How SEDFA can finance your venture

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Funding Connection
May 20, 2025

Dear Successful Entrepreneur!

The Small Enterprise Development Agency offers financial assistance between R 50,000 and R 15 million.

To be considered for finance, you must:

Be a South African citizen or a permanent resident

Be a registered entity, including sole traders with a fixed physical address, with a minimum 51% black ownership.

  • Have a written business plan that meets SEFDA’s loan application criteria

  • Demonstrate the character and ability to repay the loan

  • Be the majority shareholder and the owner-manager of the business

  • Provide relevant securities/collateral

  • Have a valid Tax Clearance Certificate

The various industry sectors are: ​

  • Services (including retail, wholesale and tourism);

  • Manufacturing (including agro-processing);

  • agriculture (especially land reform beneficiaries and contract-farming activities);

  • construction (small construction contractors);

  • mining (specifically small-scale miners) and

  • green industries (renewable energy, waste and recycling management).

Essential items you need to apply:

  • A registered company

  • A business plan and cash flow projections

  • Certified copy of your ID

  • Proof of residence

  • Loan Breakdown

  • Supporting quotations

  • Short CV of each shareholder

If you need our support to draft a business plan or assistance with the application process, simply reply to this email, and Anne will help you!

To Your Success

Your Funding Connection Team

Land line: +27 (0)31 761 8677 or Cellphone and WhatsApp +27 064 550 7052

Headquarters: 2 Old Main Road, Hillcrest Office Park, Hillcrest, KZN 3610