SMEs & Startups
Our Approach
Entrepreneurship is Africa’s most powerful lever for aconomic transformation. Yet too often it is trapped in the micro-enterprise survival cycle undercapitalized, informal, and disconnected from scalable markets. To unlock real transformation, African entrepreneurship must move beyond subsistence trading into investment-ready, structured, and innovation-driven enterprises.
At Credence Africa, we localize entrepreneurship models to African realities — building on cooperative capital, diaspora linkages, AfCFTA trade opportunities, and blended finance. Our work equips SMEs and startups to become regional growth engines, job creators, and global competitors.
Programmatic Interventions
SME Capital Access Platforms
Blended finance, angel networks, and diaspora investment channels.
Enterprise Structuring Programs
Legal incorporation, governance systems, tax strategy, and compliance readiness.
Market Expansion Labs
Regional growth strategies powered by AfCFTA, franchising, and export facilitation.
Resilience & Recovery Programs
Turnaround strategies, crisis management, and SME risk insurance.
Women & Youth Enterprise Programs
Tailored leadership, financing, and mentorship for inclusive entrepreneurship.
Innovation & Digital Enterprise Hubs
Startup accelerators for fintech, agri-tech, health-tech, and mobility-tech.
Diaspora & Cross-Border Models
Structuring diaspora investments, re-entry ventures, and regional scaling.
Enterprise-to-Cooperative Conversions
Helping informal businesses grow into cooperative-backed SMEs.
Impact Pathways
More investment-ready SMEs and startups with access to blended capital.
Reduced startup failure rates through structuring and risk management.
Inclusive entrepreneurship growth with women and youth at the center.
SMEs scaling across borders into AfCFTA, COMESA, and global markets.
Transformative entrepreneurship ecosystems driving employment and industrialization.