The SMME Booster Fund (the Fund) provides financial support to organisations implementing business development support projects and programmes aimed at growing and developing SMMEs based and operating in the Western Cape.

The Fund utilises a co-funding implementation model which encourages collaboration and partnerships. The support provided by the Fund will enable the selected organisations to enhance or expand their projects and programmes.

The Fund will support projects and programmes that focusses on the following categories:

Category 1: Developing SMMEs for the export market

Category 2: Business Incubation and Acceleration Support

Category 3: Support to township-based businesses

Category 4: Infrastructure support for entrepreneurial centres

The selection of the organisations will be initiated through this Call for Proposals. The proposals received will undergo a pre-qualification (compliance with the minimum criteria) check. The compliant proposals received will undergo an evaluation and adjudication to identify the most suitable and impactful projects for support.

Click on the links to access the following documents:

SMME Booster Fund Application Guide for Categories 1 -3,

SMME Booster Fund Application Guide for Category 4;

SMME Booster Fund 2024 Call for Proposals

Please apply Here. 

For more information, please contact DEDAT.Boosterenquiries@westerncape.gov.za or 021 483 9112.