We help entrepreneurs build and grow their businesses.
I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR is a specialist SME development firm. We partner with South African entrepreneurs, and the corporates who back them, to turn ambition into businesses that last.
Trusted by South Africa's leading organisations
We build the people who build the business.
I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR is a specialist SME development firm. Our purpose is to support entrepreneurs to build and grow their businesses through practical, customised interventions, strategy, sales, finance, leadership and everything in between.
Aspiring entrepreneurs often think they only need funding. The truth is bigger. Through our programmes we design innovative solutions that drive measurable growth and sustainable impact, meeting each entrepreneur at their specific point of need, never with a template.
One partner for the whole journey.
From the first needs assessment to funding, delivery and post-investment support, packaged into one firm.
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Mentorship & Advisory Boards
A seasoned operator in the room, matched to the gaps in your business, drawn from a pool of 150+ mentors and advisors.
Entrepreneurs - 02
Fund Administration
Every application screened so capital goes to ventures with real potential for growth and impact.
Entrepreneurs & Corporates - 03
Masterclasses
Practical sessions with people who have done it: strategy, sales, finance, marketing and more.
Entrepreneurs - 04
National Summits
Business discipline and leadership content, delivered province by province across the country.
Entrepreneurs - 05
Enterprise & Supplier Development
End-to-end ESD programmes: sourcing, screening, delivery and B-BBEE reporting on your behalf.
Corporates - 06
Post-Investment Support
Controls, cash-flow discipline and systems that keep funded businesses on track. R2bn+ delivered.
Entrepreneurs & Corporates
We help entrepreneurs build and grow their businesses.
Funding alone doesn't build a business. Strategy, sales, finance and leadership do, and that's exactly what we bring.
Proof, not promises.
Measurable outcomes for entrepreneurs, corporates and the South African economy since 2012.
You built something. Help someone build theirs.
Mentorship is at the core of I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR. Sign up to join our pool of mentors and advisory board members, and put your experience to work.
More ways we show up.
Sanlam SANParks Fund
Interest-free purchase-order funding, up to R1m per order, for black-owned SMMEs supplying South Africa's national parks. Open all year.
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Growth Code
An 18-month accelerator with FNB for established black-owned SMEs ready to scale, advisory boards, mentorship, funding readiness and market access.
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IAAE National Summits
The 2026/27 season is a One Day MBA for entrepreneurs: nine summits, nine provinces, one business discipline each. Seats fully sponsored with FNB.
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