FNB
Loan
FNB Selective Invoice Discounting
Sell selected invoices (or all invoices of pre-approved debtors) to FNB to release cash instead of waiting 30 or more days for payment; the facility stays open ...
Funding in Gauteng
Funding opportunities for SMEs in Gauteng province, including Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Ekurhuleni. Includes national programmes available across South Africa.
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Grant
TIA Youth Technology and Innovation Programme (YTIP)
Competition-based support for young innovators aged 18-35 - university students, TVET learners and unemployed graduates with technology-based ideas - delivered ...
SASMEF
Equity Investment
SA SME Fund (fund of funds - no direct applications)
The SA SME Fund does not fund businesses directly - its website states plainly: We do not make direct investments into SMEs. It is a fund of funds that puts cap...
JOBSFUND
Grant
Jobs Fund - Green and Informal Economy (13th Round)
Grants from R5 million for sector intermediaries with a proven track record, targeting demand-led growth in the green and informal economy. Minimum 1:1 matched ...
CATHSSETA
Grant
CATHSSETA Discretionary Grant
CATHSSETA funds employers in tourism, hospitality, arts, culture, sport and conservation to run accredited training - learnerships, internships, bursaries, skil...
MICTSETA
Grant
MICT SETA Discretionary Grant (Learnerships and Skills Programmes)
MICT SETA pays media and ICT-sector employers - levy-paying companies and constituent SMMEs - discretionary grant funding to host learnerships, internships, ski...
FNB
Loan
FNB Business Overdraft
A revolving short-term credit facility linked to an FNB Business Account: you pay interest only on what you use, with no minimum monthly payment while you stay ...
SBSA
Loan
Standard Bank Business Overdraft
A revolving overdraft linked to a Standard Bank Business Current Account, from R2,000 with the limit set by your needs and affordability - no maximum is publish...
SBSA
Loan
Standard Bank Business Term Loan
Standard Bank Business Term Loans give you a lump sum from R10,000 with fixed monthly repayments over 36 to 60 months, suited to expansion or buying capital ass...
NEDBANK
Loan
Nedbank Renewable-Energy Finance for Business
Nedbank finances renewable-energy purchases for businesses (such as solar installations) through its long-term loan offering, with extended repayment terms of u...
NEDBANK
Loan
Nedbank Vehicle and Asset Finance (MFC for business)
MFC is the Nedbank vehicle-finance division, primarily consumer-facing, but business vehicle finance exists through MFC for e-hailing, security and delivery bus...
KNIFE
Equity Investment
Knife Capital (Series A / Fund III Expansion)
Knife Capital is an active Cape Town venture capital firm investing in innovation-driven tech companies. Its typical investment runs from about R10 million ($60...
HAVAIC
Equity Investment
HAVAIC (African Innovation Fund 3)
HAVAIC is a real, active Cape Town VC investing in early-stage, post-revenue African tech startups with global potential. Its current vehicle is the US$50 milli...
MTN_ESD
ESD Grant
MTN Xlerator (Enterprise and Supplier Development)
The real MTN ESD vehicle is Xlerator, launched October 2023, which aims to grow MTN procurement spend with 51 percent+ black-owned SMMEs by R4 billion over two ...
SHPRT_ESD
ESD Grant
Shoprite Next Capital (Small Supplier Programme)
Shoprite Next Capital (launched 2022) is the Shoprite Group route for small suppliers: businesses with annual turnover of R5 million or less and a distinctive p...
IDC
Loan
IDC Agro-Processing and Agriculture Funding
The IDC funds agro-processing and agriculture businesses through its Agro-Processing and Agriculture Strategic Business Unit, covering horticulture, field-crop ...
NYDA
Grant
NYDA Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu Scholarship Fund
This is a real NYDA scholarship for studying, not business funding. It pays full study costs (tuition, accommodation, meals and books, with thresholds; registra...
IDC
Loan
IDC Mining and Metals Funding
The IDC Mining and Metals unit funds new and expanding mining, beneficiation and metals production projects, including acquisition funding for Black Industriali...
DTIC
Grant
Automotive Investment Scheme
A non-taxable cash grant of 20 percent of qualifying investment in productive assets for vehicle manufacturers (OEMs) and 25 percent for component manufacturers...
DTIC
Loan
Clothing, Textiles, Footwear and Leather Growth Programme (CTFLGP)
The old Clothing and Textile Competitiveness Programme was replaced in October 2021 by the CTFL Growth Programme, run by the IDC for the dtic. It offers concess...
DTIC
Rebate/Incentive
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Tax Incentive
This is a tax regime, not a grant: companies that set up in one of South Africa designated Special Economic Zones (Coega, Dube TradePort, Tshwane Automotive, At...
SEDFA
Credit Guarantee
Khula Credit Guarantee Scheme (SEDFA)
Khula Credit Guarantee is a state-owned insurer under SEDFA (formerly SEFA) that guarantees up to 80 percent of a bank loan when a small business lacks the coll...
IDC
Loan
IDC Energy Funding
The IDC Energy unit funds energy projects at bankable stage: solar, wind, biomass-to-power, hydropower, gas-to-power, energy storage, green hydrogen, waste-to-e...
SEDFA
Incubation Programme
SEDA Incubation Support Programme
Incubation support for small enterprises under the SEDFA Technology Transfer Assistance Programme: access to infrastructure, technical and business development ...
Funding in Gauteng
Provincial and National Programmes
Businesses in Gauteng 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
Gauteng 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.