ESD – FUND
The ESD Institute for Business Development SMME Incubation Fund is an industry fund that supports the development of SMEs to create sustainable, shared value aligned to investor enterprise development and supply chain initiatives. 

We designed the ESD Incubation fund specifically for small and medium-sized businesses with funding and resourcing constraints.  By pooling ESD contributions and channeling them into high-potential SMEs, the Fund provides a commercially viable way to deliver real impact, helping them to create sustainable impact and to align to the enterprise development and supply chain possibilities of our Investors. 

The primary benefits of the Fund include:

1. Turnkey Solution: Flexible, tailored turnkey ESD solution aligned to the unique needs of the Investor
2. Maximum Impact: Focused SME development with positive social and economic impact
3. Immediate ESD Points: Access immediate and on-going Enterprise Development points that count year on year at benefit multiplier of to 1.5
4. Real Returns: Return on investment is available to Investors based on fund performance. Investors also have access to high impact marketing success stories from fund investments
5. Optimal Governance: The fund employs best practice governance structures and standards in alignment with BEE Codes, and is managed by professional Fund Management and Business Development teams with leading edge ESD & SD experience
6. Supplier Development: Ability to execute tailored Supplier Development programs with the additional support and governance provided by the fund structure