Business Development
Run it like a business from day one.
Hands-on guidance on planning, operations, strategy, performance and financial management for growing SMMEs.
Our method
Four business development areas
To build an optimal, sustainable business a multitude of building blocks has to be assembled over time.
Area 01
Technology
The design and development of the actual products and services delivered to the customer. We help you get from concept to something a customer will pay for and keep using.
- Concept validation & technical feasibility
- Software & hardware prototyping
- IP advisory & regulatory compliance
Area 02
Operational
The design, documentation and operation of your business as a professional legal entity — the compliance, process and record-keeping larger clients demand.
- Furnished workspace & high-speed fibre
- Shared administrative & legal services
- Boardroom & training room bookings
Area 03
Market
Understanding the market in all its aspects, and designing and delivering the strategies that fully exploit your product and service potential.
- SEDA funding linkages & grant coaching
- Investor pitch & deck refinement
- Enterprise market access & matchmaking
Area 04
Business
Business plans and strategies that ensure the venture meets its profitability goals, including strategies to access funding and to grow.
Programmes
In this stream
For: Growing SMMEs
Business Management
Hands-on guidance on planning, operations, strategy and performance management to strengthen day-to-day business leadership.
For: Founders managing growth and cash
Business Financial Management
Financial management support covering budgeting, bookkeeping basics, cash-flow planning and financial decision-making for sustainable growth.
Let’s build
Start your application.
Applying is free. We’ll tell you plainly whether we are the right home for your venture.