Uplift your economy
Our SEED programmes take into account the general complexities of doing business in the developing world, and are adaptable to specific challenges at a local level. Our programmes empower and educate local entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs to generate the employment their communities need, and to link local industries to national and international markets.
SEED programmes produce results because delivery is based on detailed, on-site contextual analyses combined with Raizcorp’s highly successful and adaptable enterprise and supplier development approaches and methodologies.
Development finance
institutions (DFIs) to assist in executing and implementing general entrepreneurial programmes, or programmes aimed at youth, females or rural contexts.
Multinational corporates to ensure that CSI strategies are aligned with company strategies.
Mines to execute entrepreneurial and supplier development programmes for surrounding communities in accordance with CSI, licence requirements, etc.
Governments
to design and implement national incubation and acceleration programmes.
Our approach
Raizcorp has developed a uniquely effective model of business incubation which we call Prosperation. Prosperation relies on four approaches to entrepreneurial development and business support which underpin all our offerings.
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The premium brand
The premium brand
Raizcorp is widely regarded as the premium brand in business incubation globally. In fact, The Economist views Raizcorp as the only genuine incubator in Africa. As such, our SEED licensees can be proud to associate with the brand and be secure in the knowledge that Raizcorp has the ability to execute on any opportunity – large or small – that may present itself.
Raizcorp as an equal partner
Raizcorp as an equal partner
As a sign of our commitment, Raizcorp will become an equity partner in the local SEED licensee entity, funding all capital requirements on an equal basis. This investment ensures that our SEED licensees are less financially exposed to the risk of setting up a new business and are instilled with confidence that our interests are aligned into the future.
QUALITY TRUMPS QUANTITY
Quality trumps quantity
IGNORANTLY EXPERIENCED
Ignorantly experienced
THE ROAD TO NON-DEPENDENCE
The road to non-dependence
MEDIUM-TERM SUSTAINABILITY TRUMPS SHORT-TERM WINS
Medium-term sustainability trumps short-term wins
Doing good and doing well
Doing good and doing well
The ultimate aim of all Raizcorp programmes is to move entrepreneurs to the next level in their entrepreneurial journeys (see our Enterprise Development Continuum below). Every programme is designed to reduce the level of dependence on the programme over time, thus creating a truly empowered entrepreneur. As an example, Raizcorp uses guiding instead of mentoring as an engagement methodology. While mentoring makes use of telling and doing, guiding assists the entrepreneur to identify options and their consequences. Entrepreneurs choose their direction and implement it themselves.
Enterprise Development Continuum
Some DFIs we have worked with
United Nations Development Programme
African Development Bank Group
United States Agency for International Development
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Danish International Development Agency