• Investor

Edge Growth

At Edge Growth, they close the gaps between Enterprise Development, Supplier Development and Preferential Procurement. Their unique approach connects business strategy and SME development, commercial leadership and good corporate citizenship, ESD investment and socio-economic impact, B-BBEE points and the bottom line.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Classroom / seminar training
    • Cohort or group support
    • Peer to Peer / Network-based Support

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Leadership development
    • Access to networks and partners
    • Marketing support or market research
    • Building HR capacity
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Financial management
    • Needs assessment
    • Performance management
    • Value / supply chain development
    • Ideation
    • Legal, accounting, other office services
    • Sector development
    • Governance structure
    • Investor showcases
    • Due diligence
    • Building M&E capacity
    • Technology development or adoption

  • Investment Instruments

    • Equity

  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Provide financial support to intermediaries
    • Conduct research on the sector
    • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Sector agnostic

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Social enterprise
    • Women entrepreneurs
    • Science, engineering or invention based businesses
    • Accessibility
    • Advocacy
    • Citizen empowerment
    • Rural communities
    • Gender inclusion
    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Urban communities
    • Minority or previously excluded population

  • Impact objectives

    • Access to education
    • Capacity building
    • Community development
    • Employment generation
    • Income/productivity growth
    • Access to information
    • Equality and empowerment
    • Access to clean water and sanitation
    • Access to energy

  • Verticals

    • AgTech
    • CleanTech
    • Biotech
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