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Scaling World-Shaping Small Businesses

Edge Growth’s SME Hub is a home for SME opportunities, news, tools and resources

Is Your Business Ready for Funding?

A Simple Tool for South African SMEs

SMEs like you are key to driving job creation and economic growth in South Africa. 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, but before you continue, stop to consider these essential questions.

Three questions to answer honestly before embarking on a funding journey:

  1. What problem are you solving that customers will pay for?
  2. Is your business offering innovative and well aligned with market trends to attract funders?
  3. Are you ready to embrace the accountability that funding brings?

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

Joining an SME Development Programme

Our bespoke SME development programmes, run in partnership with Corporate clients, often require us to source small businesses to take part and benefit from these great opportunities. If you would like your business to be considered for these opportunities, please complete this form: SME INFORMATION

Applying for SME Funding

We manage a variety of Funds that might just be a fit for your growing business. Click this link to see how we work and how to apply: APPLY FOR FUNDING

SME Programmes

Upskilling SMEs to Scale

SME selection is driven by the requirements of the Corporate with whom we are implementing a particular programme and from time to time we need to source businesses to take part in specific programmes.

If you would like your business to be considered for these opportunities, please complete this form: SME information.

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Big moves for local manufacturing

Maphuki Leather Designs, a current programme SME, have issued an RFP to conduct a detailed due diligence study for the acquisition of a shoe manufacturing factory in Rustenburg – due date Friday, 6 February 2026

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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.

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The INSETA Broker Development Programme

A development programme that supports the growth of black owned SMEs brokerages in the insurance sector.

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