By Joshua Kadish, CEO and Co-Founder, Sourcefin South Africa has legitimate reasons to scrutinise public procurement. Corruption, inflated pricing, political interference and project disruption have damaged trust in the system, and these failures must be addressed.
Young businesses are more likely to succeed when entrepreneurs, funders and development partners share responsibility before, during and after capital is deployedBy Duduzile Mathabela, Programme Manager, Mr Price FoundationThe funding conversation in youth entrepreneurship is
Executive summary Securing business funding is not about applying everywhere. It is about aligning three things: your funding need, your stage of business growth, and your level of funding readiness. When these elements align with
South Africa does not have a small business problem. It has an access problem.Every day, entrepreneurs are told that small and medium enterprises are the backbone of the economy, the drivers of job creation, and
By Jedd Harris, Chief Strategy Officer at Sourcefin Despite access to finance consistently ranking among the most significant barriers to business growth, FinMark Trust estimates that only 20% to 30% of MSMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa manage
Leading South African SME investment and business development firm, Edge Growth, has officially launched an innovative catalytic debt fund to support established, technology-enabled scale-ups. Set up more than three years ago, the fund has now
Access to finance remains one of the most significant barriers facing South Africa's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). While many entrepreneurs need additional capital to grow, securing funding can be challenging, particularly for businesses operating
Lane Mogashoa, Business Development Support -Enterprise Development, Absa Business BankingWhen Chantelle de Bruyn’s grandfather had to give up coffee for health reasons, she wondered whether she could create something that would still give him the
A new report from Barclays Private Bank has revealed that private equity continues to lead private markets amid growing interest from private wealth investors. The inaugural report, Forging New Paths: How private investors are capitalising on the
