Invest in the financial resilience of (black) woman-owned microenterprises.

IMBE has a five-year track record in delivering a triple-win enterprise development solution to South African investors looking to earn Enterprise Development points under the BBBEE codes:

  1. Investors achieve measurable social impact (SDG & NDP) by investing in
  2. tried and tested solutions that support the financial resilience and sustainability of (black) women-owned ECD enterprises that
  3. unlock other women’s participation in the labour force thanks to access to quality and affordable childcare.

By investing in ECD microenterprises through IMBE, investors can support the financial resilience and sustainability of women-owned ECD enterprises; unlock other women’s participation in the labour force thanks to access to quality and affordable childcare; contribute to South Africa’s economic and social growth.

IMBE is an Enterprise Development Beneficiary whose purpose is to incubate and build black women-owned ECD enterprises. Our proven enterprise development package includes three pillars of support aimed at providing the tailored support necessary to ensure that these businesses not only survive, but thrive:

ECD Support

Sourcing and deploying seed funding

Sourcing and deploying seed funding for ECD microentrepreneurs

Providing value-add solutions

Providing value-add solutions that formalise and professionalise

Access to capital

Access to capital for growth-minded microentrepreneurs

IMBE Enterprise Incubator hits a sweet spot with Hollard - investing and backing black woman-owned enterprises through our enterprise development programme”

Nyeleti Magadze
Former Hollard Executive Head:
Governance & Corporate Affairs

IMBE ECD Enterprise Incubator has delivered Hollard Enterprise Development points for the past 5 years.

Earn ECD Points

Funders & Investors:

Business Leadership
The Jobs Fund
Hollard Trust
Hollard
USAID
Yellow Woods
Investec

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