Business Growth & Expansion Grants
Business growth grants help established companies scale operations, enter new markets, and increase capacity. Whether you need to invest in equipment, premises, or people, growth funding can accelerate your expansion plans.
Capital Investment
Grants for purchasing equipment, machinery, and technology to increase productivity and capacity. These often require match funding and job creation commitments.
Market Expansion
Funding to help businesses enter new markets, develop new customer segments, or expand their geographic reach. This can include marketing, market research, and strategic planning support.
Workforce Growth
Some growth grants specifically support job creation. These programmes provide funding linked to hiring new employees and developing skills within your expanding team.
South African Business Growth Grants
15 grants found
Small Enterprise Manufacturing Support Programme
The Small Enterprise Manufacturing Support Programme provides financial and technical support to South African manufacturing enterprises across sectors such as light consumer goods, hi‑tech, and basic iron and steel, aiming to boost local production, increase employment and drive import replacement.
Transformation Fund
A National Empowerment Fund product supporting transformation transactions, acquisitions and growth capital for qualifying black-owned and managed enterprises.
Bakubung Fund
The NEF/BPM Enterprise and Supplier Development Fund is a funding partnership between Bakubung Platinum Mine and the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) valued at a total R3 000 000 for the benefit of businesses located in Ledig, Mahobieskraal and Phatsima villages in the North West province.
Furniture Fund
The Furniture Fund, a R50-million initiative approved by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic), was entrusted to the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) to stimulate growth in South Africa's furniture sector. Recognized as a labour-intensive industry with significant potential to create jobs and reduce reliance on imports, the furniture sector plays a vital role in the country's economy.
uMnotho Fund
This Fund is designed to improve access to BEE capital and has five products: Acquisition Finance, Project Finance, Expansion Finance, Capital Markets Fund, and Liquidity and Warehousing.
iMbewu Fund
This Fund is designed to support black entrepreneurs wishing to start new businesses as well support existing black-owned enterprises with expansion capital.
FURNITURE INDUSTRY CHALLENGE FUND
Applications are open for qualifying manufacturing SMMEs in the furniture industry.
Industry Sector Funding
Funding for entrepreneurs starting new enterprises or supporting companies that want to extend existing operations
Sector-Specific Assistance Scheme (SSAS)
Provides financial support to businesses in specific sectors to enhance their competitiveness and contribute to the growth of the economy.
Manufacturing Support Programme
A dtic manufacturing incentive supporting qualifying manufacturers with projects that improve productive capacity, competitiveness and industrial growth.
Global Business Services (GBS) Incentive
Provides financial support to businesses in the global business services sector to enhance their competitiveness and contribute to the growth of the economy.
Manufacturing Incentives
Provides incentives to promote additional investment in the manufacturing sector.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about business growth grants