The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) offers many services to starting or existing businesses:

• Business Consulting Services Voucher: These are services designed to help youth-owned business set up, expand or develop their businesses.  To receive vouchers and make use of NYDAs  Business Consulting Services, you must be aged 18 to 35 or a woman of any age . You can access this service at any Youth Advisory Centre. You must have a clear vision of the business you want to start, as well as realistic goals. go to BCSV
• BOSS: Database for youth-owned businesses and procurers to register and search for business and procurement opportunities go to BOSS
• Entrepreneurship Education Training: training aimed at helping young people understand the concepts and principles of entrepreneurship and business go to EE
• Micro Loans: loans between R1 000 and R100 000 go to Micro Loans
• SME Funding: loans between R100 001 and R10 million go to SM funding
• Volunteer Mentorship: volunteer to become a businees mentor or sign up to be mentored by a business person go to ViA page
• Cooperative training: training for young people on the fundamentals of establishing and managing a youth cooperative business go to Cooperative Training

Further Business Content

1. Develop a Business Idea:

• From Idea to Opportunity: A Guide for Young People
• Starting Your Own Business: A Guide for Young Entrepreneurs

2. Types of Business

• 100 How to Start a Business Guides

3. Registering Your Business and Other Legal Implications

• 100 How to Start a Business Guides

4. Write a Business Plan

• Writing a Business Plan: A Guide for Young Entrepreneurs

5. Budgeting

• Financial Literacy

6. Opening a Bank Account

• Financial Literacy

7. Financial Support

• Business Finance: A Guide for Young Entrepreneurs
• SME Funding
  
• Micro Loans pages
• Standard Bank
• Nedbank
• ABSA
• FNB
• NEF
• the IDC
• the dti
• DBSA
  

8. Marketing Your Business/Product

• Networking Your Way to Business Success: A Guide for Young Entrepreneurs
• BCS Voucher Page

9. Bookkeeping and Accounting

• go to BCS Voucher services page

10. Mentoring

• go to BOSS
• go to VIA