Practical workshops
Eight online workshops covering personal and business money management, the Business Model Canvas, marketing, costing and pricing, financial record-keeping, compliance and pitching.
L+EARN BiZ 2026 | FOR ENTREPRENEURS ALREADY DOING THE WORK
Your business has come this far. Let’s take it further.
L+EARN BiZ is a free online financial literacy programme for young entrepreneurs in the Northern Cape, Free State, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. Learn to manage your money, grow your profit and get your business ready for funding, with a business coach in your corner.
Stronger money skills
Better business skills
Funding readiness
Applications close 31 July 2026. Places are limited.
Fully sponsored
You bring the commitment. The programme brings the support.
8
Online workshops
4
Private coaching sessions
±5
Months of practical support
R0
Programme cost
Information session
Want to know more before you apply?
Join our free online information session and hear how the programme works and ask your questions directly to the team.
Information Session:Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 11:00-12:30
What you get
Real support, not just another course
This programme is built for business owners who are already doing the work. Everything is practical and applied directly to your own business.
Personal coaching
Four private, one-on-one coaching sessions with an experienced business coach who helps you apply what you learn to your own business.
Business growth opportunities
A chance to pitch your business, a certificate when you complete the programme, mobile data support and rewards along the way.
Fully sponsored
What does it cost? Nothing.
The programme is fully sponsored by the ASISA Foundation. You bring the commitment; the programme brings the rest.
Who can apply
Is this you?
L+EARN BiZ is designed for a specific group of business owners. Check yourself against the list before you apply.
- You are already running a business.
- You are ready to attend the full programme.
- You want practical guidance that you can use immediately.
If that sounds like you, we want your application.
Apply nowYou qualify if:
- You are a South African citizen and Black (African, Coloured or Indian) as defined in the B-BBEE Codes.
- You are between 18 and 34 years old.
- You live in the Northern Cape, Free State, Limpopo or Mpumalanga.
- You own a business that has been operating for at least 12 months.
- You work in the business yourself, full-time or part-time.
- Your business makes less than R1 million a year and employs 1 to 10 people, including you.
- Your personal income is below R360,000 per annum and below R30,000 per month.
- You have completed Matric.
- You can take part in online sessions in English.
- You have not taken part in an ASISA Foundation programme before.
Your commitment
This programme works if you do
L+EARN BiZ runs online over about five months, starting 19 August 2026. Expect a workshop every week, a monthly coaching session and short assignments that you apply directly in your own business. All sessions run on Zoom and work on a smartphone.
Join weekly workshops
Build practical money and business skills in focused online sessions.
Apply the learning
Complete short assignments using your own real business information.
Meet your coach
Use private coaching sessions to work through your specific challenges.
Show your progress
Complete the programme and prepare to communicate your business clearly.
Places are limited and there are more applicants than seats. Apply only if you are ready to show up for the full programme. Your business is worth that.
How to apply
Applying is simple
1. Check the eligibility list
Confirm that the “Is this you?” criteria apply to you.
2. Complete the online form
Have your ID, proof of address and CIPC business registration document ready to upload if your business is registered.
3. Complete My Personal BiZ
Finish the short online course required as part of the application process.
4. Wait for the final checks
Successful applicants will be welcomed onto the programme after the final checks are completed.
Participant stories
In their own words
Hear how previous participants used the programme to strengthen their businesses.
Before the programme, we did not budget or write anything down. Now we budget every month, and our business is registered and compliant.Past L+EARN BiZ participant
My coach helped me grow my business from one house to a proper production system, so I can supply consistently.Past L+EARN BiZ participant
I took my qualification and grabbed this opportunity. I started from zero and built something.Past L+EARN BiZ participant
Nomava’s story
Amogelang’s story
Lusapho’s story
Applications close 31 July 2026
Your next business chapter can start here.
Check that you qualify, prepare your documents and submit your application.