Programme: Awethu
Project
Organisation: Awethu Project (Supported by Accenture and Discovery) in partnership with sefa for funding (sefa Awethu Youth Fund), and GIBS for training.
Type of Support
· Incubation; and
· Access to funds.
Programme Description
Participants initially undergo a six month incubation programme. Subsequently the best entrepreneurs are funded for a 7 year investment term from R1 million to R7 million. Entrepreneurs andergo a 2 year academy training programmewhile working towards attaining a 50%equity stake in the business.
Target Market
High performance entrepreneurs
Application Process
Applicants must complete the online application form, or visit the offices.
Success Stories
The following are some of the ventures from Awethu:
i. Ek Se Tours is a tour company that takes tourists in and aroubd Johannesburg an Soweto
ii. Chis Pienaar, the CEO of Straight to Your Door rose from making a profit of R2 to making over R10 000 in profit per month. He benefitted from his association with Awethu, and is currently working on a project with one of the world’s largest food companies.
iii. SAfro Kitchen, is a Johannesburg based mobile restaurant specialising ain traditional South African Food.
Contact Details
Physical Address : Constitution Hill Precinct, 11 Kotze Street, Braamfontein, 2017, Johannesburg
Telephone: 011 024 1606,
Fax 086 599 4799.
Email info@awethuproject.co.za
More information is available on
http://awethuproject.co.za/what-we-do/
Complete online application form on http://awethuproject.co.za/apply/
Organisation: Awethu Project (Supported by Accenture and Discovery) in partnership with sefa for funding (sefa Awethu Youth Fund), and GIBS for training.
Type of Support
· Incubation; and
· Access to funds.
Programme Description
Participants initially undergo a six month incubation programme. Subsequently the best entrepreneurs are funded for a 7 year investment term from R1 million to R7 million. Entrepreneurs andergo a 2 year academy training programmewhile working towards attaining a 50%equity stake in the business.
Target Market
High performance entrepreneurs
Application Process
Applicants must complete the online application form, or visit the offices.
Success Stories
The following are some of the ventures from Awethu:
i. Ek Se Tours is a tour company that takes tourists in and aroubd Johannesburg an Soweto
ii. Chis Pienaar, the CEO of Straight to Your Door rose from making a profit of R2 to making over R10 000 in profit per month. He benefitted from his association with Awethu, and is currently working on a project with one of the world’s largest food companies.
iii. SAfro Kitchen, is a Johannesburg based mobile restaurant specialising ain traditional South African Food.
Contact Details
Physical Address : Constitution Hill Precinct, 11 Kotze Street, Braamfontein, 2017, Johannesburg
Telephone: 011 024 1606,
Fax 086 599 4799.
Email info@awethuproject.co.za
More information is available on
http://awethuproject.co.za/what-we-do/
Complete online application form on http://awethuproject.co.za/apply/
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