FOR ENTERPRISE, ESD & DELIVERY PARTNERS

Run SME support programmes without losing the evidence.

Mothusi helps corporate ESD teams, supplier-development teams, incubators, accelerators and outsourced delivery partners run SME programmes from intake to reporting. Set up the programme. Recruit and screen SMEs. Baseline each business. Route support. Manage mentors and providers. Track actions. Capture evidence. Prepare SMEs for buyers, funders and procurement. Report progress to the client while the work is still live. One operating layer for delivery, one Growth Record for every SME.

Built for corporate ESD, supplier-development teams, incubators, accelerators, science parks and outsourced delivery partners.

Who this is for

Built for the teams that actually run SME support.

Mothusi is for organisations that have to manage many SMEs, many interventions and many stakeholders at the same time. The common job is the same: run the programme properly, keep SMEs moving, and prove what changed.

  • Corporate ESD teams

    Running enterprise development, supplier development, procurement-readiness or ESG-linked SME support.

  • Delivery partners

    Managing programmes on behalf of banks, corporates, donors, DFIs or public agencies.

  • Incubators and accelerators

    Running cohorts, founder support, mentoring, milestones, investor readiness and reporting.

  • Science parks and innovation hubs

    Supporting entrepreneurs, startups, technology businesses and commercialisation pathways.

  • Supplier-development teams

    Building stronger vendors, contractors and local suppliers against a buyer's procurement requirements.

  • Programme operators

    Managing intake, support, mentors, workshops, evidence, outcomes and client reporting.

The real workflow

From signed programme to reported outcomes.

Most ESD and delivery teams do not fail for lack of commitment. They fail because the work is scattered across forms, spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups, mentor notes, workshops, document folders and manual reports. Mothusi brings the delivery workflow into one operating layer.

  1. 01

    Set up the programme

    Create the client, programme, cohort, eligibility rules, intake forms, reporting indicators, support pathways, evidence requirements and delivery team.

    Example programmes
    • FNB Supplier Development 2026
    • Mining Local Supplier Readiness
    • Youth Enterprise Accelerator
    • Women-Owned Business Growth Programme
    • Technology Commercialisation Cohort
  2. 02

    Recruit and screen SMEs

    Receive applications, referrals or imported businesses into one intake pipeline. Each applicant starts becoming a Growth Record, not just a form submission.

    The team sees
    • Eligibility and missing documents
    • Business profile, sector, location, ownership
    • Current stage and obvious support needs
    • Whether the SME belongs in this programme
  3. 03

    Baseline and segment

    MGS gives the team a starting view of each business - tier, score, levers, issue clusters, evidence confidence and readiness - so teams avoid sending every SME through the same workshop path.

    The team sees
    • Some need finance clean-up
    • Some need compliance
    • Some need customer proof
    • Some need supplier-readiness work
    • Some are ready for buyer or funder exposure
  4. 04

    Assign the right support

    Route SMEs into the right intervention based on their actual blocker.

    The team sees
    • Mentor assignment
    • Finance-readiness support
    • Compliance refresh
    • Supplier-readiness pathway
    • Learning module
    • Buyer or funding pack preparation
    • Sector specialist or field visit
  5. 05

    Manage delivery

    Track the work while it happens: who attended, which tasks are overdue, which mentor sessions happened, which documents were uploaded, which interventions are active and which businesses are stuck. Mentors open the SME's Growth Record before a session and immediately see context. No cold starts, no reconstructing the last three months from notes.

  6. 06

    Keep SMEs moving between sessions

    Mothusi AI helps SMEs between formal support sessions - following up on actions, asking for missing evidence, helping prepare documents, answering questions and keeping the next step clear. This is where most programmes lose momentum.

  7. 07

    Route opportunity when ready

    When an SME has enough evidence, Mothusi supports routing into the next real opportunity - not just "completing the programme".

    The team sees
    • Buyer introduction
    • Supplier database
    • Procurement-readiness review
    • Funding or investor-readiness track
    • Partner referral
    • Marketplace visibility
  8. 08

    Report to the client

    Reports are generated from the work already captured - which SMEs moved, which interventions happened, which blockers reduced, which evidence was created, who is buyer- or funding-ready, which risks remain and what should happen next. This is how delivery teams protect the contract and avoid end-cycle reporting panic.

The operating view

See the whole programme in one place.

Not a dashboard - a delivery team's control room. Every SME, its stage, its blocker, the support assigned, and the next action, in one live view.

Mothusi · Delivery Operating ViewFNB Supplier Development 2026 · Cohort 2 · Gauteng · Manufacturing
Live
  • 148active SMEs
  • 31need action
  • 18finance-blocked
  • 11supplier-ready
  • 24compliance stale
  • 7mentor sessions overdue
SMEStageMGSMain blockerAssignedStatusNext action
What changes for the team

Less reconstruction. More delivery.

  • Intake becomes a pipeline

    Applications, referrals and imported SMEs land in a structured pipeline with eligibility, documents, MGS baseline and recommended pathway.

  • Segmentation becomes evidence-based

    Group SMEs by tier, blocker, readiness, sector, geography, evidence confidence or programme stage.

  • Mentors arrive prepared

    Advisors see the record, issue cluster, previous actions, missing evidence and recommended next step before the session starts.

  • Support becomes trackable

    Workshops, mentoring, learning, compliance refreshes, funding prep and supplier-readiness actions attach to the SME record.

  • Opportunity routing becomes timed

    SMEs are introduced to buyers, funders, partners or programmes when the record shows they are ready.

  • Reporting becomes live

    Client, board, DFI and ESG reports are generated from delivery activity and evidence, not rebuilt later from scratch.

