Toolkits
1.COVID-19 CONTENT CENTRE
Website: https://supportbusiness.co.za/(Western Cape government site)
What it does:
An online tool that offers best practice and other resources such as toolkits to help you understand travel requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Also offers a range of webinars on topics relating to reshaping your business, accessing working capital, and employment law of health and workplace safety during COVID-19.
2.RETURN2WORK INITIATIVE
Website: https://www.return2work.co.za/welcome/
What it does:
A collection of PDF materials that offers step-by-step guidance on re-opening and staying open, including key legal requirements and tools to minimise infection and maximise compliance.
3.10X ENTREPRENEUR
Website: https://tools.10x-e.africa/cov19toolkit
What it does:
- A COVID-19 Survival Toolkit that provides relevant advice that will make a difference to your business and its growth.
4.THE BRANDED START-UP
Website: https://www.thebrandedstartup.com/survivalguide
What it does:
- Sign up with your email to receive a free guide on how to lead, plan, and survive the pandemic as a non-profit.
Pro-bono Services
1.COBRA (Covid Business Rescue Assistance) War Room
Website: https://www.cobra.org.za/
What it does:
If your business is in financial distress, this consortium offers extensive and free legal, accounting, technology and business turnaround expertise to assist and sustain it through the Covid-19 crisis.
A structured business rescue process—with the objective of rehabilitating your company—is also available.
2.SOUTHERN AFRICAN VENTURE CAPITAL AND PRIVATE EQUITY ASSOCIATION
Website: https://covid-19.savca.co.za/
What it does:
SAVCA provides free expertise and professional services, including marketing, legal and finance, if your business has been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and lockdown.
How to apply:
Apply online at
https://covid-19.savca.co.za/
Mentoring
1.FRENCH TECH
Website: https://za.ambafrance.org/French-Tech-community-leaders-in-South-Africa-to-provide-dedicated-mentorship
What it does:
Provides SMMEs with 400 hours of mentorship on:
- Cash Flow management
- Bridge fundraising
- Leveraging the Covid-19 digitalization
- Pivoting
Strategy
1.YOCO
Website: https://www.yoco.co.za/blog/covid-19-small-business-guide/
What it does:
- Yoco helps you to evaluate the financial state of your business during and after national lockdown and suggests strategies on how to manage your mental health and well-being.
2. AZA FINANCE
Website: https://www.azafinance.com/how-african-businesses-can-survive-covid-19/
What it does:
- AZA offers a comprehensive webinar on the economic impact of Covid-19 in Africa and provides tips on how you can soften it and survive.
3. VUSI THEMBEKWAYO
Website: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dhPJJtIBIM&feature
What it does:
- Video presentation explains the five most important things that your small business needs to do in order to survive the Covid-19 impact.
4.
BEST PRACTICES FOR FOUNDERS IN THE WAKE OF COVID- 19
Website: https://www.notion.so/Best-Practices-for-Founders-in-the-wake-of-COVID-19
What it does:
- Strategy document on how to manage risk, uncertainty, and plan for worst-case scenarios.