Eddie Matoane and Mpho Mosiuoa of KAL Shoes benefited from the Small Business Start-up Fund
Anglo American Zimele – our enterprise development fund – is a catalyst for emerging black business in South Africa, and was established to empower black entrepreneurs through the creation and transformation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Since its inception two decades ago, it has invested in a number of SMEs across a variety of industries, and provides loan and equity finance to support start-up or expanding businesses.
Its incubator approach to enterprise development has been adopted by the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme, and has been implemented by organisations including the IFC in Kazakhstan, Sasol, Mondi South Africa and Barloworld.
Zimele has four funds:
- The Supply Chain Fund
- The Anglo Khula Mining Fund
- The Communities Fund
- The Olwazini Fund
For full details about our funds, including information about the evaluation and application process, visit the Anglo American Zimele section.