ScaleUp helps founder-led businesses grow from small/medium to large enterprises, with clarity and focus. We take companies from founder vision to repeatable growth by building the strategy, structure and rhythm needed to scale.

We use the Scaling Up® methodology (Verne Harnish), facilitated by an experienced entrepreneur who acts as an objective voice in the room, asking the tough questions & offering guidance that drive growth beyond start-up.

We work with ambitious founders who want to get the joy back from running their company by having the ability to step back while their team stays

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The Vaccines for Africa: Roll-out and Production in South Africa (SAVax) programme invites qualified Chambers of Commerce, Business Organisations and Consortia to submit proposals for facilitating strategic partnerships, knowledge exchange and investment linkages between European and South African pharmaceutical and biotechnology ecosystems.

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South Africa has taken another step towards strengthening youth entrepreneurship with the launch of the Peo Pele Youth Fund, a new government initiative aimed at improving access to finance and integrated business support for youth-owned enterprises.

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Leni Consultants LTD is a Ugandan company focused on creating sustainable solutions that change communities through agribusiness, renewable energy, waste management, enterprise development, and skill building. The company is based in Soroti, Eastern Uganda, and partners with smallholder farmers and local communities to encourage economic growth, climate resilience, and sustainable livelihoods.

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Smallholder farmers in Uganda face many challenges, including:

- Limited access to quality agricultural inputs and markets
- Low productivity due to climate-related risks
- High

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K-Scouter 2026 is an international acceleration programme designed to help innovative startups from around the world establish and grow their businesses in the Republic of Korea.

Backed by Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) and the Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development (KISED), the programme provides selected startups with structured market-entry support, business matching opportunities, investor engagement, and access to one of Asia's most advanced innovation ecosystems.

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NewCarbon Company Overview

NewCarbon is a South African climate-tech and circular-biomass company developing modular bio-refinery systems that convert underutilised forestry, agricultural, and invasive biomass into high-value carbon products, agricultural inputs, renewable heat, and clean energy.

The company was founded to solve a structural African problem: large volumes of biomass waste and invasive vegetation are either burned, left to decay, or treated as low-value residue, while African industries continue to import activated carbon, soil amendments, crop-support products, and energy inputs

GRIPPA WATER – BUSINESS OVERVIEW


Grippa Water is a community-driven bottled water and water solutions business established to provide access to clean, safe, and affordable drinking water while creating economic opportunities within underserved communities.


Rooted in rural development and sustainability, Grippa Water aims to bridge the gap between growing demand for quality drinking water and communities that continue to experience unreliable access to water supply. Through modern purification, bottling, and distribution systems, the business delivers packaged drinking water designed to meet

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) invites South African exporters, manufacturers and industrial businesses to participate in the 9th SADC Industrialisation Week (SIW 2026), taking place from 27–31 July 2026 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

Organised as a flagship regional...

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The Manufacturing Indaba Exhibition 2026 is Africa’s premier manufacturing showcase, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, investors, policymakers, buyers, suppliers and entrepreneurs from across the manufacturing value chain. Hosted at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, the...

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Applications are now open for the Africa Business Accelerator (ABA) 2026, the flagship growth programme of the Africa SME Assembly designed to help African founders build stronger, more scalable, and investment-ready businesses.

The Africa Business Accelerator was established to address one of the biggest challenges facing African entrepreneurs: the lack of access to the business infrastructure, networks, mentorship, capital readiness support, and market access needed to grow sustainable enterprises.

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