Next Generation Business Connect
Real Conversations. Real Founders. Real Opportunities.
A founder led entrepreneurship platform created to educate, connect, recognise and celebrate youth and women owned businesses across South Africa.
A founder led entrepreneurship platform created to educate, connect, recognise and celebrate youth and women owned businesses across South Africa.
Educate. Connect. Recognise.
Everything we do is designed to help entrepreneurs develop stronger businesses, meaningful relationships and greater visibility.
We educate entrepreneurs through practical founder conversations, workshops, panels, mentorship opportunities and development programmes shaped around the realities of building a business. We connect entrepreneurs with business leaders, organisations, potential partners and service providers to build meaningful relationships and create opportunities. We also recognise and celebrate youth and women entrepreneurs through nominations, awards, media visibility and platforms that give growing businesses the recognition they deserve.
UPCOMING EVENT
The NGBC Year End Event 2026
19 November 2026 | LaSalud Kitchen and Lounge, Sandton
Next Generation Business Connect is a South African entrepreneurship platform created to educate, connect, recognise and celebrate youth and women owned businesses.
We create spaces where aspiring entrepreneurs, early stage founders and growing business owners can learn from real experiences, build meaningful relationships, increase their visibility and access opportunities that support their growth.
NGBC is founder led, not corporate led. Our work is centred on honest conversations, practical business education and platforms that recognise the people building businesses from the ground up.