Membership

Members are graded in accordance with their level of skill, education and more importantly their advisory experience.

Has You Covered

With grading, accreditation and maintaining of professional standards of conduct among Business Advisors, Mentors, Coaches and Counsellors.

Membership &
Accreditation

Members are graded in accordance with their level of skill, education and more importantly their advisory experience.

Continued Professional Development

We have multiple programs made for continued growth for business advisors and entrepreneurs.

Critical Skills
Visa

IBASA is recognized by SAQA and can provide you with the confirmations you require to comply with sections A and B of your application.

About IBASA

Growing the Industry of Business Advisors

The Institute of Business Advisors Southern Africa (IBASA) is an Independent, Non-Statutory, Professional Body recognised by SAQA, that Grades and Accredits Business Advisors, Consultants, Coaches and Mentors serving micro, small and medium enterprises (SMME’s) in Southern Africa.

We pride ourselves on Setting, Implementing and Maintaining Professional Standards of Good Practice and Codes of Ethics, among Business Advisors, Consultants, Coaches and Mentors.

Endorsed by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA)

The IBASA represents business advising professionals, within a framework, endorsed by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Our professionals provide services to small, micro and medium-sized businesses in Southern Africa and hence, contribute to the social and economic development of the region.

Recognized professional status, education and Continuous Professional Development

The IBASA grants members recognised professional status, education, and Continuous Professional Development to enhance service quality. This adheres to a strict Code of Conduct for the benefit of entrepreneurs. We provide high-impact, quality-assured solutions for SMMEs through our graded members.

The core function of the IBASA is the grading, accreditation, and maintaining of professional standards of conduct among Business Advisors, Mentors, Coaches and Counsellors.

Our goal is to become a statutory body for Business Advisors in South Africa, with the purpose to regulate the small business environment and to create a barrier to entry for unqualified and unscrupulous operators who are contaminating the reputation of the rest of the truly professional members of this group of small business service providers.

We believe that the quality and sustainability of small business in South Africa is directly linked to the quality and professionalism of properly qualified, accredited and certified Business Advisors in our country. The negative impact of bad business advice on SMME’s and the economy as a whole can only be guessed at.