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Startup Programmes

Set up properly. Skill up fast.

Practical training and registration support for founders at the very start — so your venture begins as a proper, compliant business.

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Who it’s for

Early-stage and pre-registration founders

  • Technology and innovation-based businesses, with a strong bias toward ICT
  • Early-stage ventures that need nurturing through the start-up period
  • South African-registered entities, or founders ready to register

Good to know

Not registered yet?

If your venture is still pre-registration, apply anyway and say so — helping founders set up as a proper legal entity is part of what we do.

Programmes

In this stream

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Ongoing

For: Founders and teams building core skills

Training and Skills Development

Practical training focused on entrepreneurial, technical and operational skills needed to run and scale a successful business.

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As needed

For: Pre-registration ventures

Business Registration

Support services to help entrepreneurs register their businesses correctly and compliantly, from documentation to regulatory guidance.

Let’s build

Start your application.

Applying is free. We’ll tell you plainly whether we are the right home for your venture.