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Beyond Funding: What Young Entrepreneurs Need

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Access to capital is often seen as the biggest hurdle facing young entrepreneurs, but is money alone enough? Setlogane Manchidi, Managing Executive for Corporate Citizenship at Absa Group, discusses the realities of entrepreneurship in South Africa, why mentorship and market access matter just as much as funding, and how the Absa Youth Entrepreneurship Fund aims to help build the next generation of sustainable businesses and job creators
14 Oct English South Africa Business

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