Entrepreneurship Matters

Celebrating the entrepreneurs building South Africa’s future. From start-up founders and small business owners to innovators and industry leaders, Entrepreneurship Matters shares the stories, lessons, challenges and ideas driving business growth across the country.

Featured Stories

Unlocking R100m: How South African scale-ups can navigate the growth curve

Taking a business from R5 million in revenue to the R100 million threshold is one of the most demanding transitions an entrepreneur can make. While many South African scale-ups hit early growth...

The Power of We

The image of the entrepreneur working alone from a kitchen table has long been romanticised for its ‘flexibility’. But for a growing number of South African women, flexibility isn’t being built in...

Telkom Business steps up digital workplace strategy for SMEs

Keshal Sookha, Managing Executive for Commercial Strategy at Telkom Business South Africa has around 3 million micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, which collectively employ 13.4 million people...

Making the Invisible Visible: The Real Barrier to SMME Growth in South Africa

Lee Naik, CEO, TransUnion Africa South Africa faces enduring economic challenges: low growth, persistently high unemployment, and rising pressure on both households and the public sector. According to...

Garage-born Chuck Chilli eyes export growth after enterprise development support

What began as a chilli business in a garage is now preparing for retail and export growth, after friends Boikano Sikwane and Tshepiso Manyoha received R100 000 through the African Bank ESD SMME Access...

Small Business Market Trends: How Digital Transformation Is Helping Enterprises Grow in Competitive Markets

Modern businesses work in an environment filled with uncertainties. Customers are demanding efficiency and speed from them. Therefore, as a matter of course, they must assess their use of technology...

Downloadables

South African Business Funding Guide & Directory 2026

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...

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