South African agro processors and food manufacturing SMEs continue to operate within systemic constraints which prohibits growth and creates a growth stagnation cycle. The root of the issue, which is largely external and beyond the control of the SMEs, stems from an undifferentiated trap of being “too big to be small, and too small to be big”. Edge Growth is actively committed to promoting transformation of small to medium business development, which is why they have partnered with FNB to bring you an innovative programme that provides South African black owned Agro Processors the opportunity to scale-up and ignite strategic growth opportunities through key targeted support.
The Agro Processor Scale-Up Programme in partnership with FNB is designed to support majority (>=51%) black-owned Agro Processing SMEs, with an annual revenue of 10 to 30 million rand, that are looking for strategic future growth support to unlock founder, management and operational capacity through AI integrations, activate strategic B2B growth opportunities and strengthen financial discipline to support sustainable growth. Potential programme participants are required to be processing or manufacturing goods within the agricultural supply chain.
The Agro Processor Scale-Up Programme in partnership with FNB is designed to address these challenges directly and enable Agro Processors to strengthen their scale and growth strategies. Through targeted and practical interventions, the Agro Processor Scale-Up Programme supports participating SMEs to:
This programme provides a tailored approach for Agro Processors to restore growth momentum, unlock strategic capacity and financially enable businesses to alleviate working capital constraints through the 5 key programme pillars:
Programme interventions are developed to be bespoke, founder-led, AI-augmented and a coach-guided scaling journey anchored in quarterly growth cycles, data-enabled oversight and continuous systemization.