It’s hugely exciting to sit in a room full of entrepreneurs. To be surrounded by the embryos of potential waiting to be unleashed. Passion and purpose coiled up like a spring.

Today, as I sat with colleagues, delighting in this spectacle, the question that arose among us was: “Do you think the quality has improved, or are we just attracting better candidates?”

My answer is a resounding YES. Today, we are seeing more people with education and work experience choosing the self-employment route.As the country has sunk deeper into trouble with high unemployment, fragmented service delivery and crumbling infrastructure (water, electricity, crime, rail, road and ports), the tough have got going.

Entrepreneurs with grit and vision are increasingly turning these challenges into opportunities …and building businesses that change their lives, and collectively change the future of the country.

Our job is to help them turn these dreams into reality across the country and across the continent.

If you have the itch to turn your business idea into a success or take your business to a new level of growth, be sure to join our ecosystem. Spread the word!