Furntech Design Technology Incubation Programme

Furntech is a manufacturing business incubator that offers support to existing and start up businesses by providing incubation facilities for aspiring entrepreneurs with skills in the furniture manufacturing industry. Furntech’s Business Technology Incubation Model has been designed to assist and nurture existing and potential entrepreneurs/businesses through the challenging early stages of developing and growing their businesses.

A new addition to Furntech’s model has been the Design Technology Incubation Programme (DTI) which focuses on entrepreneurs in the design industry.

The objectives of the DTI Programme are to:

Support emerging design businesses through the provision of incubation services to aspiring entrepreneurs in the design industry;

Assist existing and potential design entrepreneurs to transform their creative professional practice, technological knowledge and theoretical understanding into long term sustainable businesses;

Facilitate access to high quality design services and capabilities for Furntech clients and to the furniture industry as a whole;

The individuals/emerging businesses that are targeted for participation in the Furntech DTI Programme include:

• Those with experience and qualifications in the following fields of design:
 Interior Design;
 Industrial Design;
 Furniture Design;
 Graphic Design
 Visual Art Design and
 Product Design.

• Emerging/start-up small and micro enterprises in the design industry

• Individuals who are working or have been retrenched in the design industry who want to start their own business


More information can be obtained by contacting Raven Naidoo on 021 - 510 0088 or ravenn@furntech.org.za