Deadline: 16 May 2025
Applications are now open for the Fetola Fire (Fuelling Investment and Rapid Expansion) Programme designed to help 60 black-owned and managed businesses become investment-ready.
The structured, 12-month programme provides guidance, tools, and support to help entrepreneurs unlock funding and grow their businesses. It sets the financial foundation for long-term business success.
Fetola Fire, in partnership with JPMorganChase, is tailored for growth-stage SMEs in South Africa. It is specifically designed to help entrepreneurs looking to scale their businesses and secure the funding they need to take their companies to the next level.
Purpose
- Fetola Fire helps entrepreneurs strengthen the financial foundations in their businesses so that they are able to unlock the funding they need to grow and scale while contributing to economic growth and job creation in South Africa.
Benefits
- Business diagnostic tools
- Business strategy and growth plan development
- Action-learning workshops and webinars
- Access to expert mentors and technical consultants
- Personal Finance Coaching
- Financial Management
- Support
- Investment readiness and pitching support
- Marketing and Sales Support
- Access to Finance
- Peer Networking
Eligibility Criteria
- Majority black-owned and managed business
- Minimum 2 years trading, with operational proof
- Geographic focus: All nine provinces in South Africa
- Sector focus: Industrial sectors (agri, agro-processing, manufacturing, logistics, green economy (water, waste, energy) and circular economy
- Annual revenue: Minimum R500 000 in last financial year
- Business must employ a minimum of 2 employees
- Female and youth-owned businesses encouraged to apply
For more information, visit Fetola.
