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The Pre Investment Business Centre is based in Gauteng at IDC headquarters in Sandton. have a walk in centre at the office and they assist people with funding enquiries and take it up to the basic assessment stage. can also access these services at regional offices located in each province. McGluwa said the minimum IDC business loan was R1 million.

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McGluwa said while the corporation has funded some astute young businessmen who have gone on to create successful enterprises, South African youth were generally prone to starting businesses in areas they feel comfortable in, but which the IDC would not consider for funding.

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David McGluwa encourages people to make use of this facility. He said it would assist to speed up the application process. Potential IDC clients receive SMSes that alert them to what information is required of them canada goose outlet us throughout the assessment process.

a client waits for information, but they do not know that the IDC is also waiting for them to give additional information. That is where we sometimes experience delays. This portal will assist him or her to track their respective applications, he said.