The JSE, in partnership with Aurik Enterprise Development, is inviting established, majority black-owned businesses in the Event Management, Marketing & Communications, and Human Resources sectors to apply for a unique long-term business growth opportunity.

This programme combines structured business development with access to growth funding, helping selected businesses strengthen their foundations, invest in their growth and build long-term value.

If your business is ready for its next chapter, apply now and join a briefing on 28 July to get more insight into the benefits and next steps.

Access to funding can help a business grow, but lasting growth depends on something more.

It depends on having the right strategy, strong leadership, effective systems and the ability to consistently deliver for customers as your business grows.

That’s why this long-term programme combines five years of structured business development with access to growth funding, giving businesses the opportunity to build the capability needed to make that investment count.

Through Aurik’s proven Asset of Value methodology, experienced business facilitators guide business owners to strengthen every part of their business while implementing practical improvements that remain within the business long after the programme ends.

This isn’t about someone building your business for you, it’s about equipping you and your team to build a business that continues to grow, create opportunities and deliver value for years to come.

We’re looking for established South African businesses operating in any of the following sectors.

Event Management

Businesses specialising in:

• Corporate event planning
• Conference management
• Event production
• Exhibitions
• Corporate activations
• Event logistics
• Related event services

Marketing & Communications

Businesses providing:

• Digital marketing
• Branding
• Creative services
• Public relations
• Media buying and planning
• Social media marketing
• Content creation
• Related marketing services

Human Resources

Businesses specialising in:

• Recruitment and talent acquisition
• HR consulting
• Training and development
• Organisational development
• Payroll services
• Other HR-related solutions

Is your business eligible?

To be considered, your business should:

• Be a majority black-owned business.
• Have been operating successfully for approximately 3 to 5 years.
• Generate annual turnover of approximately R1 million to under R50 million.
• Operate anywhere in South Africa.
• Operate within one of the eligible sectors.
• Have the relevant technical capability and industry experience.
• Be committed to actively participating in a five-year business development journey.

Register for a briefing where you will gain an understanding of the full benefits and criteria of this game changing partnership

Aurik has helped over 4,000 business owners in different industries. We use hands-on, step-by-step support that really works. In fact, our clients have grown their yearly sales by an average of 131%!

You will get long-term growth, real results, and more value from your business.  We’ll work closely with you and your team to…

You’ve built an innovative technology solution. Perhaps it’s already helping businesses, communities or organisations solve important challenges.

Now it’s time to build the business behind the innovation.

The Sage Foundation, in partnership with Aurik Enterprise Development, is offering a select group of South African software businesses the opportunity to participate in a structured Enterprise Development programme designed to help technology businesses strengthen their operations, improve scalability and unlock sustainable growth.

If you’re developing technology that creates meaningful social, economic or environmental impact, this opportunity could help you harness its full commercial potential.

Many technology founders focus their energy on developing exceptional products. As demand grows, they often discover that scaling the business requires entirely different systems, processes and capabilities.

This programme is designed to help you build those foundations.

Working through Aurik’s proven Asset of Value methodology, you’ll implement practical improvements across your business that enable sustainable growth, stronger delivery, increased resilience and greater long-term value.

The programme doesn’t build your business for you. It equips you with the tools, frameworks and expert guidance to build it yourself, creating capability that lasts long after the programme ends.

We’re looking for South African software businesses that are creating technology that addresses social, economic or environmental challenges while contributing towards one or more United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In addition they should:

• Have been operating for 3–5 years
• Generate annual turnover between R1 million and R10 million
• Employ between 2 and 4 active team members
• Have developed, or are actively developing, an innovative software or technology solution
• Are in the growth or scale phase
• Have a financially sustainable business model
• Can incorporate Sage products into their business operations

Register for a briefing where you will gain an understanding of the full benefits and criteria of this game changing partnership

Aurik has helped over 4,000 business owners in different industries. We use hands-on, step-by-step support that really works. In fact, our clients have grown their yearly sales by an average of 131%!

You will get long-term growth, real results, and more value from your business.  We’ll work closely with you and your team to…