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
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Transformation Fund
The Transformation Fund provides funding for transformation projects
DTIC Women Empowerment Fund
The DTIC Women Empowerment Fund provides funding to women-owned businesses
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.
Tourism Transformation Fund
The Fund aims to drive transformation in the tourism sector in a more direct and impactful manner that will not only assist black-owned tourism enterprises to expand and grow, but also catalyse the rise of a new generation of black owned youth, women and community owned tourism enterprises to take the tourism sector to new heights.
Women Empowerment Fund
The NEF Women Empowerment Fund is aimed at accelerating the provision of funding to businesses owned by black women.
UIF II
To contribute towards sustainable job creation and retention by supporting job creating transactions while providing concessionary funding.
Industry Sector Funding
Funding for entrepreneurs starting new enterprises or supporting companies that want to extend existing operations
JUNIOR MINING
To assist qualifying enterprises in the mining industry to conduct prospecting work, increase Black Junior Miners’ access and licence to mine ore bodies and promote economic inclusion to support equitable economic growth
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
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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