This is the story of Xolani Dyesha, founder of Rise & Shine Bakery, a business in rural Adelaide, Eastern Cape.

Meet Lwanda Gumede, who built a marketplace for contractors. CID is a platform that connects customers and tradespeople.

The township economy, often referred to as the kasi economy or informal sector, is estimated to be worth nearly R900 billion. Despite its significant economic contribution, this sector is frequently ...

We’ve all been there: You shop online, spot the picture that looks exactly like what you are looking for – and the price is surprisingly affordable. Reviews are unclear, and the description checks out ...

With over a decade of experience in multi-entity financial leadership, Liza Grové is a results-driven Financial Manager dedicated to helping SMEs build scalable, compliant foundations. As an ...

Mayron Kialanda is Administrator at Wakati-taxi. View their profile on SME South Africa and connect with South African founders.

Rinaldo Josie is a Chartered Accountant, CA(SA), and an operations executive. His work centres on operational discipline, good governance and measurable results, and as an APC mentor he helps train ...

Darlene Menzies is the CEO of Finfind, an online platform that helps small businesses find the finance that fits them. A serial entrepreneur with more than 15 years in ICT and banking, she also built ...

For South Africa’s small and micro enterprises, funding remains both the fuel and the fire. It powers growth, yet its absence can halt a business in its tracks. The recently released 2025 South ...

Periodic research into small business access to finance in South Africa consistently points to the same underlying barriers: a genuine funding gap between what small businesses need and what is ...

Big four bank Nedbank has opened applications for the Nedbank Pitch & Polish competition. Now in its 16th year, the competition sees 16 ambitious entrepreneurs go head-to-head in a high-stakes ...

Post-pandemic, South Africa has seen more and more people working from home. In fact, there has even been an increase in freelancers entering the gig economy. As of 2025, the projected number of ...