PROFILE
PROFILE Free State Development Corporation (FDC) Driving enterprise development and investment in South Africa’s most central province, the Free State. The CEO of the Free State Development Corporation, Mr Z.E. Lebelo The FDC contributes to the Free State’s economic The FDC development contributes to through the Free four State’s service delivery economic pillars: development through four service delivery pillars: SMME/co-operative funding and support The FDC provides products and services to SMMEs and co-operatives in the form of financial support (business loans) as well as business development support (facilitating training training and mentoring and mentoring service providers). service providers). The principal The principal loan products loan offered products to Free offered State to Free entrepreneurs State entrepreneurs by the FDC by are: the FDC are: • Start-up loans for for recently established businesses that that are are mainly at at formative stages. • Expansion loans offering viable and existing businesses the the capital capital needed needed to to expand. expand. • Business take-over finance to to assist potential clients clients to to acquire a a business as as a a going concern. • Bridging finance finance for SMMEs for SMMEs with with short-term short-term cashflow cashflow problems problems with contracts with contracts or tenders. or tenders. Property management The Property FDC administers management a diverse property portfolio and The can FDC offer administers small to medium a diverse enterprises property portfolio suitable premises and can offer at affordable small to medium rates. The enterprises corporation suitable has some premises 253 at commercial affordable properties, rates. The 290 corporation industrial has properties some 253 and commercial a large number properties, of residential 290 industrial and vacant properties land and for development. a large number of residential and The vacant corporation land for development. aims to use them to facilitate commercial The corporation and industrial aims to activity, use them while to assisting facilitate new commercial investors and looking industrial for suitable activity, premises. while assisting The new FDC investors offers looking advice and for suitable guidance premises. in terms of the The following FDC offers incentives: advice and guidance in terms of • the Subsidised following rental incentives: rates. • Rental Subsidised holidays rental of up rates. to three months. • Special Rental incentives holidays of and up discounts to three months. for BEE companies • Special or incentives individuals. and discounts for BEE companies or individuals. FREE STATE BUSINESS 2023 2021 2022 18 8
is renting out 18 850 sqm standalone factory including Furniture FDC Machinery, Equipment, and Furniture for Business Manufacturing PROFILE I N D U S T R I A L P R O P E R T Y T O R E N T I N H A R R I S M I T H FDC is renting out 18 850 sqm standalone factory including Furniture I N D U S T R I A L P R O P E R T Y T O R E N T I N H A R R I S M I T H Manufacturing Machinery, Equipment, and Furniture for Business Operation.. The factory is Situated at Site 2277 in Harrismith and close proximity to all amenities, on Operation.. main arterial routes and Quick access onto N3 Freeway. This factory offers the following: The factory is Situated at Site 2277 in Harrismith and close proximity to all amenities, on Sprinkler System. main arterial routes and Quick access onto N3 Freeway. 4 Roller Doors factory offers the following: Security Guard House This Sprinkler System. Well fenced and secured Investor services Export-related services parking Ample Roller Doors 4 The FDC offers a range of services to investors and The FDC services to exporters include the Investor services Export-related services amps with 100 phase power 3 businesses looking to trade in the Free State. These Export Promotion Security House Programme, which aims Guard to boardroom, toilets, reception, offices kitchen 8 and separate 6 warehouse ablutions with The FDC offers a range of services to investors and The FDC services to exporters include the secured fenced Well and businesses include the looking following: to trade in the Free State. These Export grow demand Promotion for Free Programme, State products which in aims global shower to include • Project the appraisal following: and packaging. grow markets demand through for Free capacity-building State products parking workshops, in global Ample •• Promotion Project appraisal and facilitation and packaging. of investment projects markets the dissemination through capacity-building of trade leads, workshops, networking power contact amps Mr phase Tefo Occupation Matla with for available more 3 immediately. 100 Please • and Promotion facilitation and of access facilitation to finance. of investment the opportunities dissemination with of inbound trade leads, trade networking missions, kitchen 8 and and separate 6 warehouse boardroom, ablutions toilets, with reception, information offices or to view: • Providing projects and access facilitation to business access and to government finance. opportunities product promotion with inbound through trade missions, participation product in networks shower and 800 assistance Email: with tefo@fdc.co.za Tel: www.fdc.co.za • Providing access to business and business government retention promotion outbound group through missions participation and on in national outbound 051 and 4000 and networks expansion. and assistance with business retention group international missions exhibitions, and national access to and national international exportincentive more • Information and expansion. on statutory FDC IS ZERO requirements, TOLERANCE TO FRAUD AND exhibitions, CORRUPTION.PLEASE programmes, access REPORT to Occupation available immediately. FRAUD national market AND access export-incentive information Please contact Mr Tefo Matla for • investment Information advice on statutory and assistance requirements, CORRUPTION with investment INCIDENTS TO THE programmes, and FRAUD technical HOTLINE 0800 advice market 212 on 154access exporting information procedures. and ■ information view: to or incentive advice and applications assistance with and business investment permits. incentive technical advice on exporting procedures. ■ • Assisting applications with and www.fdc.co.za tefo@fdc.co.za Email: 800 4000 051 Tel: business the development permits. of local Contact details • and Assisting international with the markets development and facilitating of local CONTACT DETAILS joint and international ventures/equity markets partnerships and facilitating through Free Free State State Development Development Corporation Corporation FDC IS ZERO TOLERANCE TO FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.PLEASE identification of local partners. Tel: +27 51 4000 800 REPORT FRAUD AND joint ventures/equity partnerships through Tel: +27 51 4000 800 CORRUPTION INCIDENTS TO THE Emails: FRAUD HOTLINE wecare@fdc.co.za 0800 212 154| invest@fdc.co.za identification of local partners. Emails: wecare@fdc.co.za | invest@fdc.co.za Website: Website: www.fdc.co.za www.fdc.co.za 9 919 FREE FREE STATE STATE BUSINESS BUSINESS 2023 2022 2021
