,  with a drawdown rate of approximately 20 tons of toxic gas per

FETOLA co-creates and deliver impactful Enterprise and Supplier Development solutions that build sustainable businesses and create jobs nationwide.

Their solutions go beyond the Scorecard and Enterprise and Supplier Development to provide a full suite of tailored project management, strategic advice, capacity building and SME incubator support services. 

Offerings 

The Fetola: Mentor Hotline - an exclusive pilot programme that gives entrepreneurs access to free virtual business advice. Our aim is to support businesses by giving them targeted, rapid-response access to business-specific

Nepoworx is a solar PV training institution accredited by the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) and QCTO. It offers PV GreenCard Training and Assessments and many more renewable energy-related courses.

The Nepoworx five-day course provides participants with all they need to know about solar PV systems. It covers all the key topics to prepare them to operate as PV installers. As a PV installer, the candidate will be in a position to liaise with clients, conduct site visits, and design and test PV systems for functionality.

Offerings 

• Skills Development Training 
• Hum

Winetech is an independent, non-profit, industry body that receives and manages the research statutory levies from the South African wine industry. Its core functions are research and development, knowledge transfer, innovation, and learning and development.

According to its constitution, Winetech's objectives are sixfold:

• To commission relevant research, innovation and technology transfer across the entire wine industry value chain.
• To support and guide the wine industry with expertise and environmentally sustainable technologies to produce cost effective and quality-driven wines, brandy

Eco-Connect is geared toward creating awareness among grassroots entrepreneurs of the dire need to conserve environmental resources and to provide them with turnkey eco-businesses, such as waterless car wash, waste collection, recycling electronic equipment, and electric freight service.

The eight-month programme has a two-pronged approach to developing both the entrepreneur and his business and includes personal development, business feasibility, marketing, sales, finance, technology, quality and business functions.

Programme offerings: 

· Personal development
· Leadership development
·

Business France’s mandate is to help foster business relations between France and the countries in which the agency operates.

For example, Business France South Africa helps French companies find partners and clients in South Africa and neighbouring countries, and helps South African companies invest in France.

A public/private entity or entrepreneur looking to invest in France to partner with a French company or to acquire French technology is encouraged to get in touch with Business France’s South African office for advice and assistance.

Business France is responsible for fostering

Mazibuko Motor Company is a South African battery-electric start-up that is developing an electric bakkie the M1B. Mazibuko Motors is developing the vehicle with companies Williams Advanced Engineering(UK) and ItalDesign(Italy & Subsidiary of VW).

Mazibuko Motor company is developing the vehicle for the Africa/Middle East, Europe, and Australian market. Our mission is to promote the transition to clean and sustainable mobility.

WADER promotes the early adoption of promising technologies and accelerates innovation in the water sector by showcasing technologies that have gone through a credible assessment process.

Through a series of open calls for water technologies that are in the emerging, pre-commercial or newly commercialised stages of diffusion, innovative water and sanitation technologies will be identified, evaluated and showcased to interested parties like municipalities and industries.

WADER looks at highly innovative technologies that practice in the following categories:

• Water-related alternative

The Private Financing Advisory Network is a global network of climate and clean energy financing experts, which offers free business coaching and investment facilitation to entrepreneurs developing climate and clean energy projects in emerging markets.

Who they work with;

• Entrepreneurs and Businesses 
• Investors and Financial Institutions 
• Consultants and Advisors 
• Government and Other Stakeholders 

BarloWorld Siyakhula is the supplier and enterprise development arm of Barloworld Limited responsible for promoting transformation, Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment and supplier diversity within the group's value chain.

BarloWorld Siyakhula creates opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses, along with shared value for our shareholders. They provide financial and non-financial support to SMMEs, helping them to become sustainable and competitive in the marketplace.

OneBio is a Cape Town-based biotech early-stage investor and venture builder, turning life sciences into business. It is our mission to build businesses that are original and world changing. We partner with biotech entrepreneurs, providing investment capital and know-how to venture-build companies of the future.

We ideate with them, helping them define and redefine the problem they are solving. We support them along the journey, venture-building alongside them. We get our ‘hands dirty’, and provide expertise, networks, and grant and equity funding; helping them to realise their dreams.

Among

The Mbabane Hub, a registered non-profit organisation in the Kingdom of Eswatini, Africa, is a youth-led and youth-driven chapter of the Global Shapers Community, an initiative of the World Economic Forum.

The Mbabane Hub is a working example of exceptional young people who work together in their own right, and are passionately involved in the enrichment of the greater Mbabane city and the people of our beautiful kingdom as a whole. Our commitment as Shapers is to prove that no vision is ever too big, nor hub city too small, to make a positive and lasting contribution to the community

Global Shapers Windhoek Hub is a voluntary community of young, dynamic individuals who are making an impact in their surrounding society. The Hub brings together young people who are willing to share their time and efforts freely on social projects to enhance and brighten the lives of the communities in and around Windhoek. It focuses on projects that will have a sustainable impact. 

Born out of the World Economic Forum, the Global Shapers Community is a network of inspiring young people under the age of 30 working together to address local, regional, and global challenges. With more than 13

The Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (iED) is a non-profit organisation committed to the promotion of innovation and the enhancement of entrepreneurial spirit, and we invest in entrepreneurship daily.

As a state-of-the-art international organisation, a certified Center of Excellence, and a digital innovation hub (DIH), iED produces and transfers know-how, boosts entrepreneurial cognitive processes, and supports entrepreneurial ventures across Europe. We bridge the gap between research and the market in order to provide realistic and smart solutions that facilitate the growth of

BioPark Business Incubator provides business development support to start-ups in the health (biopharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics, indigenous knowledge-based nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, and cosmetics), agriculture (agro-food-processing, bioprocessing, smart agriculture) in industrial biotechnology sectors. The support is provided in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) and the eGoliBio Life Sciences Incubator.

Enactus is the world’s largest experiential learning platform dedicated to creating a better world while developing the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and social innovators. The Enactus network of global business, academic and student leaders are unified by our vision—to create a better, more sustainable world.

Active Enactus Teams in Eswatini: 

• Gwamile Vocational and Commercial Training Institute (VOCTIM)
• Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
• Southern Africa Nazarene University
• Swaziland College of Technology
• University of Swaziland - Kwaluseni
• University of