SATSA TOURISM BUSINESS INCUBATOR YEAR 5 (2026

SATSA TOURISM BUSINESS INCUBATOR YEAR 5 (2026–2027) APPLICATION FORM
SATSA (Southern Africa Tourism Services Association) is currently rolling out year five of its own Tourism Business Incubator, for the benefit of its members . This business incubator supports SATSA members who sponsor incubatees.

This is an industry led, Enterprise Development(ED) & Supplier Development (SD) platform, for SATSA members, who want to comply with their B-BBEE scorecard commitments for B-BBEE by investing in, black owned emerging micro enterprises (EME) and qualifying small enterprises (QSE) . This Incubator will be aggregating transformation investment(spend) , to have a much bigger impact on tourism. You have been selected to apply as a beneficary on this program:

1.The incubation will be for a period of up to one year from application and assessment

2. This program is a business development and support program(with some linkages), is needs based, and is part of the enterprise and supplier development program of the funder/donor. However, during the incubation you will work with the implementer, Sigma International (only)

3.The program will be conducted mainly in English in the majority, in exceptional cases we will use the regional language

4.You will be required to commit to your development and provide the required information. This programme does not provide direct money or funding, and your development is based on your involvement and commitment

5.The program will be largely virtual support for this you will be required to have access to a laptop and/or smart phone

6.The start of the application to see if you qualify for this fully paid for incubation/business scholarship is the diligent(and accurate/timeous) completion of this application and attaching the supporting documents (as soonest

All information will be kept confidential.

Should you have any questions /clarification please drop an email to Tatia@sigmaintl.co.za . All the information below together with the supporting documents to be uploaded . APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: TUESDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER 2026
1. Business name
2. Business Physical Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
3. Contact Person Name and Surname

First NameLast Name
4. Email Address
example@example.com
5. Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
6. Owners’ details: Provide the full name and surname of every owner/shareholder and each person’s percentage shareholding. Total shareholding must equal 100%. Owner 1

First NameLast Name
7. Owner 1 Shareholding
8. Owner 2

First NameLast Name
9. Owner 2 Shareholding
10. Owner 3

First NameLast Name
11. Owner 3 Shareholding
12. Which sector would you consider your business is in?
13. Website/Facebook address:
14. Type of organisation or legal entity (EG Pty/CC):
15. Company Registration number
16. Year of registration
17. Date business started

DayMonthYear
Date
18. Sales revenue / turnover (Annually) 2024
19. Sales revenue / turnover (Annually) 2025
20. Sales revenue / turnover (Annually) 2026
21. Total asset value 2026
22. Net profit/(loss) 2026
23. Is the business still active (currently)
24. Number of employees (current at the application date, including the owner/s)
25. Number of Part-time / temp employees (current at the application date)
26. Owners’ details: Provide the full name and surname of every owner/shareholder and each person’s percentage shareholding. Total shareholding must equal 100%. Attach the owner CV/profile requested below
27. CV/Profile

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28. Percentage Black South African ownership: _______% Enter a number from 0 to 100. Do not enter words. Example: enter 75 for 75%.
29. Current B-BBEE status level
30. Upload BEE certificate/ affidavit

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31. What are your main products and services
32. Who are the main customers (List)?
33. Do you belong to any industry bodies or associations?
34. What methods are used to market the business to clients and stakeholders
35. What is your understanding of a Business Incubator?
36. Are you currently part of any incubation programme or was on any past programmes as such
37. Are you willing to commit to this incubation programme? This will typically require you to invest maybe anhour or so of your time weekly (in various forms) and you to champion yourdevelopment with the incubator? Importantly this program should not bedelegated to staff.
38. What are the key strengths or uniqueness of your business?
Supporting Documents Checklist to upload
Please tick the documents you are attaching
39. Upload: Company profile

Attach the Company profile file here.
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40. Upload: Business plan, marketing plan or strategy

Attach this only if available.
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40. Upload: Copy of shareholder/owner ID

Attach a copy of the shareholder/owner ID.
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41. Upload: Last annual financial statements

If available, attach the latest annual financial statements.
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42. Upload: Latest management accounts

If available, attach the latest management accounts.
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43. Upload: SARS Tax Compliance Status document/PIN

If available, attach the SARS document or PIN.
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44. Upload: Company registration documents with CIPC

Attach the company registration documents.
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45. Upload: Copy/image of the owner’s photograph

Attach a copy or image of the owner’s photograph.
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46. Any other documents such as certificates, awards, etc, 30 seconds Video

Attach any other certificates, awards, or supporting documents.
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47. I, ______________________________, confirm that the information and documents submitted are true, complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge
48. Signature
49. Date

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SATSA TOURISM BUSINESS INCUBATOR YEAR 5 (2026–2027) APPLICATION FORM

Supporting Documents Checklist to upload