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Organisation:	- Select All - Aberdare Pietermaritzburg Absa / KZN Government Joint Fund Absa Agribusiness Absa Bank Absa Bank - Corporate and Business Bank Absa Group Foundation Absa Small Business Advisory Centre Absa Small Business Fund ACAT Integrated Livelihood Approach (ILA) Ackerman Pick n Pay Foundation Actis Africa Agribusiness Fund (AAAF) Africa Co-operative Action Trust (ACAT) Agricultural Economics and Marketing Support Services Agricultural Extension Support Programme Aid to Artisans Aid to Artisans South Africa (ATASA) Trust Albert Luthuli Community and Education Development Trust Anglo American / Khula Enterprise Finance Anglo Khula Mining Fund Apex Fund Capacity-Building Fund Apex Fund Micro Enterprise Development Loan Apex Fund Micro Survivalist Development Loan Apex Fund Savings Mobilisation Artisanal Small Scale Mining (ASSM) Training School Arts and Culture Trust (ACT) Arts Development Funding Scheme AusAID Small Activities Scheme (SAS) Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Barloworld ARTWORKS Barloworld in association with Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) BiD Network Foundation Biotechnology Innovation Centre Black Business Supplier Development Programme (BBSDP) Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Supporting Grant Scheme Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Business Development and Training Institution Business in Development (BiD) Challenge and BiD Network Business Partners Khula Start-up Fund Business Partners Tourism Fund Business Partners Women~s Fund Business Partners Youth Franchise Fund Business Partners Business Skills in South Africa Foundation (BSSA) Business Trust, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) and ECI Africa Business-to-Business Programme (B2B) Cato Manor Development Agency / eThekweni Municipality - Business Support Unit ChemCity Chevron Chevron CSI Programme Co-operative Incentive Scheme Coastal KZN College Enterprise Development Programme Coastal KZN College Community Upliftment in Rural South Africa (CURSA) Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Critical Infrastructure Programme CSIR Biosciences: Process and Product Development Programme DaimlerChrysler Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Affirmative Procurement DaimlerChrysler South Africa Dell Foundation Department of Agriculture Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) Department of Labour Department of Land Affairs (DLA) Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs (DME) Department of Science and Technology (DST) Department of Trade and Industry (the dti/DTI) General Services Department of Trade and Industry (the dti/DTI) Department of Trade and Industry (the dti/DTI) through Seda (Small Enterprise Development Agency) Department of Trade and Industry (the dti/DTI) through South African Micro Finance Apex Fund (SAMAF) Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Corporate Finance Unit (CFU) Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Job Creation Trust Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Project Finance SA (PFSA) Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA): Private Sector Investment (PSI): Corporate Finance Unit (CFU) Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA): Private Sector Investment (PSI): Project Finance SA (PFSA) Downstream Aluminium Centre of Technology (DACT) Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry Eden Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd eGoliBIO Incubator Trust EMIA (Export Marketing and Investment Assistance) Group Missions EMIA (Export Marketing and Investment Assistance) National Pavilions Employment, Skills and Development Services (ESDS) Endumeni Chamber of Business (ECOB) eThekwini Grant and Aid eThekwini Municipality Film and Television Production Incentive FinMark Trust (FMT) First National Bank (FNB) FirstRand Foundation FNB - Umsobomvu Youth Fund Progress Fund FNB Solutions for BEE FNB Solutions for Franchising FNB Solutions for New Business Foreign Investment Grant FRAIN: Business Support FRAIN: Franchise Cadets Franchise Support Programme Gender and Women Empowerment Unit of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti/DTI) Georgetown ICT Centre Georgetown Library / Msunduzi Municipality Gijima KZN EU LED Programme Business Enabling Fund (BEF) Gijima KZN EU LED Programme Local Competitiveness Fund (LCF) Global Environment Facility (GEF) GroFin SA HBD Fund 2 HBD Venture Capital IBM IBM International Foundation IFC SME-Entrepreneurship Development Initiative Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Innovation Fund of the National Research Foundation (NRF) International Finance Corporation (IFC) Investing in Culture