Edge Growth Esd Sme Hub
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Scaling World-Shaping Small Businesses

Our SME Hub is a home for opportunities, news and resources for small businesses

Calculate your Funding Readiness Score

Apply for SME Funding

Join the SME Programme database

Is Your Business Ready for Funding?

A Really Useful Free Tool for South African SMEs

SMEs like you are key to driving job creation and economic growth in South Africa. We understand that there are many obstacles on the road to business success, but the lack of access to funding remains one of the most significant SME growth inhibitors.

We want to help you find out where your business is positioned on this quest to find funding and have created this platform where you can do three things:

  1. Calculate your funding readiness score
  2. Work out affordability before you apply for funding
  3. Learn more about how funding works with our free resources

Ready to proceed and find out your Funding Readiness Score? Click here

Joining an SME Development Programme

We find that very often it isn’t funding that is needed to take a small business to the next level, but skills and support. Our bespoke SME development programmes, run in partnership with several Corporate clients, often require us to source small businesses to take part and benefit from these great FREE opportunities.

If you would like your business to be considered, please complete this form: SME Information

Applying for SME Funding

If the timing is right for your business and you are ready to start your funding journey, the good news is that we manage a variety of SME focused Funds that might just be a fit for your growing business.

Click this link to see how we work and how to apply: Click here

Agro Processor Scale Up Programme in partnership with FNB

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.

Click here to apply before 14 June 2026.

Enabling Thriving Mining Communities

Implementing Enterprise and Supplier Development within the mining context can be challenging.

We address ESD, ESG and SDG objectives in our integrated financial and non-financial support offering and build capable, compliant local suppliers—not just compliant ESD spending records. 

Joining an SME Development Programme

Our bespoke SME development programmes, offered in partnership with Corporate clients, often require us to source businesses to take part and benefit from these great opportunities.

If you would like your business to be considered, please click on this link and fill in your details.

SME Funding

Unlocking Capital for Growth

Got a game-changing business that’s ready for growth?

Supporting SMEs to Achieve Success

Our partnerships have raised over R2.3 billion in SME funding.

We have helped grow more than 1000 SMEs through funding and growth support.

Our impact has resulted in the creation of 0ver 2.5 million job days.

Client NPS Survey

We are always working to improve your experience and would love to hear what’s working and what we can do better. Please take a moment to click the link below to share your feedback via a 2-minute client recommendation survey.

Please click on this link which will take you to our website to complete the quick and easy survey:
We are excited about continuing and strengthening our relationship with you, our valued stakeholder. We are grateful for your contributions and the significant impact they have enabled.
If you have any questions about this survey, please feel free to contact us on:

Call: 010 001 3715
Email: nmolope@edgegrowth.com