To partner with government and industry to provide:
Bright, entrepreneurial South Africans with a business idea involving PGMs.
Growthwheel feasibility assessment, technical assessment and feedback
Business mentorship & counceling, training and advice
Networking opportunities
Registration of new businesses and compliance with statutory obligations
Operating registered company
Business plan
To partner with government and industry to provide:
South African entrepreneurs who have experience in producing PGM products or services.
Machinery: Access to machinery, CAD software, administrative services, Wi-Fi and internet
Assistance in procuring raw material
Organised access to experts
Marketing, distibution tools and platforms for tenants' products
Reduced set up capital and start-up costs
Professional security and asset protection
Quality control
Strength and synergy in numbers: The clusting together of similar and complementary enterprises allow small enterprises to reduce costs through
combined and shared use of scarce resources and limited capital
Sustainable manufacturing business from inception to production - The Incubation Cycle
Business modeling
SARS and CIPC compliance
Banking strategies and practice
Precious metal regulations
Trend analysis
Computer-Aided design training
Trainings (Business development and technical)
Growth Wheel 360 screening
Levels of competencies in different metals
Quality management systems
Production plans
Developing branding & marketing material
Costing and pricing
Metal register management
Accounting for metal
Sales targets
E-filing competency
Presentation skills
Candidates who have been in business for more than 3 years producing quality, tested products.
Candidates who have been in business for more than 3 years producing quality, tested products.
Clients are encouraged to operate from their own premises and become independent of the incubator
Access to professional services, machinery, equipment and metals purchasing power is available at a nominal fee. Access to networking and exhibition
opportunities are among the benefits for those who have graduated from our incubation programme.
Participation in the post Incubation hub at OR Tambo airport.
-Exit strategy
-How to find and apply for sponsorship and grant funding applications.
-How to compete and strategies for success.
-How to conduct a business plan review based on:
Export and import iniatives
Export and import iniatives
Investor opportunities
Marketing your goods and services
