One of our core beliefs – and one of the reasons we have invested in our Business Opportunity Marketplace – is that we believe that access to opportunities is a bigger challenge for entrepreneurs than access to funding.

If there is sufficient market for your opportunity, no traditional lender will have the appetite to invest in your business.

Many entrepreneurs in South Africa / Africa are keen to back services businesses or start-ups. The reality is that there are very sources of funding for these types of enterprises. Entrepreneurs become obsessed with the focus on capital raising and less on identifying and growing their market.

This “Entrepreneurship Funding Masterclass” from Vusi Thembekwayo – CEO of the MyGrowthFund – cuts through a lot of the questions or expectations that entrepreneurs would have when it comes to funding their business.