🧭 2-minute guide
Which Track Do I Need?
Everyone starts with the Core Course. Add one Sector Pack for your trade, and the Solo overlay if you're flying solo. Here's how to choose.
How the course is built
Core → your trade → solo (if it's just you)
1. Core Course (everyone)
Register, get tax-ready, employ, stay compliant and protect yourself. The universal foundation every SA (Pty) Ltd needs.
2. Add 1 Sector Pack (your trade)
Only the licences, contracts and risks unique to your industry — nothing you don't need.
3. Add Solo overlay (optional)
If the whole company is just you — pay yourself properly, avoid the surety trap, plan continuity.
Match your business
Find your trade, see your track
| If your business is… | Recommended track |
|---|---|
| Consultant, advisor, coach, agency, bookkeeper | Core + Consulting & Professional Services |
| Importer, exporter, shop, e-commerce, wholesaler | Core + Trading, Wholesale & Retail |
| Building, renovation, plumbing/electrical, developer | Core + Construction & Property |
| Web/app dev, SaaS, IT support, agency, data/AI | Core + IT, Software & Digital |
| Restaurant, caterer, guest house, salon, courier, transport | Core + Hospitality, Catering & Transport |
| Crop, livestock, mixed farming, agri-processing | Core + Agriculture & Farming |
| Running the whole company entirely on your own | Add the Solo & One-Person Pty overlay on top |
Worked examples
How real founders stack it
Solo IT freelancer
Core + IT/Digital + Solo — POPIA, IP ownership, export VAT, plus paying yourself properly as a company of one.
Two-partner catering
Core + Hospitality — food premises licence, HACCP, event contracts, and a clean shareholding split.
Durban importer
Core + Trading — SARS Customs registration, import permits, landed-cost pricing, CPA returns.