About Sedichem

Sedichem is a South African Business and Chemical Technology Incubator. Sedichem is a registered Section 21, not for profit company, whose initiatives are grounded in the Local Economic Development strategy.

Sedichem is funded by the Gauteng Provincial Government through the Sedibeng District Municipality. Strategic partners include Chemin, a national chemical incubator, Sedibeng District Municipality and Vaal University of Technology. Indirect partners include the CSIR particularly the Bio/Chemtek division, business service organizations within the area and large corporates.

What Does Sedichem Do

• Supports entrepreneurs in starting and growing their chemically related businesses by offering innovative products and services backed by a network of partners and associates.
• Focuses on the needs of early phase entrepreneurs, by providing hand-holding techniques and capacity building.
• Help to manage risks inherent in new business opportunities.
• Assist in in establishment of centralized support service, office and factory/laboratory space and equipment, Internet and e-mail facilities
• Facilitate access to analytical services, quality and environmental audits, process optimisation, technology access, business plan evaluations and access to seed and early start-up financing
• Mentoring, accounting and tax compliance, raw material sourcing, marketing and growth planning.
• Brings together key elements for successful entrepreneurial activity, namely: opportunities, investors, capital and entrepreneurs.