{"id":5166,"date":"2019-11-15T10:55:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T08:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=5166"},"modified":"2019-11-15T10:55:04","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T08:55:04","slug":"achieving-your-dreams-with-government-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2019\/11\/15\/achieving-your-dreams-with-government-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Achieve your entrepreneurship dreams with funding from the IDC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With our ever-growing society and current economic status, the youth is looking in all directions for financially emancipating opportunities. According to IDC Impact Support Department head, Stuart Bartlett, for the South African youth, entrepreneurship is the most fruitful fete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Industrial Development Corporation\u2019s Development<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Impact Support Department, headed by Stuart Bartlett, encourages and guides the youth to branch out into their starting their businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The department of Impact Support marginalises people and communities into the centre of the economy employing women empowerment, youth empowerment and a black industrialist program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bartlett stated that today\u2019s youth is more focused on the social impact that social enterprises have on society and in light of that, the IDC created programs such as the \u2018Youth pipeline development program\u201d to support the evolving youth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This platform helps youth become investment-ready and guides them to any specific requirements set by funders and\/or investors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For 2019,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/?p=12121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the youth accounts for 63% of the unemployed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Just under\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brandsouthafrica.com\/investments-immigration\/state-of-entrepreneurship-in-south-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">50% of youth have entered the entrepreneurship industry<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and according to Allan Gray Orbis<\/span> <a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allangrayorbis.org\/entrepreneurship-blog\/the-state-of-entrepreneurship-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">only about 15% of running the race to the end.<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Which is why the IDC also has the \u201c<\/span><a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.co.za\/gro-e-youth-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gro-E Youth Scheme<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d which provides discounted pricing for youth-owned businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Khutso Theledi spoke to Stuart Bartlett about opportunities and platforms provided by the IDC, listen to the podcast here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/streaming.fabrik.fm\/fabrik\/echocast\/player\/rewind-single\/player.html?id=911bf04b-f407-4d12-bf38-f5392b28d26c&amp;web_url=https:\/\/echocast.fabrik.fm\/YGMLvLwKMw0yZQ&amp;podcast_id=55ecb9f4-bb67-4b60-96fe-e08ed24f5bd0\" width=\"70%\" height=\"150px\" frameborder=\"\"><a>Podcast stream by Fabrik.fm<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h6Yer5jRlqM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Industrial-Development-Corporation-of-South-Africa-IDC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With our ever-growing society and current economic status, the youth is looking in all directions for financially emancipating opportunities. 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