NEF is a South African development finance institution established to promote Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment and inclusive economic participation. The institution provides financial and non-financial support to black-owned and black-empowered businesses, with a focus on entrepreneurship, business expansion, equity ownership, transformation, women empowerment and sustainable enterprise development. Through its funding and investment activities, NEF contributes to economic inclusion, job creation, ownership transformation and broader socio-economic development in South Africa.
South Africa
* Provides business finance
* Supports B-BBEE and transformation
* Offers non-financial business support
* Promotes savings and investment culture
* Supports women-owned enterprises