Isibaya Fund Isivivane Sethu Finance Institute (ISFI) Ithala Development Finance Corporation Ithala Development Finance Corporation Ltd. Kagiso Enterprise Private Equity Fund (KERPEF) Kagiso Trust Kgabane Trust Khula Business Partners Start-Up Fund Khula Credit Indemnity Fund - Individual Indemnity Scheme Khula Land Reform Empowerment Facility (LREF) Khula Thuso Mentorship Programme Khula Enterprise Finance Limited Khumbulani Craft KPA Programme KwaZulu-Natal Innovation Support Centre (KZNISC) KZN Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (KZN DAEA) KZN Department of Economic Development (KZN DED) - Local Economic Development (LED) - EU Project Co-ordinating Unit KZN Department of Transport KZN Department of Transport (KZN DOT) KZN Furniture Industry Cluster (KZN FIC) KZNMac (KZN Manufacturing Advisory Centre): see Seda KZN Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce and Industry Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) Lendcor - The Home Finance Company LIFElab East Coast Biotechnology Regional Innovation Centre (BRIC) Trust LIFElab East Coast Biotechnology Regional Innovation Centre (BRIC) Trust LinuxChix Africa MAFISA Maputaland Development and Information Centre (MDIC) or Community-Based Organisations (CBO) Network Maputaland Developmnet and Information Centre (MDIC) or Community-Based Organisations (CBO) Network Marang Financial Services Matatiele Financial Services Micro Enterprise Alliance Micro-Enterprise Acceleration Institute (MEA-I) Micro-Enterprise Acceleration Program (MAP) Mintek Missions in Technology (MiTech) Mondi Zimele Muden Agricultural Co-operative Limited (MAC Ltd) Natal Portland Cement (NPC) Corporate Social Investment (CSI) Natal Portland Cement (NPC) National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development (NCDO) National Development Agency (NDA) Request for Proposals (RFP) and Programmes Cluster National Development Agency (NDA) National Empowerment Fund (NEF) Corporate Fund National Empowerment Fund (NEF) iMbewu Fund National Empowerment Fund (NEF) National Heritage Resources Fund National Lotteries Board National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund National Research Foundation (NRF) Ncedisizwe Micro Credit Outlet Nedbank Nedbank Foundation Nedbank Small Business Services Netherlands Advisory Service Newcastle Chamber of Commerce and Industry Business Support Centre Newcastle Chamber of Commerce and Industry Oikocredit Oikocredit SA (Pty) Ltd Old Mutual Corporate Social Investment Old Mutual Foundation Organic Farms Group (Pty) Ltd Pannar Seed (Pty) Ltd Pannar Seed (Pty) Ltd Technical Assistance Patent Support Fund Pick n Pay Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business Pitseng Trust PlantBio Trust Productivity SA (was National Productivity Institute - NPI) for the Department of Labour (DOL) Project Gateway Project House (PH) Design Marketing CC (PHDM) Promotion of Agribusiness Linkages (PAL) Provenance Art Public Investment Corporation (PIC) PUM - Netherlands Advisory Service Quickberry Ronald H Brown Institute for Sub Saharan Africa Royal Danish Embassy Rural Economical Development Initiative Okhahlamba (REDI Okhahlamba) Rural Women~s Movement SA Cane Growers~ Association (CANEGROWERS) SAB Kickstart Competition SAB Mahlasedi Taverner Training SABS SMME Support Sasol Chemical Industries Seda (Small Enterprise Development Agency) of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti/DTI) Seda KZN Seda Technology Programme of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti/DTI) Seda Technology Transfer Programme Seda Technology Transfer Programme -Technology Transfer for Women (formerly Technology for Women in Business - TWIB) Seda Technology Transfer Programme of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti/DTI) Seda-eThekwini Seda-eThekwini (Small Enterprise Development Agency) - formerly TBDC (Thekwini Business Development Centre) Siyavuna Siyazisiza Trust Sizanani Advisory Services Small and Medium Enterprise Development Programme (SMEDP) Manufacture/Tourism Small Farmer Development in Organic Agriculture Small Scale Mining Directorate SmartXchange SmartXchange Entrepreneur Support Programme Social Plan South African Breweries Limited (SAB) South African Breweries Limited (SAB) - East Coast Region South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) South African International Business Linkages (SAIBL) – USAID South African Women Entrepreneurs Network (SAWEN) South African Women in Construction (SAWiC) South African Women In Mining Association (SAWIMA) SPII (Support Programme for Industrial Innovation) Matching Scheme SPII (Support Programme for Industrial Innovation) Partnership Scheme SPII (Support Programme for Industrial Innovation) Product Process Development Scheme (PPD) Standard Bank Contract Finance Standard Bank Risk Sharing Arrangement with Provincial Government Standard Bank Strategic Industrial Projects Swedish/South Africa Cultural Partnership Programme Swiss South Africa Co-operation Initiative (SSACI) TBDC (Thekwini Business Development Centre): see Seda-eThekwini Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP) Technology for Social Impact Technology for Women In Business (TWIB) Technology for Women In Business (TWIB) - Women Empowerment Programme TechnoServe (TNS) The Arts and Culture Trust (ACT) The Ronald H Brown Institute for Sub Saharan Africa TIKZN Export Training Tourism Business Development Tourism Enterprise Programme (TEP) Tourism KZN Information and Knowledge Management (Research) Tourism KZN Marketing Partnership Programme Tourism KZN Registration Tourism KZN SMME Support Programme Tourism KZN Toyota South Africa Motors (Pty) Ltd Toyota South Africa Motors Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN) TradePoint Durban Tshumisano Trust Tshumisano Trust in association with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Ukwakha Business Support Services Ukwakha SMME Fund UKZN Graduate School of Business - Business Development Programme Umcebo Trust Umkhumbane Entrepreneurial Support Centre (ESC) Business Incubation Programme Umsobomvu BOSS (Business Opportunity Support Service) Umsobomvu Business Development Services Vouchers Programme (BDSVP) Umsobomvu Micro Loans Umsobomvu Skills Development and Transfer Programme Umsobomvu SME Funding Umsobomvu Youth Fund Umsobomvu Youth Fund (UYF) Umsobomvu:- School to Work Umthombo Small Business Services Coop Ltd United States Agency for International Development (USAID) University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) - Graduate School of Business Uthungulu Community Foundation (UCF) Vukuzakhe Programme Water Research Commission (WRC) Women Development Businesses Micro Finance (WDB-MF) Women in IT ZenZele Technology Demonstration Centre Zibambele Zimele Developing Community Self-Reliance Zimele Zululand Chamber of Business
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Sector/Industry:	- Select All - Agricultural and associated industries Aluminium Arts / crafts / culture etc Biotechnology Chemical and related projects Construction / building / civil engineering / infrastruture Energy / electricity, gas and water supply Environment Exporting Film and television Finance / housing / property Franchising Health Information Technolog(IT, Communication, and Electronics) Liquor outlets Manufacture Mining Research, science, engineering and technology Services SMME`s / poverty eradication etc Sport and recreation Textiles and clothing Tourism Transport and Logistics Water and associated industries Wood / wood products, forestry products, furniture
Funding Source:	- Select All - Aberdare Cables Absa Bank Absa Bank and KZN Government Africa Co-operative Action Trust (ACAT) Albert Luthuli Community and Education Development Trust Anglo American / Khula Enterprise Finance Aspire SA Fund Australian Government Barloworld in association with Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Business Partners Business Partners and Khula Enterprise Finance Business Partners Ltd Business Trust and the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) Captive fund - funding provided by Mark Shuttleworth CDC Group PLC Chevron Coastal KZN College Combination - Government institution / open market Combination of own membership and parastatals Companies Department of Agriculture Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) and private companies Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), Nedbank, Sun International, Vodacom, Royal Netherlands Embassy (RNE) Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) Department of Labour (DOL) - National Skills Fund (NSF) Department of Labour (DOL) and Department of Trade and Industry (the dti/DTI) Department of Labour (DOL) via Umsobomvu Department of Labour (DOL) via Umsobomvu Youth Fund (UYF) Department of Land Affairs (DLA) Department of Land Affairs (DLA) and the European Union Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs (DME) Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs (DME) / Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) Department of Science and Technology (DST) Department of Science and Technology (DST) and other sources where possible. Department of Science and Technology (DST), other funders Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) Department of Trade and Industry (the dti/DTI) Department of Trade and Industry (the dti/DTI) through Seda (Small Enterprise Development Agency) Department of Trade and Industry (the dti/DTI) through South African Micro Finance Apex Fund (SAMAF) Department