Get Verified

Build trust before the first conversation.

Ntuthuko Biz verification helps businesses show customers, partners, funders and opportunity providers that their information has been structured, checked or prepared for specific opportunities.

Why verification matters

Verification is a trust pathway, not a punishment ladder.

Verification helps a customer, opportunity provider, funder or investor understand which information has been structured or checked by Ntuthuko Biz. It can support contactability, compliance readiness, tender readiness, investor readiness and professional presentation.

A business does not need every tier to qualify for all future services. Different tiers support different pathways, and sensitive documents remain private unless a public display decision is made.

How verification works

Ntuthuko Biz checks the information needed for the pathway.

1

Business submits an application and relevant uploads.

2

Ntuthuko Biz reviews profile information and documents.

3

Admin requests missing documents or confirms a tier.

4

Only approved public indicators appear on the profile.

Verification tiers

What each tier means.

Listed

Tier 1: Basic Listing

For businesses that need to be visible and searchable.

Public profile may show

  • Business name
  • Category
  • Contact details
  • Phone/WhatsApp
  • Email
  • Address or operating area
  • Logo
  • Website and social links
  • Business biography
  • Services offered
  • Business hours
  • Images/photos
  • Short founder story

Documents or information needed

  • Business name
  • Contact person
  • Contact details
  • Location/operating area
  • Logo/photo
  • Business description
  • Services
  • Website/social links, if available

Ntuthuko Verified

Tier 2: Ntuthuko Verified

For businesses whose basic identity and profile information has been checked by Ntuthuko Biz.

Public profile may show

  • Everything in Basic Listing
  • Ntuthuko Verified badge
  • Verified contact details
  • Verified location/operating area
  • Business owner/contact confirmation

Documents or information needed

  • ID or representative confirmation
  • Proof of contact details
  • Proof of address or operating location, where applicable
  • Business owner confirmation
  • Updated business profile information

Compliance Checked

Tier 3: Compliance Checked

For registered businesses that want to show basic compliance readiness.

Public profile may show

  • Everything in Ntuthuko Verified
  • CIPC status indicator
  • Tax status indicator
  • B-BBEE status indicator, where applicable
  • Company registration number display option
  • Compliance checked badge

Documents or information needed

  • CIPC registration document
  • Company registration number
  • Tax compliance PIN/proof
  • B-BBEE affidavit/certificate, if applicable
  • Director/member confirmation
  • Business bank confirmation, optional
  • Proof of address, optional

Tender Ready

Tier 4: Tender Ready

For businesses that want to be ready for procurement, tenders, supplier databases and order funding.

Public profile may show

  • Everything in Compliance Checked
  • Tender Ready badge
  • CSD status indicator
  • B-BBEE status
  • Tax compliance indicator
  • Company profile availability
  • Capability statement availability
  • Sector/category readiness
  • Past work/reference indicator, where available

Documents or information needed

  • CSD registration report, if applicable
  • Tax compliance status
  • B-BBEE affidavit/certificate
  • Company profile
  • Capability statement
  • Previous work references
  • Supplier/service categories
  • Banking details confirmation
  • Required industry documents, where applicable

Investor Ready

Tier 5: Investor Ready

For businesses that want to present themselves to investors, funders or strategic partners.

Public profile may show

  • Everything in Tender Ready, where applicable
  • Investor Ready badge
  • Funding need summary, if public
  • Pitch profile availability
  • Documents available on request
  • Revenue/traction highlights, if approved for public display
  • Founder story
  • Growth opportunity summary

Documents or information needed

  • Pitch deck
  • Company profile
  • Business plan or growth summary
  • Financial summary
  • Management accounts or statements, where available
  • Revenue/traction information
  • Use of funds
  • Investment/funding offer
  • Risk disclosure
  • Founder/team profiles
  • Supporting documents

Quality Checked

Tier 6: Quality Checked

For businesses that meet a higher Ntuthuko Biz quality and professionalism standard.

Public profile may show

  • Everything from previous relevant tiers
  • Quality Checked badge
  • Service quality indicators
  • Customer reference indicators
  • Complaints handling policy indicator
  • Professional presentation score placeholder
  • Responsiveness/contactability indicator
  • Operational readiness indicator

Documents or information needed

  • Customer references/testimonials
  • Proof of previous work
  • Service process information
  • Complaints handling process
  • Pricing transparency information, where applicable
  • Portfolio/photos/videos
  • Operational documents
  • Site visit/photo verification placeholder, where applicable

What remains private

ID documents, private financial records, banking confirmations, tax documents, CIPC files and investor materials stay admin-only unless Ntuthuko Biz approves a public indicator or controlled investor access.

What Ntuthuko Biz verifies

Ntuthuko Biz can check submitted profile information, contact details, document presence, compliance indicators and opportunity readiness based on the documents provided.

What it does not verify

Verification is not government accreditation, financial advice, legal certification, guaranteed tender readiness, guaranteed customer interest or guaranteed funding.

Verification application

Apply for the tier that fits your current pathway.

Upload fields change based on the tier selected. All uploaded verification documents default to admin-only.

Step 1: Business DetailsStep 2: Conditional UploadsStep 3: Consent and Disclaimer
1. Business Details
2. Conditional Uploads

Only upload what applies to the tier you selected. All files default to admin_only.

3. Consent and Disclaimer
Uploaded files are treated as sensitive by default. In this build the form sends upload metadata to the backend placeholder; production storage must save files privately and only expose investor documents after admin review.

Verification badges are internal indicators based on available information and do not replace official regulatory, statutory or government accreditation.