{"id":876594,"date":"2026-09-01T20:28:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/876594\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T20:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:28:36","slug":"shell-encourages-entrepreneurs-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/876594\/","title":{"rendered":"Shell Encourages Entrepreneurs to Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shell Downstream South Africa (SDSA) today announced that applications are open for the 2026 intake of the Shell LiveWire Enterprise Development Programme, a globally recognised initiative that equips small and medium-sized businesses with the skills, coaching and tools to become structured, scalable and investor-ready.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shell LiveWire offers a full journey rather than a once-off workshop \u2013 combining business foundations, strategic clarity, one-on-one coaching, and real results, so participants leave with a business built for the long haul.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The programme is designed to support entrepreneurs at every stage of growth:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting out (R0 \u2013 R1M in revenue):<\/p>\n<p>Business setup and compliance support<\/p>\n<p>A personalised growth roadmap<\/p>\n<p>One-on-one coaching with seasoned entrepreneurs and Business Growth Experts<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already generating revenue (R1M \u2013 R50M in revenue):<\/p>\n<p>A full audit of business systems and financials<\/p>\n<p>Strategy sessions tailored to the business\u2019s growth stage<\/p>\n<p>Market access and deal-closing support<\/p>\n<p>Funding readiness support to build investor confidence<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The programme is powered by GROW IMPACT\u2019s proven\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.grow-za.com\/the-growth-formula-your-blueprint-for-sustainable-business-growth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Growth Formula<\/a>\u00a0and backed by more than 30 strategic partners. Its impact is tracked quarterly to ensure measurable, real-world results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SDSA\u2019s Transformation Manager, Sebastian Preston says the value of the programme lies in giving entrepreneurs practical support that enables them to build stronger and resilient businesses.\u00a0\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cReal transformation is about more than funding; it\u2019s about giving entrepreneurs the right support, structure, plus access to markets to build sustainable businesses. Through Shell LiveWIRE, we\u2019re helping to develop the next generation of South African entrepreneurs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applications for the 2026 Shell LiveWire programme close on\u00a009\u00a0September 2026. Interested entrepreneurs can apply by clicking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.clickup.com\/9005051520\/f\/8cbwbm0-3472\/HVN3TY959VPNULQ0O3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0to begin their journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shell Downstream South Africa (SDSA) today announced that applications are open for the 2026 intake of the Shell&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":876595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[64,63,99,198],"class_list":["post-876594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entrepreneurship","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business","tag-entrepreneurship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=876594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/876595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=876594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=876594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=876594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}