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Early stage startup-post-revenue revenue (The startup has begun generating sales and working through stages of efficiency and scale)
Scale-up (The business is scaling up)
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Is your company registered?
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What sector is your business in?
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Bread & Bakery
Breakfast & Cereal
Canned Goods & Soups
Condiments/Spices & Bake
Cookies, Snacks & Candy
Cleaning Supplies – laundry detergent, dishwashing soap, etc.
Dairy, Eggs & Cheese
Frozen Foods
Fruits & Vegetables
Grains, Pasta & Sides
Health Foods
Meat & Seafood (including deli meats)
Paper Products – toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, paper plates/cups, etc.
Beauty, Personal Care & Pharmacy – pharmacy items, shampoo, toothpaste
Pet Care
Other
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Other
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If a product, does your production facility have compliance certification?
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No
No, but we have submitted documentation and are awaiting inspection/approval
Yes
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If a service, does your service fall under one of the following categories
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Organic Waste Diversion (e.g., repurposing food waste for redistribution, animal feed, etc.)
Organic Waste to Energy (e.g., biogas, anaerobic digestion)
Organic Waste to Fertilizer (e.g., composting, vermiculture)
Sustainable Packaging Solutions (e.g., biodegradable, reusable, or recycled packaging)
Food Surplus Management (e.g., redistribution logistics to food-insecure communities)
Urban Agriculture & Vertical Farming (e.g., rooftop farms, food forests using organic (food) waste)
Water Recycling & Conservation (e.g., greywater reuse, rainwater harvesting)
Cold Chain Optimization & Energy Efficiency (e.g., reducing energy waste in refrigeration)
Sustainable Logistics & Last-Mile Delivery (e.g., electric vehicles, bike couriers)
Regenerative Agriculture & Soil Health (e.g., biochar, carbon sequestration farming)
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Have you received any government grant funding in the past?
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Have you ever been selected as a participant in an incubator/ capacity building programme?
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If you have received grant funding and/or been selected as a participant in an incubator/ capacity building programme, please specify.
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In no more than 400 words, please tell us about your business. Please emphasise whether it is a product or a service. Who does your business service? What makes your business special? How is your business creative and/or socially/environmentally orientated?
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How many people in your team?
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0 - Just the founder
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How many people are on your payroll (permanent employees)?
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What percentage of your businesses owners are people of colour/black?
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What percentage of your senior leadership are people of colour/black?
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What percentage of your businesses owners are female?
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What percentage of your senior leadership are female?
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What percentage of your businesses owners are people with disabilities?
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What percentage of your senior leadership are people with disabilities?
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Do you have a stable high-speed internet connection?
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Does your business have a website?
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If yes, please provide your website URL
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What are the key challenges you face in your business? (tick boxes, can select more than one)
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Achieving financial sustainability
Finding clients or customers
Retaining clients or customers
Retaining staff
Too many distractions
Wearing too many hats
Lack of guidance
Getting traction
Slow or lost sales
Unpredictability of business conditions
Unpredictability of business conditions
Customers not paying or paying late
Inability to get credit
Inability to raise funds
Market competition
Not enough hours in the day
Ensuring staff motivation and performance
Balancing social impact with profit
Inability to attract investment
Balancing creative mission with market demand
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Does your business create social or environmental impact? Select 1 option and specify which
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Social
Environmental
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Please describe the social impact your business makes or will make (What social or environmental challenge does your business address and how do/will you go about solving it?) (100 words)
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How do you measure your impact or plan to measure your impact?
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Final Motivation
Why are you applying for this programme?
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Upload a video and tell us why we should select you? (*application will not be accepted without video submission)
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Accepted file types: mp4, mkv, Max. file size: 500 MB.
Upload any documentation regarding your business that will influence our decision. For example: Business plan, Financial statements, Testimonials.
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