EVERY BUSINESS IS ON A JOURNEY A journey of evolution. A journey of learning. A journey of growth.
Our Approach Explore Enterprise SupportsTransforming Enterprise Development Outcomes Through Collaborative Solutions
The local Enterprise and Association Development (LEAD) is an organisation dedicated to leveraging an ecosystem that enables businesses through systematic and effective collaboration to thrive and grow. We work in partnership with companies from all market sectors, from small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to large organisations to create innovative, transformative and sustainable solutions backed with funding and grants to help them on their journey as they develop, grow and scale and expand their market footprint to transform South Africa’s economy and to ensure increased, sustainable job creation.
Here at the LEAD, we believe in a world where collaboration is the norm and all market sectors combine their resources through partnership at unprecedented scale to deliver true sustainable development.
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The Journey
Your journey to growing a competitive business starts with your ambition. To achieve scale, your product or service needs to solve a problem for customers, and your business needs to be agile and innovative to keep up with their changing needs.
The starting point in our journey together is a conversation about your business and your ambitions. Our development advisors are skilled at understanding a company's needs and challenges, and we’re ready to help in a range of different ways:
Find the right solution
If your business needs support, we're in your corner. Our experienced advisors will provide /connect you with the supports, insights and advice for all stages your business is at on the journey. We will work closely with your business to help you achieve your goals.
Build business capabilities
To succeed in today’s fast-paced world, businesses can’t stand still. We offer management development programmes to help your business develop, grow and scale, raise capital and enhance capabilities in areas like innovation, digitalisation and sustainability.
Fund your growth ambitions
You may need to adapt your service or product, build your team or expand production. We can provide funding to help your business become more competitive or productive, and we invest directly in promising and profitable businesses that have strong market potential.
Our Institutional Framework
