Business.co.za

Partner Programme

Grow with South African business

Official partners bring services, systems and knowledge into Business.co.za — where thousands of businesses run their day. You reach businesses at the moment they need what you do; they get trusted options; we share the upside. Partnership never buys a ranking.

Apply to become a partner See current partners →

Ways to partner

  • CommerceSell a product or service through Business.co.za — domains, payments, finance, software.
  • ServiceLead a service or industry: answer questions, publish guides, take requests.
  • IntegrationConnect your system — accounting, payroll, CRM, logistics — to businesses' workspaces.
  • DataVerified facts and feeds that make the network more accurate.
  • Content and mediaNews, guides and events, credited and linked.
  • InstitutionalProgrammes, funding and support for the businesses that qualify.
  • FundingFinance offers matched to funding-ready businesses that ask.
  • EducationCourses, toolkits and certificates for business owners and teams.

What partners get

  • Demand at the moment of need. Your offer appears in a business’s own workspace when its data shows the need — no website, a VAT deadline, hiring — labelled “From our partners”.
  • Requests first. Matching “Get it done” requests come to you first, with the person’s consent.
  • Distribution. Your guides in Learn and the feed, your answers in Ask, your integration in every workspace.
  • Shared revenue. Sell through us with every click and sale attributed; we agree a fair share per category.
  • Market data. Demand and price landscapes for your services — aggregated, never personal.
  • Recognition. The Partner mark, your place on /partners and a partner workspace with your results.

What partners do

  • Add real value. Offers that solve a business’s actual problem, at an honest price — often with a BizBucks discount you fund.
  • Respond. Reply to routed requests within one business day.
  • Protect people’s data. POPIA-compliant handling of anything a business sends you; no resale; delete on request.
  • Contribute. Guides, answers and events in your field — useful, not sales copy.
  • Stay in good standing. 12-month terms, reviewed on a scorecard: responsiveness, outcomes, contribution and trust.

Criteria

  • A claimed, owner-run listing that carries the ✓ Checked mark.
  • Trading for at least 12 months, with registrations on file where your work needs them.
  • A clean record of reviews and conduct on the site.
  • An offer that is genuinely useful to many South African businesses.

How it works, commercially

  • Referral: businesses buy on your site through a tracked link; you report sales with your API key; we share an agreed percentage.
  • Reseller: sold inside Business.co.za through your API, paid with a split payment — by arrangement.
  • BizBucks discounts: you fund a discount businesses earn by taking part.
  • Never: paid ranking, sold lists, or messages sent on your behalf.

The process

  1. Apply from your business’s listing, accepting the partner commitments above.
  2. Review. We check your application against the criteria: listing, verification, trading history and record.
  3. Agreement. We agree the terms that fit your partnership — revenue share, data protection and service levels — and both sign the partner agreement.
  4. Appointment. A 12-month term starts: the Partner tag, your Partner workspace, and your offers once you publish them.
  5. Review each term on the scorecard. Every partner goes through this, including partners from before the programme.

Apply

Sign in to apply — as the owner or manager of your business.