Who we help
IgnitesPlus works with businesses that are already operating — not ideas, not startups pre-revenue. You have customers, some records, and real pressure to become funder-legible.
This page will help you assess whether the fit is right — and be honest about when it is not.
Fit criteria
We review every intake before accepting a mandate. These are the four criteria we assess — not a checklist you fill in, but a structure we use to confirm the work is right for both parties.
Your business is formally registered — CIPC, tax-registered, and actively trading. You have a track record: customers, revenue, and transactions that can be traced.
CIPC registration, tax number, and 2+ years of trading are the baseline.
Your business earns through ongoing relationships, repeat customers, contracts, or procurement pipelines — not single transactions with no repeat model.
Funders and lenders assess sustainability. Recurring revenue is the signal.
Some records exist: bank statements, invoices, payroll records, tax submissions. They may be incomplete, behind, or disorganised. That is why you are here.
We assess fit based on what exists — not what should exist.
You have a concrete reason to get funder-ready: a funding application, a tender pre-qualification, a SARS compliance issue, a lender request, or a procurement partner asking for financial statements.
Hypothetical future funding plans are not a mandate. Real pressure is.
When to engage
Real pressure, not hypothetical planning. If any of these describe your business, the right route is clear.
Your bank, a development finance institution, or an equity investor has requested management accounts, financial statements, or a financial model. Your records are not in the shape they need to be.
Procurement pre-qualification requires clean compliance — SARS tax clearance, CIPC status, B-BBEE certificate, and audited or reviewed financials. One gap fails the submission.
Outstanding compliance submissions with SARS that are quietly accumulating penalties. A compliance risk that needs resolving before it becomes a material problem.
You need a pitch deck, a 3-statement financial model with sensitivity analysis, and an investment teaser that survives institutional scrutiny. Not a good-looking document — a funder-grade one.
Reconciliation has not happened. Management accounts do not exist. A lender is asking questions you cannot currently answer. You need clean books before any external conversation can proceed.
A funding application failed. A tender was rejected. You received no clear feedback. The Ignite Diagnostic gives you a written issue map and a prioritised action memo — what the assessor likely saw.
Honest assessment
We review every intake and decline mandates that are not the right fit. This saves both parties time. Read both columns honestly.
Right for you
Not the right fit
Still unsure?
If you meet the four criteria but are unsure which service route fits, the Ignite Diagnostic is the right first step. A 90-minute structured assessment gives you a written issue map and a prioritised action memo.
The Diagnostic is also how we confirm fit in person. If IgnitesPlus is not the right mandate after the session, we will say so — and tell you why.
What the Diagnostic gives you
90-minute structured assessment
Paid session — not a sales call. A working session with a structured agenda.
Written issue map
A document identifying your highest-priority financial, compliance, and document gaps.
Prioritised action memo
A clear recommended sequence — what to fix first, and why.
R3,500 fee credited forward
Applied against your first Studio or Control engagement where the project proceeds within the agreed validity period.
Submit your intake form and tell us your situation. We respond within 1–2 business days with a straight assessment of fit and recommended next steps.
We review every submission. No pressure. A straight answer on fit within 1–2 business days.
