GroFin South Africa

GroFin South Africa GroFin South Africa is a specialist, impact-driven financier. We help entrepreneurs succeed by providing them expert advice, continuous guidance, and financing to grow their businesses. We believe that SMEs need more than finance to succeed and that growing small businesses to create sustainable jobs is the most powerful driver of social and economic development that truly improves people’s lives. OUR APPROACH: GroFin ’s business model is based on our commitment to provide our clients with support beyond finance. A deep understanding of the factors that drive SME success is central to this model, as is the steadfast belief that SME success leads to impact success. Since its inception in 2004, GroFin has invested in 761 SMEs and sustained nearly 84,500 jobs. Headquartered in Mauritius, we offer financing and support to SGBs in 14 countries in Africa and the Middle East. We focus on small businesses operating in education, healthcare, agri-processing, manufacturing and key services (water, energy and sanitation). GroFin ’s workforce of 121 employees offers more than 824 years of combined experience in finance and the specialised support of growing businesses. With our headquarters in Mauritius and investment offices across 15 locations in Africa and the Middle East, GroFin offers both centralised expertise and on-the-ground support to SMEs in the countries of our operation. Vision: We aim to be the leading financial services institution to entrepreneurs of successful small to medium-sized enterprises – a reputable organisation that everyone wants to be associated with, do business with and refer clients to, due to our best in-sector performance. Mission: Serving the underserved entrepreneurs in the small and growing business sector with risk capital and business support, helping them to realise their full business potential and deliver quantifiable social and economic development impact.