This tourism business incubator development programme is part of a greater objective of the revised National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS), 2016-2026, to ensure the sustainable growth and development of the tourism industry. Tourism Business Incubators are intended to provide both physical and virtual business support to budding tourism businesses.
A 24-month initiative of the Department of Tourism, managed by project implementers Sigma International, the incubator is designed to deliver business support initiatives to tourism enterprises (known as ‘incubatees’). These incubatees are located in and around the Northern Cape province. The incubator is resourced with tourism business development officers (BDOs) to facilitate business support services.
a. Establishing and managing relationships with key stakeholders with the tourism business value chain of support, to leverage resourcing and strengthen support for tourism enterprises
b. Working intimately with business owners within the incubation programme with the goal of ensuring effective business support for sustained growth and development
1. Growing knowledge and skills development of incubates (including business improvement skills which will lead to increased profitability and growth)
2. Assisting to improve tourism products and services of enterprises such that that are able to grow and enter new markets
4. Working with SMMEs/Incubatee’s to develop and implement marketing plans for their respective businesses
5. Encouraging an environment of innovative thinking and commercialization of innovative ideas
6. Identifying and evaluating specific business opportunities, including assisting into accessing finance for business growth/ expansion
7. Assisting in achieving improved sales growth of the SMMEs/Incubatee’s
8. Assisting to build stakeholder networks of the respective businesses
9. Offering coaching and mentoring to SMMEs/Incubatee’s
10. Assisting in facilitating linkage opportunities for business.
Type of Business : Accommodation
Contact Person : Aletta van der Merwe
Contact Number: 082 443 1616
Email : askham.chalets@gmail.com
Type of Business : Accommodation
Contact Person : Imelda Simon Claasen
Contact Number: 078 7725 922
Email : imeldasimon4@gmail.co.za
Type of Business : Accommodation
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Type of Business : Accommodation
Contact Person : Maria Mouton
Contact Number: 063 846 1307
Email : rooiduinguesthouse@gmail.com
Type of Business : Accommodation
Contact Person : C Snyders
Contact Number: 078 744 4101
Email : noutefarm@gmail.com
Type of Business : Accommodation
Contact Person : Lizette Knoetze
Contact Number: 082 415 1579
Email : rooipan@gmail.com
Type of Business : Accommodation
Contact : JM van der Westhuizen
Contact Number: 082 371 4549
Email : ksgaskham@gmail.com
Type of Business : Accommodation
Contact Person : Kathleen Jane De Koker
Contact Number: 076 405 4791
Email : kathleenjanedekoker@gmail.com
Type of Business : Accommodation
Contact Person : SJ Koortzen
Contact Number: 060 952 6440
Email : sj@kgalagadi-lodge.co.za
Type of Business : Accommodation
Contact Person : Elizabeth Du Plessis
Contact Number: 072 900 4120
Email : betty@elrosst.co.za
Type of Business : Accommodation
Contact Person : Hoxani Joel Mboweni
Contact Number: 082 492 3469
Email : lochmaree01@gmail.com
Type of Business : Accommodation
Contact Person : Regins Maasdorp
Contact Number: 054 339 3806
Email: ginam@cybersmart.co.za
Type of Business : Tour Operator
Contact Person : Barbara Raats
Contact Number: 078 328 0578
Type of Business : Tour Operator
Contact Person : Enrico Mapanka
Contact Number: 078 202 6134
Email: emapanka@gmail.com
Type of Business : Tour Operator
Contact Person : Ed Smith & Amaureen Smith
Contact Number: 082 535 8830
Email: edsmith2@webmail.co.za
Type of Business : Tour Operator
Contact Person : Siyanda Mcawu
Contact Number: 078 816 6018
Email: siyandatoursnortherncape@gmail.com
Type of Business : Tour Operator
Contact Person : Vinkies
Contact Number: 072 977 0120
Email: vinkie84@gmail.com
Type of Business : Tour Operator
Contact Person : Festus Roman
Contact Number: 060 306 1242
Email: festus.lorenzor@gmail.com
Type of Business : Tour Operator
Contact Person : Gertruida Bott
Contact Number : 063 048 0706
Email : info@miertourism.co.za
Type of Business : Restaurant
Contact Person : Isak Jacobs
Contact Number: 063 263 2449
Email: charmainebrianjacobs@gmail.com
Type of Business : Restaurant
Contact Person : Johanna Meyers
Contact Number : 072 023 3658
Email: johanameyers40@gmail.com
Type of Business : Catering
Contact Person : Johanna Meyers
Contact Number : 073 781 5628
Email: tmhampira@gmail.com
Type of Business : Restaurant
Contact Person : James Mapanka
Contact Number : 074 308 0296
Email: mapankajones@gmail.com
Type of Business : Restaurant
Contact Person : Lillian Damarah
Contact Number : 078 126 0016
Email: lilliandamarah1@gmail.com
Type of Business : Catering Services
Contact Person : Johanna Adams
Contact Number : 073 261 4143
Email: adamsjohanna12@gmail.com
Type of Business : Catering
Contact Person : Sarah Andreas
Contact Number : 073 531 5451
Email: sarahandreas@gmail.com
Type of Business : Shop
Contact Person : Merinica Ash
Contact Number :083 239 3406
Type of Business : Events
Contact Person : Julius Kordom
Contact Number : 082 753 6451
Email: kordomiargob@gmail.com
Type of Business : Art and Craft
Contact Person : Fransina Gooi
Contact Number : 073 622 5247
Email: vanessa.vanwyk@gmail.gov.za
Type of Business : Art & Craft
Contact Person : Ennie Mompe
Contact Number : 0834990668
Email: enniemompe@gmail.com
Type of Business : Art & Craft
Contact Person : Shane Mayongo
Contact Number : 071 761 0303
Email: smayongoshane4@gmail.com
Type of Business : Events
Contact Person : Ryan N Snyman
Contact Number : 071 641 1992
Email: abbyzmdluli@gmail.com
Type of Business : Art and Craft
Contact Person : Nombulelo Paliso Masala
Contact Number : 076 606 5232
Email: rccd001@gmail.com
Type of Business : Art and Craft
Contact Person : Ryan Snyman
Contact Number : 076 818 4494
Email: ryan.seamstrading@icloud.com
Type of Business : Art and Craft
Contact Person : Katrina Aly
Contact Number : 073 727 0306
Email: Alymaggie7@gmail.com
