SAB Foundation Tholoana Enterprise Programme 2025/2026 for Young South African Entrepreneurs

Applications are open for the 2026 SAB Foundation Tholoana Enterprise Programme. The programme supports entrepreneurs through extensive skills development, mentorship and access to markets, finance and practical business tools and templates. It includes leadership development, mentoring, online information sessions, market readiness interventions, and resources to track performance over an 18-month period.

Leadership development, practical skills development, mentoring and coaching, online information sessions, market readiness interventions, access to resources, and performance tracking over 18 months.

Applicants must be South African citizens who are actively involved in managing a business, with at least 51% black ownership, and the business should be in an early growth stage and trading for at least 12 months.