Green Incubation and Acceleration Program

Welcome to GNBI Green and Circular Entrepreneurship, which covers the developmental stages from ideation to acceleration. With the methodologies, tools, and tips presented in our incubation program, we aim to provide guidance to business support start-ups like yourself.

We empower green entrepreneurs and SMEs in South Africa and across the region, thus allowing them to successfully and sustainably grow their green innovative ventures to make a lasting impact.

Green Entrepreneurship Incubation is a pioneering program designed to cultivate and support green entrepreneurs who are at the forefront of developing sustainable solutions in the communities.

Our mission is to empower startups focused on critical areas such as renewable energy, sustainable smart agriculture, waste management, and green construction and sectors that are pivotal for a sustainable future.

Incubation Program Core
- Expert Mentorship
- Funding Opportunities
- Business Development Support
- Networking Platforms
- Sustainability-focused Resources
- We hand-hold start-ups along the way to commercialisation and business growth

Why Our Proposed Green Entrepreneurship Incubation Model/ Methodology?
Boosting green entrepreneurship opportunities Green incubation and entrepreneurship offer a pathway to create employment while addressing challenges such as pollution, food insecurity, waste, and the degradation of natural resources. And increasingly, young entrepreneurs are showing the enthusiasm to innovate, set up, and grow green enterprises. Small and growing entrepreneurs have great potential to respond to local needs, use local resources to benefit their communities, and boost regional economic development.

GNBI Green incubator and accelerator: charting the path
However, small start-ups and growing businesses often need a range of advisory and support services to help them ideate, set up, and grow. Such services are even more relevant for green and climate entrepreneurs. To develop their businesses in a niche area, they need specific expertise and tailored approaches to environmental solutions. This is where the GNBI climate incubation program plays a critical role. It will help green entrepreneurs think out of the box and test locally relevant solutions to pressing environmental problems. Climate incubators can focus on areas such as waste, smart agriculture, renewable energy, and recycling. We can also provide seed climate capital, bring in expertise from climate mentors, and help entrepreneurs access markets and private capital. Our support helps green entrepreneurs move forward, take risks, and increase revenue and employment, thereby creating a social movement of community change-makers.

• Location: Pretoria, South Africa, Southern Africa
• Website: https://www.gnbi.org.za/