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Entrepreneur resources

Where to register a business, find training and advice, and look for funding.

Starting or growing a business is easier with the right support. These links cover registering your business, getting free advice and training, selling to government and finding finance, including agencies in Limpopo and North West. Look out for scams: no genuine agency asks you to pay to be considered for a grant.

Register and get ready to trade

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    Supply to the mines around Dikuno

    Valterra Platinum suppliers

    Valterra Platinum’s official Suppliers page is where a business finds out how to supply the company. Open it for the current steps, requirements and documents. Use only the official Valterra site, and never pay anyone to “register” you or to secure a supply contract.

    • Official site
    • Check the requirements
    • Never pay to register
    Open Valterra suppliers (opens in a new tab)
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    Register your business online

    BizPortal

    The government’s one-stop site, run by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), for registering a company, tax, UIF and the Compensation Fund. Company registration carries a small fee (R125 to R175 when we checked). UIF and Compensation Fund registration are free, for companies with employees.

    • Run by CIPC
    • Small fee to register
    • UIF free
    Open BizPortal (opens in a new tab)
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    Sell to government

    Central Supplier Database (CSD)

    Register once to be a supplier to government departments, municipalities and public entities. You need a valid tax number, a business bank account, an email address and a cell number. If you cannot register online, public offices such as Thusong centres and SEDA offices are meant to help.

    • Register once
    • Tax number needed
    • Government buyers
    Go to the CSD (opens in a new tab)

Advice and training

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    Coaching, training and finance

    SEDFA (formerly SEDA and sefa)

    The small business development agency formed when SEDA, sefa and the Co-operative Banks Development Agency merged. It offers business coaching, entrepreneurship training, incubation and help preparing for funding, which is generally free. Its loans must be repaid. Call 086 010 3703 and have your CIPC documents, IDs and tax details ready.

    • Coaching and training
    • Loans repayable
    • 086 010 3703
    Visit SEDFA (opens in a new tab)
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    Ages 18 to 35

    NYDA business support

    The National Youth Development Agency runs short business management courses, such as Generate Your Business Idea, Start Your Business and Improve Your Business. Completing a course is required before a young person can get an NYDA grant or voucher. For young South Africans who own or want to start a business.

    • Youth 18 to 35
    • Training
    • Grants and vouchers
    Visit the NYDA (opens in a new tab)

Finding finance

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    Match with a lender

    Finfind

    An online service that connects small businesses that need finance with suitable lenders, and shares finance education. Call 031 207 5447 or email info@finfindeasy.co.za. Check whether any fees apply before you sign up.

    • Finds lenders
    • Finance tips
    Visit Finfind (opens in a new tab)
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    Funding for black-owned businesses

    National Empowerment Fund (NEF)

    A government fund that supports black individuals, communities and businesses to start and grow enterprises. Call 0861 843 633. Its finance is not free: it is lent or invested on commercial terms, so read the conditions carefully.

    • Black-owned businesses
    • Not a grant
    • 0861 843 633
    Visit the NEF (opens in a new tab)
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    Development finance

    Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)

    A government-owned development finance institution that funds businesses and industrial projects. Call 0860 693 888. This is mostly for established or larger projects, and the finance has to be repaid.

    • Development finance
    • Larger projects
    • 0860 693 888
    Visit the IDC (opens in a new tab)

Close to home

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    Limpopo

    Limpopo Economic Development Agency (LEDA)

    The provincial agency that supports aspiring entrepreneurs and start-up and growing small businesses in Limpopo, especially in agriculture, forestry, fishing and manufacturing. Its offer includes business and building loans, incubation, training and help with CIPC registration. Check its website for how to apply.

    • Limpopo
    • Loans and incubation
    • Agriculture
    Visit LEDA (opens in a new tab)
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    North West

    North West Development Corporation (NWDC)

    The North West provincial development agency, which has offered small business funding with advice, mentoring and coaching. The regional contact details we found date from 2012, so please phone the NWDC to confirm what is offered today and who to speak to in your district.

    • North West
    • Confirm the current offer
    Visit the NWDC (opens in a new tab)

About these links

These organisations are independent of Dikuno. Fees, programmes and eligibility change, and some of the finance listed must be repaid, so please check each one before you apply or sign anything.

Selling to Dikuno

Requests for quotations are published on our Tenders page. Make sure your company registration and tax details are up to date before you quote.