The Absa Small Business Kick-Start Competition

About competition

Stand a chance to win one of five R50,000 business cash injections and a 12-month mentorship package to scale your registered small business.

Absa is looking to back South Africa's most promising entrepreneurs. If you own a registered small, medium, or micro-enterprise (SMME) and hold an active Absa Business Banking Account, you are eligible to enter. To participate, business owners must submit a 2-minute video pitch or a brief business plan summary explaining how a cash injection would help scale their operations. Submissions can be uploaded directly to our official competition portal online or handed in via a digital drop-box at any Absa branch. Five national winners will be selected by our panel of economic experts to receive R50,000 in capital alongside exclusive, monthly business mentorship sessions with senior Absa corporate specialists to help secure long-term business growth.