of Trade and Industry (the dti/DTI), provincial and local government Donations from churches, funders and individuals, both local and international Donors Donors we apply to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (www.minbuza.nl), ICCO (www.icco.nl), NCDO (www.ncdo.nl) and other donors. eGoliBIO Incubator Trust Embassy of Finland, membership fees, member shares fees & REDI eThekwini Municipality European Union First National Bank (FNB) First National Bank, Khula, Progress Fund Fizz Marketing, Microsoft, Bytes Technology-Group, Verizon, Fujitsu Siemens, HP, Axiz, HMC Seswa, Word~s Worth, Room Design FNB and Wesbank Funds from W K Kellogg~s Foundation are used to help cover costs of the business advisor. Global Environment Facility (GEF) Government institution Government, companies and other Hewlett-Packard Individual private fundraising added to by the NCDO Individuals, Foundations, Corporations and public sector organisations Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) International donors, government departments, banks: Hivos, Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and International Network of Alternative Finance Institutions (INAFI). International Finance Corporation (IFC) Isivivane Sethu Finance Institute (ISFI) Kellogg Foundation Khula Enterprise Finance Limited KZN Department of Agriculture and Environment Affairs (KZN DAEA) KZN Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (KZN DAEA) KZN Department of Economic Development (KZN DED), eThekwini Municipality, Trade and Investment KZN (TIKZN) and the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) KZN Department of Transport KZN Department of Transport (KZN DOT) LinuxChix Africa Local and international donors Matatiele Financial Services Membership fees, seminars, workshops etc. Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA), Mining houses, and Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) Mondi SA MTN Foundation and Msunduzi Municipality Municipality, Seda and private companies Natal Portland Cement (NPC) National Development Agency (NDA) National Lotteries Board Nedbank Nedbank Foundation Netherlands Advisory Service Newcastle Chamber of Commerce and Industry Old Mutual Foundation Own sources and grants from KZN Department of Economic Development (KZN DED) Paid membership Pannar Seed Percentage of Dell~s revenue Pick n Pay Price Waterhouse Coopers, the National Industrial Chamber and various other funders. Private and Government Private companies and the Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation (SDC) Private investors, corporates and venture capital funds Private membership subscription and income from activities Private membership subscription, income from activities and export documentation administration Private sector; international and national cultural organisations Provincial Government and financial institutions: Standard Bank, Ithala and Absa Public Investment Corporation (PIC) Range of corporate and other donors REDI Johannesburg Royal Danish Embassy Rural Women~s Movement SAMAF Sasol Chemical Industries Self funding, donations and partnerships with the Durban University of Technology (DUT) and UKZN Edgewood campus. Sources: International Share Foundation/Project members 4%, Churches and church-related organisations 15% and other support associations 81% (26 000 individual investors) South African Breweries Limited (SAB) South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) Standard Bank Standard Bank and Provincial Government funded initiative Supported by Seda (Small Enterprise Development Agency) Technology Programme of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti/DTI) The Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) in partnership with Old Mutual Three sister non-profit organisations in South Africa, US and the UK Tiger~s Eye, Alexander Forbes, IDC, National Arts Council, National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund and others To be determined but probably Ithala, Business Partners and Standard Bank Tourism KZN Toyota South Africa Motors (Pty) Ltd Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN) Training is paid for by the SETA~s UK Department for International Development (DFID) Umsobomvu Umsobomvu and First National Bank (FNB) Umthombo obtains a loan from the South African Micro Apex Fund (SAMAF) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) US Government USAID USAID, The Kellogg Foundation, The Ford Foundation, International Finance Corporation, The McKnight Foundation, UMCOR, The West Foundation, Ewing Family Trust and many individual donors. Various Various, including bond market, credit lines and internal cash generation. Workers contribution (the once-off levy) ZenZele Technology Demonstration Centre