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SME South Africa hosts inaugural funding summit to empower local entrepreneurs | SA News

SME South Africa’s first annual Funding Summit took place on 12 June 2025 at The Empire Conference and Events Venue in Parktown. The full-day event brought together more than 400 delegates, including small business owners, funders, and thought leaders from across South Africa – even as far as the Eastern and Western Cape – to engage on one of the most critical success factors for SMEs: access to funding.

SME South Africa hosts inaugural funding summit to empower local entrepreneurs

A strong speaker line-up tackles real funding barriers

The summit featured 19 speakers who brought deep insights from their fields – including venture capital, bootstrapping, agricultural funding, debt finance, and alternative financing models. Notable voices included Darlene Menzies,…

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