The RED Door project is an initiative of the Enterprise Developmentsub-directorate within the Department of Economic Development andTourism. The sub-directorate aims to promote the development of smalland/or black-owned enterprises. What is the RED Door?, How can the RED Door help you? Resources for ...  > 

If you are a small business owner in need of individual support and assistance, RED Door Advice Centres around the Western Cape will be able to give advice, help you draw up an action plan and refer you to other organisations who provide mentoring services.  > 

This information pack aims to help anyone who wish to start a tourism business. Included are valuable contact details as well as an overview of policies impacting on the tourism industry.  > 

An extract from the publication "Facilitating Entrepreneurship in Tourism", this guide is aimed at helping tourism entrepreneurs to start up new businesses in the tourism sector. It includes information on how to find out about different businesses regulations and ensure that your business abides by them.  > 

This document considers the pros and cons of starting a tourism business and guides you through a number of questions that you will need to answer before deciding to start a new business.  > 

The Tourism Enterprise Programme (TEP) is an initiative of the Business Trust. The programme is implemented by designated sub-contractors in the provinces.  > 

This document assists potential entrepreneurs in the tourism industry, highlighting issues that need to be considered and providing information about how to set up a business. It looks at the potential of the tourism industry, choosing whether to enter the industry, operating a small tourism business, how to establish various types of tourism businesses, writing a business plan and writing proposals.  > 

The Tourism Help Desk Programme was initiated to provide assistance to tourism entrepreneurs. Each Tourism Help Desk (THD) actively identifies opportunities and entrepreneurs to kick-start the growth of tourism SMMEs, especially in rural areas. The following assistance is provided:A directory is maintained of support agencies, ...  > 

This handbook provides information on tourism marketing, the tourism marketing process and various marketing tools. It also contains a number of case studies and guidelines on developing a website and doing market research.  > 

This Handbook provides tourism businesses with a comprehensive list of support services (training, mentorship, etc) that are available to tourism SMMEs.  > 

You may apply for a tourism sign to be erected near your tourist facility. Three types of facility can apply:A tourist facility which comprises tourist attractions, tourist services, accommodation and special events. A community or public service facility which consists of major traffic generators (such ...  > 

The Department has spent considerable time with industry and local government in a province-wide consultative process resulting in the preparation of a Provincial Tourist Facility Audit, and a Framework for the Signing of IndividualFacilities and the Establishment and Signing of Tourist Areas and Routes in the Western Cape. The guidelines will lead to a major improvement in the quality of tourist and services signing throughout the Province and will provide an added contribution to the success and promotion of the tourism industry.  > 

The document contains guidelines for Local Tourism Bureaus (LTB), information applicants wanting to apply for tourism road signs and the application forms.  > 

The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism through the Tourism Enterprise Programme (TEP), is engaged in the establishment of a black business database in collaboration with South African Tourism. This database will ensure that these businesses are marketed, that they receive the necessary capacity-building intervention ...  > 

This document contains an audit of the existing direction signs and tourist information infrastructure in the province and provides a framework for developing a holistic approach to the provision of tourism signs and information in the Western Cape.  > 

This handbook provides information on programmes aimed at providing assistance to SMMEs in the tourism industry. It contains details on the criteria for funding, the application process and the contact details of the relevant institutions.  >