Deadline: 30-Sep-20
The South African Breweries Ltd (SAB) Foundation is seeking applications for its Tholoana Enterprise Programme which is a wrap-around solution, supporting the growth of the business.
The programme runs for up-to two years and follows a carefully designed and well-proven method. This has delivered exceptional results time and again across many business sectors. The support package includes extensive entrepreneurial skills development, mentorship and access to tools and templates. Connection to peers around the country, as well as access to markets and finance makes this an exciting and successful programme.
The SAB Foundation is especially keen to create opportunities for entrepreneurs with disabilities, who are strongly encouraged to apply. They invest in entrepreneurs – with a particular emphasis on women, youth, people in rural areas and entrepreneurs with a disability – who show the potential and commitment to grow a business and create jobs. This is done through a structured, two-year business support programme, seed-funding and assistance with access to markets. Applications open once a year, with the businesses showing the most potential and commitment with about 60 new entrepreneurs
The Tholoana Enterprise Programme challenges participants to make changes and professionalize their business by thinking, planning and acting differently. This level of change requires the full commitment of the entrepreneur to enable solid growth as opposed to “quick-fix” solutions.
Focus Areas
The focus areas of the 2020 programme include:
- Enterprises run by or benefitting people with disabilities;
- Women and youth-owned businesses;
- Peri-urban and rural enterprises;
- Enterprises that create jobs in areas with few other opportunities.
- Export potential and/or import substitution
- Growth sectors
- Water, energy and waste sector
- Education (excluding early childhood development sector)
- Technology
- Agro-processing
- Identified growth areas e.g. Saldhana, Lephalale
Benefits
Business support is offered for:
- Businesses in their early developmental phase (does not have to be registered yet)
- Registered businesses in their growth phase
Program Elements
- Business skills workshops;
- Mentoring and coaching;
- E-Learning programme;
- Brand Building interventions;
- Access to resources;
- Performance indicators;
- Leadership Development;
- Peer to Peer community and networking.
What to Expect
- The SAB Foundation’s Tholoana Enterprise Programme empowers you by building your business skills and leadership confidence. Once you have been accepted for participation, a process of self-assessment, goal setting and growth begins. In this process you will need to be willing to be ‘uncomfortable’, as nothing grows in it’s comfort zone and the same is true for both you and your business. Your business’ performance is closely monitored. With the help of your mentor you will develop a set of milestones, linked (where appropriate) to possible grant disbursements.
- The intention is to lay the right foundations to support your growth and development, both during the course of the programme, and beyond. Our aim is to help you grow a business that succeeds well into the future. The two-year programme includes a core programme of five compulsory business-skills workshops held at a central venue and ongoing mentoring, plus a range of support that is individually tailored to your needs.
Eligibility Criteria
- The business is black-owned and managed.
- The business is operational.
- The business is headquartered and registered (if applicable), within the South African borders.
- The business should be a going concern, commercially sustainable and viable.
- The applicants are involved in the business’s daily operations and management on a full time basis, and are not employed by any other organisation.
- The applicant has the skills and experience necessary for the type of business engaged in.
- The business is in the early stages of growth (older than six months and no more than five years).
- The applicant should show a willingness to learn, grow and change.
- The applicant should show entrepreneurial and leadership abilities.
- The Applicant should be resilient and driven to succeed.
For more information, visit https://sabfoundation.co.za/tholoana-enterprise-programme