Ready to power your hustle?
Turn your idea into your income. 

Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. 
Funding? Rare. Networks? Closed. Systems? Not built for youth. 
Too many ideas die unseen. 
Young South Africans are told to wait their turn. 

But what if waiting was over?

If you're out of school, between 18 and 35, and ready to build something real, this is your way in.

Youth Advance gives you the training, mentors and network to turn your idea into a business that trades within months.

Applications Closed for 2026

Interested? Before You Apply, Watch The Video Below

What’s In It For You?

Free training from people who've actually built companies
Mentors who know your market and your customer 
A business trading within 6 months 
A shot at the pitchathon — real prize money
A network of 1,000 entrepreneurs like you 
It costs you nothing but effort 

What Your Partnership Buys

APPLY

10 minutes. Tell us who you are. 

WORKSHOPS

Learn from those who've done it.

BOOTCAMP

Top 100. Two days. Intense. 

PITCHATHON

Top 30 pitch to real investors. 

BUILD

Top 10 get hands-on support. 

TRADE

Graduate as a business, not a certificate.  

Who can apply?
You. Probably.  

You're South African, between 18 and 35, and out of school. That's it. 

You don't need matric.
You don't need money.
You don't need business experience.
You only need an idea, and the hunger to build it. 

Why you should apply: 

Your side hustle → your main thing. 
Your small wins → your big break. 
Your local impact → national stage. 
Structured training, real networks, seed funding.

Applications Closed for 2026