Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The South Africa SME Fund operates as a fund of funds, meaning it invests in a portfolio of professionally managed venture capital and growth funds, rather than deploying capital directly to…

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

EDHE operates under the premise that entrepreneurship is crucial for reducing poverty, unemployment, and for boosting the economy. The program was initiated to transform universities into…

Year Introduced: 2013 | National-level

The YEDS is targeted at individuals aged 18-35 and is built around several key principles: Youth Enterprise Development and Entrepreneurship is a Shared Responsibility - It is the responsibility…

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The Incubation Support Programme operates by providing market-driven support to early-stage entities, aiming to prepare them to supply to local markets. This is achieved through the establishment of…

Year Introduced: 2022 | National-level

The most recent iteration of NISED is built around four key pillars. Pillar 1: well Informed statistical analysis on SMMEs with Continuous Monitoring & Evaluation and Learning (better data…

Year Introduced: 2022 | National-level

The RTR unit consists of a small team – situated in the Private Office of the President – which works with relevant role-players across government, the private sector, and community-based…

Year Introduced: 1994 | National-level

The central feature of B-BBEE is the B-BBEE Scorecard which measures companies’ commitment to black empowerment. The Scorecard assesses a company's level of compliance against five elements -…

Year Introduced: 2006 | National-level

The Seda Technology Programme's efforts are bolstered by the Technology Transfer Fund, designed to aid clients across the expansive network of Seda branches and incubators throughout the country.…

Year Introduced: 2023 | National-level

The Enterprise Supplier Development Community of Practice works through a public-private collaboration aimed at supporting effective transformation through enterprise and supplier development. It…

Year Introduced: 2004 | National-level

SEFA's core function is to provide SMMEs and Co-operatives throughout South Africa with simple access to finance in an efficient and sustainable manner. It achieves this by delivering wholesale and…