AGRISETA
Grant
AgriSETA Discretionary Grant
AgriSETA pays agricultural employers, accredited training providers and rural structures to run training: learnerships, skills programmes, bursaries, internship...
Funding in Free State
Funding opportunities for SMEs in the Free State. Includes national programmes available across South Africa.
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Loan
Nedbank Business Medium-Term Loan
Nedbank offers medium-term business loans (repayable over 3 to 5 years) for equipment, assets and growth capital, and long-term loans (over 5 years) for propert...
SANL_ESD
Incubation Programme
Sanlam Enterprise and Supplier Development Programme
Sanlam runs enterprise and supplier development through partners rather than a direct grant fund: an Edge Growth-run accelerator for 51 percent black-owned FinT...
LANDBANK
Loan
Land Bank Financing for Farmers and Agri-Enterprises
Land Bank cured its four-year debt default on 16 September 2024 via a completed restructuring and is again accepting new credit applications from farmers and ag...
MERCH
Loan
Merchant Capital Cash Advance
Merchant Capital provides unsecured cash advances repaid automatically from your card sales. Official criteria: business trading 12+ months, monthly turnover of...
ABSA
Loan
Absa Commercial Property Finance
Absa Commercial Property Finance offers investment loans, development loans, mortgage-backed business loans, lease discounting and vacant-land finance for inves...
AFDB
Loan
AfDB AFAWA (via partner banks: Absa, FirstRand/FNB)
AFAWA is a real African Development Bank initiative, but you cannot apply to the AfDB for a loan - AFAWA guarantees and funds commercial banks (via the African ...
DOT
Loan + Grant Blend
Tourism Equity Fund (TEF)
A R1.2 billion Department of Tourism fund for majority-South-African-owned tourism businesses with at least 30 percent black ownership. Deals start at R10 milli...
SSETA
Grant
Services SETA Discretionary Grant
The Services SETA funds employers and training providers to run learnerships, apprenticeships, skills programmes, recognition of prior learning and adult educat...
WRSETA
Grant
W&R SETA Discretionary Grant
The Wholesale and Retail SETA funds levy-paying retail and wholesale companies, learning institutions, associations and unions to run training that addresses th...
SARS
Rebate/Incentive
Section 12H Learnership Tax Allowance
If your business employs learners on a registered learnership through your SETA, you can deduct extra amounts from taxable income each year and again on complet...
SETAS
Rebate/Incentive
Skills Development Levy Mandatory Grant (WSP/ATR 20 percent)
If your payroll is over R500,000 a year you are already paying the 1 percent skills levy via SARS - submitting a WSP and ATR on your SETA online portal by 30 Ap...
PRODSA
Incubation Programme
Productivity SA Business Turnaround and Recovery Programme
If your company is in financial distress and jobs are at risk, Productivity SA sends in turnaround specialists at no consulting cost to you - the programme is f...
SAB
Loan
SAB KickStart (Boost and Ignite)
If you are 18-35 and your business has been trading for at least two years with turnover under R5 million, KickStart Boost combines business coaching with loan ...
ESKOMDF
Grant
Eskom Development Foundation Business Investment Competition
If your business is black-owned, registered, and has been operating for at least two years in one of the four sectors, you can enter this annual Eskom competiti...
SABF
Grant
SAB Foundation Tholoana Enterprise Programme
One of the most established corporate-foundation programmes in South Africa: you get grant and seed funding plus intensive mentorship over about two years, not ...
SAB
Equity Investment
SAB Supplier Development (incl. SAB Thrive Fund)
This is for businesses that already supply SAB or can solve a problem in its supply chain (ingredients, materials, services); support ranges from coaching to eq...
TEF_FDN
Grant
Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme
If you are a South African entrepreneur with a business idea or a business under 5 years old, you can apply for US$5,000 (roughly R90,000) in free seed money pl...
CWI
Grant
Cartier Womens Initiative
South African women founders running a for-profit business with US$50,000 to US$5 million in revenue and a social or environmental impact can win up to US$100,0...
ANZISHA
Grant
Anzisha Prize Venture Building Fellowship
Very young South African founders (15-22) with a real trading venture can apply for a 2-year fellowship with coaching, cash stipends and a shot at a share of US...
Funding in Free State
Provincial and National Programmes
Businesses in Free State can access both provincial funding from local development agencies and national programmes from SEFA, NEF, IDC, and NYDA available throughout South Africa.
Local Development Agencies
Free State has dedicated development agencies that offer grants, mentorship, and business support tailored to local economic priorities and community needs.
How to Apply
Start by checking programme eligibility requirements. Prepare your CIPC registration, tax clearance, and business plan. Use our readiness checker to identify gaps before applying.