Rivonia-based service to build up businesses

Access to finance is the lynchpin of every small business and Mfanelo Msweli, finance specialist and business advisor with Tushiyah Advisory Services, has made it his mission to see small businesses thrive.

“[I describe my job as] listening, assessing, finding appropriate solutions to small business challenges and providing enablement. Our aim is to make finance easy and accessible to all ordinary entrepreneurs,” said Msweli.

Through Tushiyah Advisory Services, which is based in Rivonia, Msweli’s support of small businesses goes beyond access to finance and as an effective deal-maker on behalf of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), he also mentors and advises small black-owned enterprises, always striving to enable growth.

His efforts have paid significant dividends and since joining Tushiyah Advisory Services in May 2017 Msweli has contributed to real growth to a range of entrepreneurs in markets such as health and beauty, spas, manufacturing, engineering, tourism, car rental and more.

A recent success of Msweli’s was delivering R5 million in expansion funding for a small and medium enterprise tour operator being mentored by Tushiyah, which has seen the company expand to a staff of 100 and become a strong player in the SA tourism sector.

Msweli’s background, training and experience have more than prepared him to meet the challenges of entrepreneurial development.

His career, which spans 17 years in the banking sector and three years as a personal advisor, taught him valuable lessons in banking systems and processes, in compliance and risk assessment, while giving him extensive product knowledge and a sound understanding of banking.

This has enabled him to navigate the sector, delivering on his mandate to give small and previously disadvantaged businesses access to finance.

Msweli said he moved from the banking sector to small business development because of the vast need for access to finance as well as advice and guidance on how to achieve it that he encountered in the often-embattled SME sector. He knew that with his passion for finding workable solutions and his ability to effectively navigate the banking environment, he could make a difference, ultimately supporting the entrepreneurs who so badly require the assistance.

Details: www.tushiyah.co.za