Programme owner or outsourced operator

Same workflow. Different owner.

Mothusi supports both sides of the ESD model - the corporate running it directly, and the delivery partner running it on their behalf.

When the corporate runs ESD directly

The corporate team manages supplier-development pipelines, SME support, procurement-readiness, evidence, reporting and buyer introductions from one platform.

  • Bank ESD programme
  • Mining supplier-development programme
  • Corporate ESG-linked enterprise development
  • Procurement transformation programme
  • Internal supplier-readiness academy

When a delivery partner runs the programme

The delivery partner manages intake, delivery, mentors, interventions, SME progress, evidence and client reporting across multiple programmes or clients.

  • Outsourced ESD provider
  • Accelerator operator
  • Science park programme team
  • Incubator manager
  • Enterprise-development implementer
  • Donor or corporate delivery contractor
Support pathways

Route each business to the support it actually needs.

Not every SME needs the same journey. Mothusi routes businesses into practical pathways based on stage, evidence and blocker.

  • Finance readinessWeak books, incomplete bank evidence, poor cash-flow discipline or thin funding packs.Cash-flow forecast, bank evidence, finance mentor review, funding pack.
  • Supplier readinessSMEs that need to meet a buyer's procurement bar.Compliance refresh, capability profile, buyer pack, delivery evidence, supplier-readiness summary.
  • Compliance refreshBlocked by stale tax, B-BBEE, licences, registrations or sector documents.Document checklist, refreshed records, compliance status and evidence trail.
  • Buyer proofNeed stronger proof of customers, contracts, delivery history or repeat orders.Customer proof, invoices, contracts, delivery records, buyer narrative.
  • Growth supportNeed mentoring, learning, operating discipline or commercial planning first.Mentor actions, learning pathway, operational tasks, monthly progress.
  • Sector supportNeed specialist input - agriculture, manufacturing, logistics, digital, retail and more.Sector evidence, specialist review, field or operational evidence.
Mothusi AI in the workflow

The AI mentor keeps work moving between sessions.

The biggest gap in most programmes is what happens between sessions. Mothusi AI follows up on actions, asks for missing evidence, explains the next step, drafts documents and summarises progress for the mentor - so there are fewer dead periods and better context when the advisor returns.

Mothusi · SME follow-upOnline

Have you uploaded the bank statements for the funding pack?

I have April and May, still waiting for June.

Add April and May now. I'll keep the funding pack in draft and remind you about June on Friday.

Funding pack updated · mentor notified
Client reporting

Prove delivery without rebuilding the story at the end.

Delivery partners live or die by reporting. Mothusi builds the report from the operating record - protection against vague impact debates, and clearer value for the client.

Prepare monthly client reportFNB Supplier Development 2026 · Cohort 2 · Q2
Inputs
  • 148 Growth Records
  • 312 documents
  • 82 mentor notes
  • 34 learning outputs
  • 19 buyer-readiness tasks
  • 11 supplier-ready SMEs
Draft outputs
  • Executive summary
  • Cohort movement
  • Intervention activity
  • Evidence trail
  • Risk register
  • Recommended next actions
ExportPDFBoard deckExcel workbook
Multi-client delivery

Run multiple programmes without rebuilding the model each time.

A delivery partner can keep a consistent operating model while adapting each deployment. The underlying Growth Record and MGS structure keep measurement consistent - so scaling to a new client is not a custom admin disaster.

  • Multiple clients
  • Multiple cohorts
  • Different eligibility rules
  • Different reporting formats
  • Different intervention pathways
  • Different mentors and providers
  • Different buyer or funding pathways
Before / with Mothusi

Same team. Stronger operating layer.

Before Mothusi
With Mothusi
Applications arrive as disconnected forms.
Each SME has a Growth Record.
Segmentation happens manually.
MGS segments by tier, blocker and evidence confidence.
Mentors start cold.
Mentors see context before each session.
Evidence sits in folders and inboxes.
Evidence attaches to the SME as work happens.
SMEs lose momentum between sessions.
Mothusi AI keeps SMEs moving between sessions.
Opportunities are matched too late.
Buyers, funders and partners receive stronger context.
Reports are rebuilt at the end.
Reports show movement while the programme is live.
Impact is defended with activity counts.
Impact is supported by evidence, actions and outcomes.
The operating toolkit

Everything the delivery team runs, in one layer.

  • Programme setup

    Clients, cohorts, eligibility, intake forms, reporting indicators, programme stages and support pathways.

  • Intake and screening

    Applications, referrals, document checks, eligibility, applicant pipeline and MGS baseline.

  • SME Growth Records

    Business profile, tier, score, evidence, blockers, support history, readiness and next actions.

  • Intervention management

    Workshops, mentoring, learning, compliance refresh, supplier readiness, funding prep and sector support.

  • Mentor and provider management

    Advisor assignment, session notes, follow-ups, action items and evidence review.

  • Mothusi AI mentor

    Always-on SME follow-up, document help, action reminders, pack drafting and progress summaries.

  • Opportunity matching

    Buyer introductions, funder pathways, procurement readiness, partner referrals and marketplace visibility.

  • Reporting and governance

    Dashboards, evidence trails, client reports, board packs, DFI updates, ESG reporting and exportable workbooks.

GET STARTED

See how Mothusi would run your programme.

A programme briefing shows how Mothusi supports intake, segmentation, support routing, mentor management, SME follow-up, evidence capture, opportunity matching and client reporting. Built for corporate ESD teams, supplier-development teams, incubators, accelerators, science parks and delivery partners running SME support at scale.

From business support to measurable enterprise development. Across sectors, countries, and real operating environments.