Established early-stage growth companies are due to receive a funding boost following news that Aurik Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd has secured access to a R100 million funding pool.
The entrepreneur builds an enterprise; the technician builds a job. Michael Gerber Entrepreneurs - Jobs

The latest news and press releases at Aurik Investment Holdings.
01 November 2009. Aurik Business Accelerator has scooped the 2009 Mail & Guardian “Investing in the Future and Drivers of Change”, Education Award in recognition of the company’s business accelerator partner, Social Innovations.
So what is angel funding and who are these angel investors? An angel investor is typically an individual or network of individuals who provide capital to start-up businesses, usually in exchange for convertible debt or equity ownership. Angel investors are critical if we are to fill the gap between the financing typically provided by family and friends and venture capital funds.
Business angels in South Africa received a much welcomed boost in the form of a great article published in the business report this month. Carien Engelbrecht argues that business angel groups in South Africa should be given tax breaks on money invested into new and growing business.
When quizzed on solutions, almost everyone mouths platitudes regarding the value and importance of building and boosting entrepreneurship as a way of either creating jobs or developing viable alternative lifestyles.