A structured pre-funding self-assessment covering the same criteria that funders, lenders, and procurement partners use to evaluate your business. Use it before submitting any application — or before booking your Ignite Diagnostic.
What it covers
Resource library
A plain-English breakdown of the three returns most South African SMEs get wrong — what each covers, when it is due, and what happens when it is late.
Coming soonMissing a CIPC annual return puts your company in deregistration proceedings without warning. Here is how to check your status, pay arrears, and avoid the trap.
Coming soonMost procurement portals require at minimum a valid B-BBEE affidavit or certificate. This guide explains what qualifies, which exemptions apply, and what a procurer actually checks.
Coming soonCOIDA registration is compulsory for all employers. The annual return of earnings is where most businesses fall behind. This guide covers both.
Coming soonManagement accounts are not annual financials. Funders, lenders, and procurement partners use them to assess operating performance in real time. Here is what they contain and why they matter.
Coming soonThree terms that sound similar but carry very different weight with funders. This guide explains what each means, who can produce it, and when each is required.
Coming soonMany businesses have formatted financial statements that do not reconcile underneath. This is what funders find during due diligence — and it is avoidable.
Coming soonPayroll compliance is one of the most common gaps in SME financial records. This guide covers what each deduction is, how it is calculated, and how to stay clean.
Coming soonDevelopment finance institutions assess hundreds of applications. The order in which they read a business plan is not the order in which it is written. This guide explains the structure that gets read.
Coming soonThe 12-slide structure most investors expect, what each slide must answer, and the three places where South African SME pitch decks most commonly fall short.
Coming soonA 3-statement financial model is the minimum for most debt and equity conversations. This guide explains what the three statements are, why sensitivity analysis matters, and what assumptions funders interrogate.
Coming soonProcurement portals check SARS compliance, CIPC status, B-BBEE, COIDA, and financial statements. Missing one disqualifies the submission. Here is the full checklist.
Coming soonWalk through the same review a funder or lender performs when they assess your business. Use this checklist to identify gaps before they become rejection reasons.
Coming soonSARS, CIPC, and labour compliance deadlines mapped to a 12-month calendar. Every due date your business needs to track, in one place.
Coming soonFrom initial enquiry to final approval, funders request documents in a specific sequence. This checklist maps every document to the stage at which it is typically requested.
Coming soonA guide tells you what to look for. IgnitesPlus delivers the output. Start with an Ignite Diagnostic and walk away with a written issue map and a prioritised action memo.
R3,500 once-off. Written outputs delivered same day. Fee credited against Studio or Control.
