Illustrative campaign portrait of five local business owners

Mafube Enterprise Connect Expo

Build.
Connect.
Grow.

Your ideas. Our local potential.
One practical day to take the next step.

Tuesday, 15 December 2026 Villiers Hall, Villiers · Free State
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15 December 2026

Villiers, Free State, South Africa

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Local enterprise. Shared opportunity.

Big ambition.
Practical next steps.

You don’t need to have it all figured out.
You just need a place to start.

Mafube Enterprise Connect Expo brings existing and aspiring entrepreneurs together for a working day of business-plan support, buyer feedback, practical clinics and useful conversations.

For informal traders, cooperatives, emerging farmers, and women-led, youth and disability-led businesses, whether you’re shaping an idea or growing what you’ve already built.

Inspired by the Mafube Chamber of Business vision: capability, capital readiness, market access and a stronger local business network.

What to expect

A clearer plan.
A wider circle.

Three practical ways to move your enterprise forward.

Illustrative business-planning workshop around a table
01 / PLAN

Build a stronger
business foundation.

Work on your customer, offer, costing, pricing and cash flow. Turn your business idea into practical next steps.

  • Business Plan Builder
  • Costing and cash-flow clinics
  • Your useful 90-day action plan
Illustrative product showcase with locally made goods
02 / MARKET

Show what you make.
Learn what buyers need.

Explore products, suppliers and routes to market. Get feedback that helps you prepare for your next opportunity.

  • Enterprise showcase
  • Buyer requirements and feedback
  • Conversations, subject to participation
Illustrative entrepreneurs exchanging ideas and information
03 / SUPPORT

Find information.
Make useful connections.

Get practical information on compliance, digital sales and finance readiness, with referrals where available.

  • Practical clinics and service information
  • Digital sales and finance readiness
  • A stronger local business network

Rooted here. Open to possibility.

Four towns.
One shared future.

From our town centres to surrounding rural communities, local enterprise belongs in the conversation.

01

Frankfort

02

Villiers

03

Cornelia

04

Tweeling

And our surrounding rural communities.

Illustrative business-owner campaign portrait
Illustrative business-owner campaign portrait
Illustrative business-owner campaign portrait
Illustrative business-owner campaign portrait
Illustrative business-owner campaign portrait

A day with purpose

Planned
programme.

Learn. Show. Connect.
Leave with a next step.

Session times and participating organisations will be confirmed. This programme is provisional.
08:30–09:15

Registration and exhibition

01
09:15–09:40

Welcome and local market briefing

02
09:40–10:30

Business Plan Builder

03
10:30–11:00

Exhibition and conversations

04
11:00–12:15

Practical clinics

05
12:15–13:00

Enterprise showcase

06
13:00–14:30

Buyer conversations and service desks

Subject to participation confirmation

07
14:30–15:30

Pitch and feedback

08
15:30–16:00

Referrals and 90-day action plan

09
16:00 onward

Community close

Details to follow

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Meet us in Villiers

Villiers Hall.

Villiers, Free State, South Africa
Tuesday, 15 December 2026

Find on Google Maps

Map search only; a specific street address has not been verified.

A little preparation.
A more useful day.

Bring a notebook, your questions, and product photos or small samples if useful. You do not need a full business plan or financial documents to express interest.

Final arrival times, stand arrangements and practical venue details will accompany confirmation. Share any access or language request below; arrangements are not yet confirmed.

Your next step starts here

Bring your
ambition.

Register your interest in Mafube Enterprise Connect Expo.

Tell us a little about where you are and what would help. A registered company is not required.

Opportunity starts with a conversation.

Participation does not guarantee funding, loans, tenders, contracts, jobs or buyer meetings.

* Required fields. Your contact details are optional.
What support would be useful? Optional · choose any

Stay in the loop, if you choose.

Contact details are optional and will be used for event updates if provided. You can register without them.

No automatic public listing, referral sharing or sponsor sharing.

An expression of interest, not a confirmed stand or meeting.

Good questions. Clear answers.

Before
you join us.

Who can attend?

Existing and aspiring entrepreneurs, informal traders, cooperatives, emerging farmers, and women-led, youth and disability-led businesses from Frankfort, Villiers, Cornelia, Tweeling and surrounding rural communities are welcome to express interest.

Does my business need to be registered?

No. Participation does not require a registered company. Ideas and informal businesses are part of this conversation too.

Can I exhibit my products?

Choose Exhibitor when registering your interest. Exhibition stands, arrangements and any fees are not yet confirmed; your request is subject to organiser confirmation.

What should I bring?

A notebook, questions, and product photos or small samples if useful. Do not submit identity numbers, bank details, financial documents or full business plans through this website.

Is the programme confirmed?

The programme is planned and provisional. Session times, participating organisations and final arrival details will be confirmed.

Will I receive finance or a guaranteed buyer meeting?

No. The expo focuses on practical support, information and finance readiness. It does not promise funding, loans, tenders, contracts, jobs or guaranteed buyer meetings.

Can I choose how I am followed up?

Yes. Contact details are optional and are used for event updates if provided. Future business-support messages require a separate optional choice. No automatic public listing or sharing with sponsors takes place. You can request corrections, deletion or consent withdrawal through the privacy support form.

Mafube Enterprise Connect Expo

Local enterprise.
Shared opportunity.

15 December 2026 · Villiers Hall

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