South African Small Business Funding

Find the funding your business qualifies for

Vula surfaces verified grants, loans, and support programmes. Registered, informal, or just starting out.

Before you start

Funding is not free money. It is grants, loans, or sales-based finance with real conditions attached.

Where do you start?

Registered business

Find grants, loans, and support matched to your sector and size.

Informal business

Funding that does not require CIPC registration.

Want to formalise

Step-by-step guide to registering your business in South Africa.

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Absa Bank / Tshiamo Foundation

Absa Youth Entrepreneurship Fund (AYEF)

Absa Bank / Tshiamo Foundation

Absa Youth Entrepreneurship Fund (AYEF)

Small Enterprise Development Finance Agency (SEDFA) / DSBD

Small Enterprise Manufacturing Support Programme