{"id":1553,"date":"2023-02-01T11:40:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T11:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theantcapital.co.za\/?page_id=1553"},"modified":"2025-11-18T20:20:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:20:54","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theantcapital.co.za\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1553\" class=\"elementor elementor-1553\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fhn0i5c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fhn0i5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/theantcapital.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/List-of-Required-Documents-for-Purchase-Order-Funding.webp')\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-author\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/af37ba50f88f3d906e976cda60219142faefaa25b5c90316fb3023fe8d06cc66?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" alt=\"The Ant Capital\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-title bm_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theantcapital.co.za\/blog\/documents-required-for-purchase-order-funding\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What Documents Are Required to Apply for Purchase Order Funding?<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-excerpt bm_content\"> Here are the documents you need to apply for Purchase Order Funding or Tender Funding with The Ant Capital: Valid Purchase Order or Letter of Appointment Project Specifications or BOQ <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-cat-date bm_meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMawande | May 15, 2026 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be a powerful tool for SMMEs that win <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-cat-date bm_meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMawande | March 18, 2026 \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-bottom bm_content_box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bm-post-image clearfix bm-hover-effect bm-hover-effect-blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/theantcapital.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Image_fx-3.webp')\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/af37ba50f88f3d906e976cda60219142faefaa25b5c90316fb3023fe8d06cc66?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" alt=\"The Ant Capital\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-title bm_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theantcapital.co.za\/blog\/how-to-be-purchase-order-funding-ready\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to be Purchase Order Funding Ready: The Ultimate SMME Compliance Checklist<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-excerpt bm_content\"> Winning a government tender in South Africa is a massive achievement, but <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-cat-date bm_meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMawande | March 18, 2026 \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"upl-second-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-second bm_content_box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bm-post-image clearfix bm-hover-effect bm-hover-effect-blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/theantcapital.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CIPC-Beneficial-Ownership.svg')\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/af37ba50f88f3d906e976cda60219142faefaa25b5c90316fb3023fe8d06cc66?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" alt=\"The Ant Capital\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-title bm_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theantcapital.co.za\/blog\/how-to-submit-beneficial-ownership-cipc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A Step-by-Step Guide: How to File Beneficial Ownership on CIPC<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-excerpt bm_content\"> Winning your first government tender is a massive milestone for any SMME. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-cat-date bm_meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMawande | March 17, 2026 \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-second bm_content_box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bm-post-image clearfix bm-hover-effect bm-hover-effect-blur\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/theantcapital.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CSD-Blog.png')\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/af37ba50f88f3d906e976cda60219142faefaa25b5c90316fb3023fe8d06cc66?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" alt=\"The Ant 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url('https:\/\/theantcapital.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Image_fx.webp')\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/af37ba50f88f3d906e976cda60219142faefaa25b5c90316fb3023fe8d06cc66?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" alt=\"The Ant Capital\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-title bm_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theantcapital.co.za\/blog\/how-to-apply-for-purchase-order-funding-south-africa-the-ant-capital\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to Apply for Purchase Order Funding in South Africa<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-excerpt bm_content\"> When you have a government purchase order with a strict delivery deadline, <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-cat-date bm_meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMawande | January 16, 2026 \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upl-second bm_content_box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bm-post-image clearfix bm-hover-effect 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